SITZ BATH

How to Enjoy: 

1. Add 3 heaping tablespoons of the herbs to a quart-sized jar or 1 TBS of herbs per 1 cup of water.

2. Fill the jar with boiling water and let it steep (covered). *Steep herbs for a minimum 15 minutes or, longer (the longer you steep the tea, the stronger the infusion, overnight is great too!). 

3. You can gently rewarm the tea before use. Add the strong brew to a warm, shallow bath (enough water to submerge your vulva & bum).  Add a ¼ cup of sea salt to the tub for additional healing benefits. Soak for at least 20 minutes. Add more warm bath water afterward for a full-body soak (yum!).

Continue this practice once a day for at least a month postpartum or to heal irritated tissues as needed. 

Herbal Padsicle

A padsicle is a pad soaked in a herbal infusion and put into the freezer to help soothe the tissues of the perineum and the vulva after a vaginal birth.

• Make an infusion of herbs: Use 1 tbsp per cup of boiled water. Steep for >15 minutes.
• Saturate a clean cloth folded into a shape that will fit onto a menstrual pad or unfold a disposable pad and saturate the pad with a few tablespoons of the brew
• Wrap the pad in parchment paper and place in a container/plastic bag and put it into the freezer until you are ready to use.
• When ready to use, unwrap and place on top of pad/underwear. Use 2-5 daily for the first two weeks postpartum.

Peri-Bottle

Peri, short for perineum is a squirt bottle that allows you to clean your pelvic area easily after delivery and birth. Perineum irrigation is crucial for newly postpartum folks to help prevent infection, and aid in a speedy recovery. 

• Make an infusion of the herbs: Use 1 tbsp per cup of boiled water. Steep for >15 minutes.  
• Fill you Peri- Bottle with the herbal infusion to use as a soothing rinse after using the bathroom.
• You can make a big batch and keep it in the fridge. When you want to use, simply reheat the infusion insuring it is warm but not too hot that it will burn. 
• Squeeze the warm tea onto the vulva, perineum, or irritated area while sitting on the toilet. Use 2-5 times a day for relief.

1. Simmer a handful of S&S herbal sitz blend for about ten minutes in a covered pot with 2 quarts of water on the stove/over a fire, making a strong tea. 

2. Remove from heat and leave the lid on to catch the essential oils until you are ready to sit over the steam. 

3. Place the pot underneath a chair with slots or a mesh bottom that steam can penetrate. You may also clean your toilet & place tea in a bowl that fits snugly rested on the toilet bowl’s edges, underneath the seat (usually used to make a “sitz bath”). You may also put tea in a container inside a bucket you sit on. Get creative! 

4. Take a seat (naked from the waist down) & wrap a blanket or large towel over your lap and around the chair/bucket/toilette seat to trap in all the steam. 

5. Relax & enjoy your healing V steam anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. This is a great time to practice meditation techniques as well, or just enjoy a book or movie.