Frida Mom C-Section Recovery Must Have Kit for Labor, Delivery & Postpartum

Why it's worth it

A packed bag of postpartum recovery supplies: peri bottle, disposable underwear, abdominal binder, silicone scar patches, shower wipes and grip socks. It's the one gift here aimed squarely at the person who just gave birth, and it gets opened in the hospital.

Almost every shower gift is for the baby. This one is for the person recovering from major abdominal surgery while feeding a newborn every two hours. A survey of new parents found two-thirds wished they'd received more postpartum recovery items and fewer decorative ones. Nobody registers for mesh underwear and ice packs. Somebody should give them anyway, and that somebody can be you.

The contents are the unglamorous stuff a recovering mom can't easily get for herself in the first week. The upside-down peri bottle works when bending over isn't happening. The binder supports the incision and the lower back. Shower wipes cover the days when standing under water is too much. Grip socks sound trivial right up until you're unsteady on a hospital floor at night.

From our review of 7 baby shower gifts

What we like

• +Almost every shower gift is for the baby
• +The contents are the unglamorous stuff a recovering mom can't easily get for herself in the first week
• +It reads as thoughtful instead of clinical because it arrives packed in a toiletry bag — it unwraps like a spa set and functions…

What to know

• –The kit is built specifically for C-section recovery
• –Sizing on the abdominal binder is the recurring complaint