No one likes to talk about it, but the state of your vagina after childbirth can be rough. Many women experience tears to some extent during childbirth as the baby stretches the vagina. Most occur in the perineum (the area between the vagina and anus) and over 85% of women who deliver vaginally sustain some degree of perineal trauma, many requiring stitches Tears can fall into roughly three categories; First-degree - to the skin of the vagina and perineum, which heals naturally Second-degree - t…

Perineal massage is a technique that helps increase the elasticity of the perineum for birth. Preparing your perineum (the area of skin and muscles between your vagina and anus - the opening to your back passage) will help the muscle and skin to stretch more easily during vaginal birth. It may also help you to know your body better and prepare you for the feeling of pressure and stretching that you will feel during the birth. Regular perineal massage from 34 weeks of pregnancy makes you less l…

Given the choice between gifting a swaddle blanket in a cool print or a box of pads, most friends and family are definitely going to go with the blanket. That’s why so many mums are taking recovery into their own hands, and are putting together their own DIY postpartum recovery kits and we are here for it. We also love it when sisters, friends and vag-of-honors are doing it for them and we are here to make the process easy, which is why MBH has your gifting covered with all the postpartum esse…

I have mixed emotions in welcoming my little ninja's second birthday. First, of course, is this pandemic and the rising number of cases daily. We had to cancel E's party and instead planned a small celebration at home with just us and our yayas. I count myself lucky because we were still able to stay open throughout the ECQ, despite limited manpower. Thank to you all mommies, who continuously trusted and supported us throughout this time. Second is realizing that my baby girl is growing up so fa…