More home remedies

-olive oil works well to keep your cuticles moisturized AND as a 'lube' for pumping so your nips don't get sore

-stain remover: pour a little bit of white distilled vinegar into a cup with a tablespoon of baking soda. it will bubble like a volcano. use a tooth brush to rub the mixture into the stain. let sit for 24 hours and wash. voila!

-another stain removal idea: sun it out! works especially well for baby poo because of the high levels of billiruben present in baby poo. :)

Not For Eating!

This is a perineal tea recipe (not for drinking!)

For sore hoo-h@s after labor,etc....

The tea recipe is as follows:

1 oz of each of the following herbs

comfrey, uva ursi, witch hazel bark, shepard's purse

to 1 gal. water that has been boiled

seep for a few hours

strain herbs

can be frozen and thawed

use on menstrual pads (freeze) and in squirt bottle for cleaning vaginal bottom (pat dry after use of tea mixture)