Dumbest Q ever about rice socks

Put rice in a sock and sew up the end. Or a small pillowcase could also be used. I have a little pig with a flax seed it in.

Kind of rice: I like organic Bazmati---I like how it smells heated.

Rice socks are good for aching anything, or something warm to cuddle with.

You can put it in the microwave, I usually wrap it in a kitchen towel, and heat for a minute or two....someone may have more specific directions.

It feels divine on an aching back or a sore foot or an aching tummy....
Even an earache.

mv

You can use a long tube sock. Fill it with rice, NOT instant or minute rice, the cheap kind. Then, tie a knot in the end of the sock. I sometiems add a handful of lavender buds to make it smell yummy!

Just as those gals said, or you can sew your own bigger ones. I make mine with fleece or flannel. Buy whatever cheap, long grain rice I find. Sometimes through in lavender.

L

i sew rice socks for all my clients. i took all my dd's old receiving blankets (after 3, there were LOADS of 'em!) and make the socks out of those. i add lavender and bring it to the birth and then they can take it home to keep.

One tip: Do not use old socks!!! When I was pg with dd I made 2 rice socks from old odd socks to use during labor. These had been laundered, of course, but the heating released the worst old sock/foot smell!! Combined with the lavendar eo I'd used...shudder...it was not something I wanted to smell while in labor.

If you choose to use socks, make sure they're new!!

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On the topic of stench:

I had been using a brown-rice filled sock for a few weeks during the end of my pg, and after quite a few heat-ups in my microwave, it became clear that my higher-fat brown rice was rancid. Gag.

i've found that if you use fleece, it retains the moisture released by the rice as it heats and makes a nice moist compress. it feels really good.

I use a hand towel folded in half and sewn.

Used it during my last labor, felt so good to hold it to my tummy during contractions.

another resource about rice socks:

http://wiki.ehow.com/Make-a-Rice-Sock