Tuesday, January 17, 2012

rice bag.

with the hopes of helping during labor, and to help with current rib pain, i made a rice bag!  when we were taking our class, our instructor kept mentioning a rice sock (a sock filled with rice - gross) that could be microwaved for those that liked warmth as a relaxation or pain management technique.  i didn't want to carry around (or have lying around) a rice 'sock', so i searched around the www a little and found this tutorial.  not that i really needed a tutorial, but i wanted one!

i made one version, but didn't add any 'smelly' stuff to it and it smelled like rice that had been microwaved.  i used it though, and it helped a lot!  i decided to make another that smelled good!  so that i wasn't disgusted while in labor - i added a lavender dryer pouch from trader joes with the rice.  it's practical and cute :).   it even has an inner bag with the rice and stuff that can be thrown away when it starts to not smell or smell like old rice!

inside bag
cover




2 comments:

Amanda said...

So cute! Even after the babe arrives i bet this will come in handy for when you have an achy neck. Thinking of you this week!

courtney said...

of course you made a cute outfit for it! love it. i totally think you'd get some interest on etsy for your lavender D day bags... so much better than a pantry smelling rice sock. cause that's what we all during labor. the smell of dry rice.