Witch hazel has been one of my go-to post-partum soothers since having my first baby. With my third, my midwife suggested I soak pads in the witch hazel and freeze them for "padsicles" and they worked very well. I ordered my birth kit
for baby #4 recently and froze my pads with witch hazel last night. This bottle had just the right amount to soak 12 pads (also ordered from this site). I ordered an extra bottle, too, because I like to keep witch hazel on-hand for skin abrasions and first aid.

This witch hazel worked well with comfrey leaf to make padsicles for after birth. It also worked well with hemorrhoids after birth.