10 Ways Your Labor Nurse Wants You To Prepare for the Postpartum Period 

Loved the video! I’m 19 weeks today and I now realize how lucky I am to be part of a church where every woman who give birth is blessed with a homemade meal for the family, provided from the other families of the church, for a whole month after they give birth! It is so helpful!

Those mesh undies actually go through the washer and dryer pretty well! I washed and reused mine until I was done bleeding postpartum completely so that I didn't have to ruin my regular undies. :)

I’m 9 weeks postpartum with my first. One suggestion I have is set up a snack station on your nightstand and wherever you’re going to be spending time nursing. Easy one handed items like fruit leather and nuts, plus water bottles, have been a lifesaver when I feel trapped under a nursing/sleeping baby and get hungry or thirsty.

Had my second baby two weeks ago and actually didn’t end up with any hemorrhoids this time at all! I think I was even more excited about that than the new baby lol

Not sure if you have done this if so please let me know! You should do a video on dads/ husbands/ significant other video for what to expect and how to help... or even just an informational video that just breaks down everything but geared towards the partner. My husband and I are starting to try for our first and I can’t find many videos for him!help lol!! 😀

I love love love your final comments ❤️ I lost myself for the first 12 weeks of having my first baby, no down time, no self care, and I was utterly miserably. Baby number 2 due next month and My husband and I are better prepared this time. What a great video, I loved all the tips. Thank you 😊

Just had my daughter on the 4th. People have asked a bunch if I need anything and my auto response has become 'we'd love a freezer meal.' It has been such a blessing! It's help where I need help and I am soo grateful.

I absolutely can't imagine having to go back to work weeks after giving birth. I'm in Canada and I'll be off for a year.

I’m 37 weeks this week and this video really helped me come to a better understanding of what to expect for postpartum! Thank you!

hope everyone reading this has a blessed and productive day! 🙏

My firstborn is 6 years old. I am now 20 weeks pregnant. I have FINALLY learned how to take care of MYSELF.♡ I feel like taking care of myself has made me a better mom.

Whew chileeeeeeyyy !!! 😭😭 now why don’t women tell us all that BEFORE we get pregnant? 🙄🤣 FTM single mom, in bar school, 25 and terrified. But you have helped me tremendously and I actually can’t wait for this adventure of a lifetime ! Xoxo from Paris France 🇫🇷

I highly recommend having a bidet to wash your bottom postpartum! You can also let it run during that infamous first poo! Made it much easier to poo with water running over! Especially with stitches!

I have to comment again because I genuinely appreciate your humour and sarcasm about these painful situations and topics! When you pulled out the panties and described them as 'sensual'😂😂😂

Concerned about isolation this time around! Getting outside on walks while baby wearing has helped with my mental and physical PP recovery in the past. 38w and counting.

I just wanna quickly mention that glittery eyeshadow looks perfect on you.

As a fellow registered nurse, i really appreciate all of your advice! I'm currently 38 weeks with my first child and will be delivering soon! All of your tips are fantastic. Thanks again!

Ugh bless you! You make learning about this journey fun and less scary. 33 weeks and feeling informed and prepared (as much as one can possibly be lol) 💜

Thank you so much for being informative!

Thank you for the mom focused advice! We have some leftover Amazon gift card funds from our registry I was gonna save for baby stuff later but you’ve encouraged me to use it on postpartum care for myself ❤️

I am currently 4 days postpartum! I so appreciated this video! Especially the part about rest! Thank you 💕

Thank you for your encouragement and advice. You are helping me mentally prepare. Reading and getting so much advice from family and friends can be so overwhelming, but your simple suggestions with your amazing encouragement really has helped me focus and feel prepared. Thank you!

Thank you so much for discussing mental health/medication 💗 my doctor in France took me off Zoloft and I was terrified of the outcome. Got back to the states a couple weeks ago and trying to get all my appointments scheduled so I can get back on them as I have not been feeling that great lately. I'm 36+4 with my first baby. I'm 36 and I have Lupus so I'm really glad I'm able to be around my family during this time! 💗

I love it! I'm 5 months pregnant with my second and I feel that I need to prepare for the postpartum better than the last time. And you give me this calm and hope that I can manage it. Thank you! 😘😘

Really great advice, and something I don't think we really think about enough, as you said, we tend to focus so hard on labour that the postpartum period gets a bit forgotten about until your there, I know this was the case for me with my first son, I honestly thought I was going to die from lack of sleep, had not planned well😆

38 weeks and this was so helpful! I think I've been more nervous about postpartum than actually giving birth. Thank you!!

This is such a great video, I wish I’d watched something like it before I had my daughter. The postpartum period hit me like a train, I had no idea how rough it was gonna be, to say the least. I’m 8mos into my journey as a mama and I’m just now feeling like I’ve stepped out of the postpartum fog. PPD, Anxiety, recovering from a c-section and caring for a preemie, it was just wild, but it also flew by so fast! So thankful for my family and the doctors who helped me postpartum. If you’re feeling like garbage postpartum, hang in there, be kind to yourself and to the amazing body that brought your baby into the world. 💕

All of this is so helpful. My second is due in February and I wanted to get some reminders and recommendations. Also, your makeup in this is gorgeous. Love these colors on you!

I LOVE that color on you but I keep remembering that sweater being used as a cervix on one of your older videos 😁 I love your channel & haven’t missed a single video even when they don’t necessarily apply to me. I am currently 6months pregnant with baby number 2 so rewatching many of your videos!

you mentioned baby frieda! Yes! I got the postpartum kit from Mom Frieda! Highly recommend. The caddy they provide is STILL (I gave birth in Feb, about to have another in March) in my bathroom!

Goodness, I love your channel sooo much! I would think every laboring woman would wish you could be their nurse! I certainly adore you. I'm currently expecting baby number 7, yet I can still binge watch your videos all day with so much interest! Thank you, Nurse Zabe! Your channel is such a treat.

I am so glad I discovered you. Your videos are amazing !

Thanks for sharing your pregnancy content. It’s helped answer a lot of questions I didn’t know I had. You’re a wonderful resource for us motherless wanna be moms.

And now I need to listen ,pause and take notes

My partner and I are getting a small freezer specifically so we can meal prep and have things ready to dump in the crockpot. I’m due in June, which isn’t really going to be “crock pot weather” so I’ll need to get creative with meals, but I can only imagine this is going to be a life saver.

I just wanted to let you know that watching your videos and seeing how compassionate and helpful you are (especially compared to some of the L&D nurses I’ve interacted with) has been part of what has inspired me to take steps towards nursing school and hopefully going into this field. I can only hope that someday I’ll be even half as good of a nurse as you are 💗

I wanna say I went through pelvic floor physical therapy as a teen (no pregnancy or baby i was just born with extremely tight, painful pelvic floor dysfunction) and it changed my life.

The intro made me giggle! Another informative and cohesive video as always! Thank you Nurse Zabe! 😘

This really made me think. I think have really put in my head that I have been through so much in my life that I can automatically make it through postpartum stage but I feel like even just watching this and listening to you has helped me to even start to prepare and realize that I am going to need to be a lot better at asking for help and self advocating. Thank you 🥺🙏🏻💜💕

This was amazing! Thank you!

I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers, your videos are like the most useful on birth and pregnancy on RU-vid

I just want to say if you are going to have a c-section or have had one a belly band should be considered essential! I had my 3rd c-section in October and it’s the only time I used a belly band, it was a life saver and I feel like I recovered more quickly!

Thank you for this video! I’m sure so many pregnant moms can benefit from it! I am 8 weeks postpartum, and as much as I thought I was prepared, I really was not! Another tip I’d say, is to test out and get used to your products. Most of our things were neatly stored in boxes until after we came home from the hospital. This was not ideal when trying to figure out how to use the bottle sterilizer and warmer, swaddle sacks, baby carriers, etc. We were already in fight or flight trying to figure out how to take care of a baby, and figuring out how the products worked was such an added step and stress!

I didn’t realize thing were so similar yet so different form hospital to hospital. When I volunteered in the mom and baby ward, (small hospital so it was labor/delivery + postpartum, and peds actually) I was in charge of putting those packs together. It’s cool to see the packs from other hospitals.

watching this at 39 weeks pregnant, feeling ready after this video thanks :)

The always flex foam are my favorite! I used them to make padsicles & freeze them before I delivered so they were amazing, cold & ready to go when I got home.

Love your channel! I’m 6 months postpartum and going to try to start TTC as soon as I get my period back. (Trying to ween from breastfeeding). Love your eyeshadow! It’s so beautiful, just like you!

I'm 7 weeks postpartum and this video was so helpful! I didn't know anything about a pelvic floor PT but ill definitely be looking into it. Thanks!

This video brought me to tears multiple times. I'm 36 weeks 5 days today (due with my second, and first girl!) and I'm just extremely grateful for you, Elizabeth. Thank you so much for being here and fostering this community. ♥️

Thanks for mentioning the pelvic floor PT. I haven't given birth yet, but seeing one has been key in making sure that I can still go to work and function mostly normally during 2nd and 3rd trimesters. A lot of things that I thought were common and ergo okay in pregnancy are actually easily fixable ( lightning crotch, painful Braxton hicks, back pain, hip and joint pain etc.). If you are experiencing any sort of discomfort, mention it to your OB and ask about a PT before pain meds because the exercise works way better than pain medication usually.

I'm 36 weeks tomorrow and very much needed this video! Thanks so much! I've been saying for weeks that I feel prepared for labor, but not postpartum and this helped.

Perfect timing!! Almost 37 weeks 💗🎉 thank youuu

Firstly, thank you 🙏🏻 I’m 3weeks pp & I was literally telling a friend last night that I did so much research and prep for L&D but have been completely blindsided by my pp experience. There’s so much emphasis on L&D when I feel like pp needs so much more attention. My SIL gifted me a daily harvest subscription and it’s been a lifesaver, 1 handed healthy meals in 5 mins or less! My family also collaborated and got us a large value DoorDash gift card which is so helpful!

I’m almost 20 weeks and this video is so helpful! (I mean all your videos are!) Thank you for making these.

I LOVE you! I’m sorry if that sounds weird but I do. You are a god send. Where were you 5 years ago when I was a teen mom. Now I’m on baby two and feel like it’s all new and I’ve never done this and you are a huge help omg I’m more scared now then I was then

Your eyeshadow looks great in this video. Thanks for all the useful content

AMAZING video 👍 thank you SO much for sharing this 😊

Your worlds always make my eyes wet, you really touch my feelings with your way of encouraging us women. Thanks for your videos

I love your attitude. I also LOVE your information. I thought I LOVED my hospital and my birthing experiences (2) at my hospital, however after watching (literally, binging) your videos, I feel so disappointed in my hospital and the complete lack of care that was provided to me and my body/experience. I was 19 with my first, 21 with my second and my husband was there to support me 100%, but the nurses and doctors basically skipped over ALL education and decision making and did not consult me on my own care, assuming now due to my age. That is SO frustrating and infuriating, even 6 years later. I WISH you could rub off on all nurses- your passion is what makes you a wonderful nurse and mother-to-mother instructor. ❤️

You have such a soothing and reassuring voice

I'm so thankful I found your videos. I'm 37 weeks pregnant of my first baby girl and I have to admit I feel more scared of the postpartum than the delivery or even breastfeeding, but checking your advice helps me a lot to calm myself down.

Your videos are always such a pleasure to watch. Thank you for putting this one together especially. Like you said, I was prepared for birth, but nothing after. I wish I had been better prepared as a FTM, but no one told me and I didn't think to ask. As a STM after 7.5 years, I'm approaching things very differently - basically as if I'm a FTM again. So this time I have 1) taken an online Childbirth Prep class, 2) taken an online Breastfeeding class, and 3) watched several Postpartum prep videos. I'm also reading books on the same subjects and have created a virtual support circle of local women who have given birth within the last year. I actually feel like the preparation I've done this time will give me a better chance of dodging many of the issues that contributed to PPA after the birth of my first. Ladies, if you're pg, do the research now. You won't have time or energy to just look it up once babe is here. Trust me on this.

I love your videos. I have 3 children ages 13,5 and 3. I lost my 4th child, a son at 12 weeks pregnant 10/9. I was due 4/28 with him 😞 I’m Newly pregnant again And due 9/12 and love your videos! I watched them while pregnant with him and now watch them with my new pregnancy 🤰🏼. Happy and healthy 9 months for both of our rainbows!

I really needed this video today. Thank you.

Thank you nurse Zabe. ❤️

Due February 1st and I can’t thank you enough for making these type of videos. Thank you thank you thank you. It really helps take away the anxiety of the unknown.

As a Canadian, I am shocked at how expensive healthcare is and how little time off new moms get! So drastic but our countries are similar in so many ways!

Tomorrow is my big day!! So nervous and excited! Thank you for all your videos. We chose the name HOLDEN before I knew you had a little guy named Holden!! 😆 I love the name. Hearing you say it confirmed it for me though! It gave me butterflies!

Almost 30 weeks, perfect timing for this video! Thank You :)

Thanks for your advice !!! Btw, your makeup is so pretty

Thank you so much! Expecting my 1st baby this April love your channel and support ❤

This video is very helpful thank you

I’m 32 weeks with baby #4 and am still Excited to watch this and just help remember all the things! Plus you can never be too prepared. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I'm 39 weeks on Friday, and my biggest worry is the post partum period. Thank you for this video!!! You rock!

So happy that you shared postpartum both vaginally & via c-section! Thank you!

I have been watching you since waaay before i was pregnant and now im 13 1/2 weeks pregnant and i am blessed to have all your advice 🙌🏼 i loveeee your videos and your honesty and advice ❤️❤️❤️

I wish I had this video when I had my first two kids! I’m 32 weeks pregnant with my third and hoping the postpartum period goes more smoothly this time around.

I just want to say thank you so much for all the advice, tips and information. I learned so much from your channel❤ Your so awesome thank you. I had my baby August 14th on my first daughters 5th birthday 😂 and let me tell you everything went so well. I was going to have a VBAC time went on and then they wanted to give me a second c-section but I had watched your induce labor video and ask if it would be safe for my baby and I and the Doctor said we can try so we did I came in for an induction and I felt no contractions no pain whatsoever had my baby natrual shes so beautiful I'm so blessed! If it hadn't been for your video and you educating women I would've had a C-section (which I was strongly trying to avoid) and I would've never thought of getting induced. So my Baby Girl and I thank you may God bless you abundantly 😘😇❤🙌

I am laughing so hard! This was a very enjoyable video. You really did a great job keeping this video light 👍🏻

Not sure if you’ve had any experience with this, but I used the always brand pads with my first. They were okay the first couple of days but started itching so bad. I thought I was getting an infection. I did a little research and found out they were trapping too much moister and not really absorbing. I tried Kotex as I saw suggested online somewhere, and it made a MAJOR difference! Not sure the difference on how they are made, but it felt so much better and the itching stopped 🙌🏻 Seeing the always ones in your video, wanted to share 💗 Also, thanks so much for making all of these videos!! Due with baby #2 in March. I’ve been binge watching. They’ve been so helpful!

I'm so glad you made this video for future moms!! More time needs to be spent on recovery for moms. It's also important for your partner to know how they will need to step up and give you time to take care of yourself. I'm 20 weeks postpartum and it would have been extremely helpful because I felt completely unprepared. I do recommend the Frida mom pads, boy shorts, and cooling pads but not the foam if you can afford them. For bras I also recommend the kindred bravely French terry cloth bra. It is super soft against your extremely sensitive parts! I also recommend going to the doctor if you think anything is wrong. They had only phone visits during Covid but I knew something wasn't right and it turned out I had a stitch come out too early leading to granulation tissue that they needed to treat with silver nitrate. It was painful but I'm glad I went in because it could have got infected. Always just trust your gut!

You are so helpful. I just had my son two months ago as of the 13th and it’s been a wild ride. ❤️

Cervix sweater! HAHA.. love your enthusiasm and love for what you do and sense of humour.. also huge congrats on your pregnancy!

35 weeks and just made a fresh batch of padsicles in preparation! This came at the perfect time!

I love your content! My little boy is 100 days old today and you have made his life so much better!! I watched your content when I was pregnant and have continued and you have made me a better mom! I can’t thank you enough!!! Would you be willling to do a video about how to incorporate probiotics into your diet postpartum ?

Thank you nurse Zabe!!!! Expecting my first in April!!! 💝 I wish you could come stay with me during my postpartum period!!! 🥲 Thank you for the very kind and loving way you speak to everyone! Take care and congratulations on your pregnancy! 🥳🤗

This video feels healing while preparing for baby number two, the first time around was freaking chaos

As a plus sized mom of 5, I suggest getting Depends. They gave me much more coverage and felt more secure in that first week. (I even used a Depends + a maxi pad!) They were also much cheaper tham having to go out and purchase new panties after ruining my other panties because the pad didn't protect well enough. After that, I felt more comfortable using the Always size 5 pads. I adore your videos and have recommended you often to the new mamas I know. I wish I had found you earlier. I am done having babies but still learn so much and enjoy each one! Thank you for your ministry! Smiles, Abby Smith

Great video!

Thank you so much for this!!

This is a really awesome video! I hope you and your new baby are doing well so far in your pregnancy btw!

My LO is 5 months old now❤Love you and your channel it's helped me through pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding❤Thank you thank you thank you❤❤❤

Reset your butt lmao. I needed that.

I'm 2 months away from delivering a baby girl, my first, and I've been making my way through all of your videos- this one in particular is so, so appreciated. All of the time and effort you put into your content is SO incredibly appreciated, especially since, so far, anyway, talk of self-care and post-partum isn't talked about at all at my appointments. From a slightly nervous young, new mommy, thank you so, so much! ❤

27 weeks today with baby #2 and I needed this! Trying for a vbac and can barely remember my first from the meds I was on😅

31 weeks on Wednesday. Thank you for this video 💖😊

Gave birth September 25. Your videos helped me SO much. Im terrified for my period!! 😭😩 im breastfeeding and hoping that it won't come for a while

Omg this video is perfect. I just had my son on the 2nd

Those Auden nursing bras are the BEST. Not sure why I ever bothered with any others. They have nursing tanks and sleep bras, too. The sleep bras are what I wore (as a smaller-chested woman) around the house the entire time I was nursing.

With my daughter I suffered with crippling ppd now due in 3 months me and my husband are more prepared around this time so grateful I had him to help me through that period of time when I believed my daughter was better off without me when I think back to that period of time it terrifies me to know I lost myself for a bit