Feeling fragile

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A soothing choice of products to make you feel better after birth:

Little Green Earthlets' Pure Tea Tree Antiseptic Skin Wash £7.50 for 250ml (www.earthlets.co.uk). With tea tree, lavender, aloe vera and vitamin E, this makes a great shower gel and helps heal tears, sore nipples and Caesarean wounds.
Theraline Caesarean Belt, £19.95 (www.gro-group.co.uk). Protect, support and soothe your caesarean wound with this soft, belt. Inserts for the pocket protect or soothe with heat or coolness.
Earth Mama Bottom Balm £10.99 for 60ml (www.naturisimo.com). Store this balm in the fridge and apply regularly to relieve itching and haemorrhoids, and help heal postpartum bruising.
Valley Cushion £145.50 (www.valleycushions.co.uk). Or hire for £15 for five days, £2 for each extra day, from the National Childbirth Trust (0870 444 8707). The cushion allows you to sit comfortably by keeping sore and stitched areas free from pressure.
Mother's Treat Gift Box £39.95 for 3 x 10ml bottles, Aromacare (0870 774 7020). This is made up of three essential oil blends, designed to - among other things - restore self-esteem, balance emotions and bring back humour and clarity just when you need them most.

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Very, he helps me out all the time 45%
Not very. I do most of the cleaning up after them, cooking and homework nagging! 25%
He helps out a bit when I've asked him to, and then it's playing football or computer games with them 17%
I do everything single-handedly 13%