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When you bring up a newborn, everyone talks about the sleep loss (yawn, literally) and skips over the birthing parent's recovery. Enter the best postpartum kits, which can make the physical aftereffects of giving birth a little bit easier, whether it hurts to sit down, you have a C-section incision, breastfeeding is throwing you for a loop, or you're dealing with some other complication.

Our Top Picks

Best Overall: Frida Mom Postpartum Recovery Essentials Kit, $50

Best for C-Section: Bodily Scheduled C-Section Box, $139

Best for Vaginal Delivery: Earth Mama Postpartum Recovery Gift Box, $92

Best Luxury: Ebi The Everyday Postpartum 3-Piece Set, $145 $102

Best for Breastfeeding: Lansinoh Breastfeeding Essential Kit, $42

Best Apparel: Hatch Maternity The Hospital Departure Bundle, $248

After all, giving birth inflicts a ton of trauma on the body—on top of all of the other challenges that a new baby, cute as they might be, can introduce. (See: postpartum hair loss and pelvic floor dysfunction.) "The postpartum time is one of the most stressful times in a woman's life for several reasons," says Lyndsey Harper, MD, board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and CEO and co-founder of Rosy. "The lack of sleep, responsibility for a new life that is completely dependent on you, hormonal and body changes, stress of feeding, and changing dynamics with partners can be a lot for anyone to handle."