BIRTH, NEWBORN, + MAMA LIFE.

We had a homebirth with Mila, and used a ton of oils! Here is her birth story, and here are lots of recipes we loved!
Mila Rose's Birth Story: https://www.anniehauserblog.com/home/milarose

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|| RECIPES ||
+ “Hi Baby” 5ml roller // 5 drop frankincense, top the rest with carrier oil

+ New Mama Sitz Bath
3c Epsom Salt
15 drops lavender,
15 drops frankincense
15 drops geranium
1 tbsp calendula oil
1/4c dried calendula
1/4c dried lavender
use 1/2 c per sitz bath

+ Birth Blend 5ml roller // use during labor on ankles and abdomen
3 drops Helichrysum 3 drops Fennel 1 drops Peppermint 4 drops ylang ylang 3 drops Clary Sage Top with carrier oil

+ Padsicles
You’ll need the following supplies:
* Feminine pads (any kind- we recommend either chemical free pads or cloth pads)
* Thayers Witch Hazel (astringent, helps to close pores and heal skin)
* Aloe Vera gel — the pure kind
* Lavender Essential Oil (calms swelling or inflammation of the skin, supports cellular regeneration)
* Frankincense Essential Oil (supports tissue regeneration, prevents scarring)
* Rosemary Essential Oil (fights infection and inflammation, strengthens muscles)
* Geranium Essential Oil (helps heal broken capillaries, conditions skin)
* Small Spray Bottle
* Aluminum Foil
Step 1: Fill your small spray bottle about halfway up with witch hazel.
Step 2: Add 5-10 drops of each essential oil.
Step 3: Top off with witch hazel.
Step 4: Open up feminine pads and spread with a thin layer of aloe with cleanhands.
Step 5: Spray with spray bottle mixture- enough to dampen the pad but not soak it through- you want to preserve some of the absorbency of the pads for postpartum needs.
Step 6: Let dry a little bit, then wrap with aluminum foil and store in freezer. Your padsicles are done! After baby, use 3-4 pads per day straight from the freezer to soothe and heal!

|| DURING LABOR ||
➕Diffused
➕Valor on back and neck
➕White Angelica on chest and heart
➕Ningxia and Zyng and vitality oils during labor

|| RIGHT AFTER BABY WAS BORN ||
➕Lavender Bath Gel in the shower
➕Padsicles (aloe, witch hazel, geranium, rosemary, lavender, and frankincense afterwards)
➕Claraderm sprayed a few times a day from 34 weeks on, and every time I use the bathroom after birth. (After birth, I added 10 drops onycha to bottle - onycha is from the Oils of Ancient Scripture kit and is INSANE for healing)
➕Jasmine and geranium on abdomen to slow bleeding applied every few hours
➕Black pepper, sandalwood, copaiba roller for afterbirth cramps (which spoiler alert are worse as you have more babies.)
➕peppermint in capsules to dry up milk (5 drops, 2x a day)
➕Ningxia. Zyng. More Ningxia.
➕Digize on belly when needing to “go” for the first time 😬😬😬 (you know how scary this is lol)
➕Aminowise for recovery
➕White Angelica on myself as I adjust to life with two kids

|| NEWBORN LIFE ||
➕Thieves dish soap to clean bottles
➕Thieves laundry soap to wash clothes
➕lavender or gentle baby on dryer balls
➕Seedlings baby wipes
➕1 drop orange in a 2ml with coconut oil for a happy tummy
➕1 drop lavender in a 2ml dabbed on bridge of nose for an extra goopy eye - lasted a day.
➕1 drop each lemon and geranium in a 2ml on her feet twice for a day for two days to support a tinge of yellow
➕1 drop myrrh in a 2ml dropper bottle - 1 drop on umbilical cord
➕Annointed head with frankincense and coconut oil
➕Seedlings baby oil for dry feet
➕No bath for a week, but when we bathed her - kidscents bath gel or seedling baby wash, and lavender lotion or seedlings lotion

➕Diffusing all day every day in our open spaces. All our usual fave oils.
➕Nighttime - 2 drops total. Gentle baby, frankincense, or lavender

|| MAMA LIFE ||
+brain power oil on back of neck every day
+mindwise every day
+ningxia daily!!!
+ i had my placenta encapsulated and it was SO INCREDIBLY helpful
+ progessence plus on inner forearms nightly
+ super B and multigreens

I’m sure I’m missing a TON of things but seriously. These things have made life so much easier. I LOVE knowing that the household products we use are SAFE for us all. No extra thought needed. And my brainspace is limited right now anyways. 😂😂