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Lighten My Labor - Hospital Labor Kit - Guide Review

About.com Rating threehalf out of Five

By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com

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The Lighten My Labor Comfort Kit is designed to provide relaxation and comfort producing products for your labor and birth experience. It is attractively packages and contains four products:

  • Relax With Me Whipped Massage Gel
  • Breathe With Me Linen/Room Spray
  • Lift Me Cooling Body Mist
  • Restore Me After Baby Bath Tea

My favorite product was the Relax With Me Whipped Massage Gel. The texture was perfect, even for nervous daddy fingers and the scent was light. It didn't leave my skin feeling sticky or too slippery meaning it would still be easy to walk after using this product on your feet.

The Breathe With Me Linen/Room spray was pleasant enough of a scent, though I think that most pregnant women don't really want an entire room sprayed with any scent, particularly in labor when nausea can strike and flee at a moments notice. I'd recommend using this on something removable like a wash cloth rather than spraying the bed sheets or the air.

The Lift Me Body Mist has a unpleasant odor that I can't quite place. It was cool on my skin, but the smell really did a number on me and I'm not pregnant. I really recommend that you try this one out before labor - as it may effect you in the same manner.

The Restore Me After Baby Bath felt soothing to my testing mom. She wasn't keen on the scent in the box but said it quickly dissipated and the bath felt refreshing and she really enjoyed it even with aching tissues.

This could make a nice baby shower gift or something to throw into your hospital bag - but scent nervous people beware - it's strong.

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