||Oils for the Hospital||

It's been a long while since I have posted about essential oils. We're preparing this weekend to have our second baby girl on Monday and I have our bags packed and ready to go. Of course I have my oils and toxin free products ready to go. I wanted to give y'all an idea of the different types of oils/products that would be beneficial if you are pregnant and looking for extra support during labor and delivery. With my first baby I had a birth plan and when I showed it to my doctor he just laughed and said "no birth plan, when women do these they have labors from hell and often result in an emergency c-section." So we tossed the birth plan haha. This time I didn't even make one but I know the oils that I'm going to use for the different phases for natural support. First up, let's talk about oils themselves. I have been super conservative when using my oils this pregnancy. I have only used stress away, frankincense, gentle baby, lavender, and peppermint (in the first trimester) topically all diluted with coconut oil. This was just my preference and what my body needed.

Stress Away for just what the name says. I plan on rolling this on my wrists and my husbands wrists as they get things started to ward off any uninviting feelings or worries.

Frankincense on my face and down my neck for grounding and all the extra skin support.

Valor in the diffuser during labor and delivery to enhance feelings of courage and strength. This will be for everyone in my hospital room.

Peppermint on hand for support during those nauseous phases.

These are my products I will be using after delivery when I get to freshen up.

Bath & Shower gel base, Thieves toothpaste, and Satin Facial Mint scrub for washing my make up off followed by the Seedlings baby wipes to remove any excess make up.

All of the beautiful new Savvy Minerals make up and Grapefruit chapstick.

Last but not least postpartum products. My main ones that I will be taking to the hospital are:
Rose Ointment for breastfeeding skin support.
Claraderm spray for support down under.

I will also have a postpartum belly rub made of coconut oil, organic olive oil, frankincense, lavender, joy, and marjoram for skin and cramping support while nursing. Along with padsicles. Since I will be using the claraderm spray after every bathroom use, I only made my padsicles with Alcohol free witch hazel and aloe vera.

This is such an exciting time for everyone and I am so thankful to have these products on hand for this time around. I am excited to see the difference they make. Especially for recovery. If you have any questions feel free to message me.

||4 Years||

4 years since this handsome man and I said "I do". Some days it feels like it's been a lot longer than that and some days it seems like we're just starting this journey. We've been together for 9 years and that seems real. Every August I get those sentimental feelings when school starts and the college students arrive on campus. That's how our story began. We met at college and those warm nights spent at the football field, basketball games in the Rhodes, and having to hang out in the car because #harding. We had a great five years there and we wouldn't have wanted any other experience. We have grown so much since 2009 and I love this crazy, beautiful life we have created and share together. I can't imagine my life with anyone else or doing this life with anyone else. He loves me for me with all of my faults and insecurities and I'm so thankful for that. I'm not the most positive person and I never have been. He makes me so much better and has gotten me out of so many not so great thoughts and feelings I've always had towards myself. He's my better half and I thank God for him every day. We have a beautiful little girl and about to welcome another one in a few days. He's the best daddy that I could've ever imagined. I love him so much and still can't believe he chose me. Happy 4 Years, my love.