DAD website user says vagina ice pops help post-birth pain
- A father revealed that he used frozen condoms to help ease his partner’s pain
- The method has also been recommended by midwives as effective pain relief
- Midwives say that if you are allergic to latex frozen peas also work
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Any new mother will tell you that giving birth can leave you in great pain long after the baby has been delivered.
However, one new father has revealed the unconventional method he used to ease his partner’s discomfort.
Martin Wanless wrote on the parenting site DAD that he used condoms filled with water and then frozen to relieve the post-birth soreness and swelling.
A father named Martin Wanless revealed in his blog that he used condoms filled with frozen water to soothe his partner’s pain after birth
Giving advice to new dads on the blog he said: ‘Make sure you’re stocked up on condoms.
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‘Filled with water and frozen, they’re the perfect shape to rest in between new mum’s legs and ease a bit of pain and swelling.
‘Don’t believe me? This is actually a thing. Shortly after giving birth in hospital, my wife was taken to a fridge full of frozen condoms.’
The method has also been recommended by midwives as it is the perfect shape to sit on the perineum
While his method may seem a little unusual Martin isn’t the only one to have relied on it with certain midwives also recommending it as a pain reliever.
Speaking to Parents Katie Page, a certified nurse-midwife in Lynchburg, Virginia said she often prescribes the frozen condom to new mothers.
She said: ‘Fill up a condom with water, tie the end and freeze it to make a tube of ice. Wrap it in a clean, cotton T-shirt. It fits really nicely against the perineum.’
She added that those allergic to latex can also rely on a bag of frozen peas for the same soothing results.
Page went onto reveal that heat can also work well to ease perineal pain after labour recommending tea bags as an alternative method of relief.
She told the website: ‘Black tea’s anti-inflammatory properties can soothe perineal pain from hemorrhoids and lacerations.
‘Wear a pad to hold it in place and prevent staining fabric.’
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