11/17/2025
✨ Kewchie Talk: Postpartum Healing Herbs, Bestie ✨
You brought a whole human into this world, and now your body is like,
“Yeah… run me my minerals back.”
Let’s get into the herbs that help you bounce back gently, naturally, and in your softest mama era. 💕
🌿 1. Red Raspberry Leaf
The postpartum queen.
✔️ Tones & strengthens the uterus
✔️ Helps reduce bleeding
✔️ Mineral-rich for recovery
✔️ Eases cramping
🌿 2. Nettle Leaf
Your iron, energy, and milk supply plug.
✔️ Boosts iron
✔️ Fights fatigue
✔️ Supports milk production
✔️ Great for hair + skin recovery
🌿 3. Calendula
Soft life for the perineum.
✔️ Soothes tears, stitches, swelling
✔️ Anti-inflammatory
✔️ Ideal for sitz baths
🌿 4. Witch Hazel
A postpartum MUST.
✔️ Shrinks swelling
✔️ Helps hemorrhoids
✔️ Cools + soothes soreness
🌿 5. Yarrow
The healing powerhouse.
✔️ Slows heavy bleeding
✔️ Disinfects + repairs tissue
✔️ Great in sitz baths or compresses
🌿 6. Lavender
Your nervous system’s bestie.
✔️ Calms anxiety
✔️ Supports sleep
✔️ Relieves soreness
✔️ Antimicrobial
🌿 7. Motherwort
For your heart — emotional and physical.
✔️ Eases postpartum anxiety
✔️ Helps regulate hormones
✔️ Supports emotional balance
🌿 8. Fenugreek (if breastfeeding)
✔️ Boosts milk supply
✔️ Helps digestion
✔️ Supports energy
🌿 9. Yellow Dock Root
✔️ Supports iron
✔️ Helps postpartum constipation
✔️ Gentle detox + liver support
🌿 10. Ginger
✔️ Reduces inflammation
✔️ Helps uterus contract back down
✔️ Great for nausea + digestion
✨ Best Ways to Use These Herbs
• Sitz baths
• Teas
• Infused oils
• Warm compresses
• Steams (after bleeding stops)
💕 Final Word
Your body just grew life don’t rush the healing.
Let your postpartum era be soft, slow, nourished, and supported by the herbs our grandmamas trusted.