Kristin
Any good recipes for food i can freeze before I go into labor, or easy meals? Also, any good advice on things I may not know to make things easier.
Answer
First off, depending on how you choose to deliver the baby will make all the difference. If you plan on getting a C-Section you are looking at some good recovery time. Make sure you follow your doctors instructions and take it easy. Have someone there able to help you for a week or two with the baby. Either your husband/boyfriend or your mom/dad/close friend/sibling. If you have a vaginal birth here are some things I learned/did:
1. Hemorrhoids - when you push for a vaginal birth you can get hemorrhoids due to pushing to hard. They can last approx. 2+ weeks. They are uncomfortable and for lack of a better word . . gross. I used Preparation H and it did a good job (http://www.preparationh.com/)
2. Stitches - you can sometimes tear during vaginal birth. If that happens it makes it so much easier to pee in water. I did this by keeping a bottle of water by the toilet. When I pee'd I would just poor the water on myself and it made it much better. You have to have stiches and be peeing in order to understand the associated pain lol
3. Period/Pads - get yourself some really big thick pads. Im a tampon user, but pads are the way to go after you give birth vaginally. There will be a lot of blood. MIne was on and off for about a month. Keep yourself clean down there if you have stiches. I got some baby wipes for myself as well as took a bath a every night before bed as well as a shower when I got up in the morning. It made me feel a bit better.
4. Frozen Peas - They are good to eat and they are also good when burning/aching boobs. Depending on your plan (breastfeeding/formula feeding) the peas can come in handy in different ways. Before I had the baby I had to use frozen peas to keep them cool and stop the acking. They say to express some of the milk by squeezing your nipples to ease the pressure.
5. Sex - after a month if you decide to have sex again, its entirely possible you may be dry. This is fairly normal. I was not self lubricating. So do not be alarmed. If it continues to be a problem see your doctor, but it is normal.
6. Leaking Breasts - until you wake up one morning with your shirt soaken wet you cannot understand how sticky and icky it feels. I got myself some pads for my breasts and wore a sports bra. Then I wore a loose T-Shirt over top and that helped with the leaking all over the place.
I think those are all the fun things that I got to enjoy with pregnancy that I learned to deal with. As for food, these are some meals that I made that I put in the freezer. They froze well and reheated equally well. (I have never used the recipes I am linking, you can search and find a variety of recipes suited more to your taste. Everyone makes these recipes differently)
Lasagna
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Worlds-Best-Lasagna/Detail.aspx
Chicken Catchetori Sauce
http://www.canadianliving.com/food/quick_and_easy/easy_chicken_cacciatore.php
Chili
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paulas-home-cooking/jamies-chili-recipe/index.html
Chicken Soup
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/chicken-soup-recipe/index.html
Pasta Sauce
- this is very person preference and you would need to cook the pasta
Chicken Pot Pie
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chicken-pot-pie-recipe2/index.html
Also consider meals such as sandwich's, salad in a bag, vegetables alread cut up, when you cook pasta cook a bunch at a time and put the left over in the fridge so all you have to do is reheat it. That sort of stuff.
As 'Jill P' mentioned its also very important to have a lot of healthy snacks around. As you will do a lot of this when you are busy with the new baby. When you first bring the baby home (especially if its your first), it can be a little over whelming. So things like Cheese, Whole Wheat Crackers, Celery, Cucumbers, Baby Carrots, Yogurt, Muffins, Fruit Cups, Apple Sauce, Fruit, etc.
Keep all these things in easy to grab containers (i.e. cut up your veggies ahead of time, wash your fruit ahead of time).
Most importantly, make sure you find time to get some rest. Best of luck to you and hope all goes smoothly =)
First off, depending on how you choose to deliver the baby will make all the difference. If you plan on getting a C-Section you are looking at some good recovery time. Make sure you follow your doctors instructions and take it easy. Have someone there able to help you for a week or two with the baby. Either your husband/boyfriend or your mom/dad/close friend/sibling. If you have a vaginal birth here are some things I learned/did:
1. Hemorrhoids - when you push for a vaginal birth you can get hemorrhoids due to pushing to hard. They can last approx. 2+ weeks. They are uncomfortable and for lack of a better word . . gross. I used Preparation H and it did a good job (http://www.preparationh.com/)
2. Stitches - you can sometimes tear during vaginal birth. If that happens it makes it so much easier to pee in water. I did this by keeping a bottle of water by the toilet. When I pee'd I would just poor the water on myself and it made it much better. You have to have stiches and be peeing in order to understand the associated pain lol
3. Period/Pads - get yourself some really big thick pads. Im a tampon user, but pads are the way to go after you give birth vaginally. There will be a lot of blood. MIne was on and off for about a month. Keep yourself clean down there if you have stiches. I got some baby wipes for myself as well as took a bath a every night before bed as well as a shower when I got up in the morning. It made me feel a bit better.
4. Frozen Peas - They are good to eat and they are also good when burning/aching boobs. Depending on your plan (breastfeeding/formula feeding) the peas can come in handy in different ways. Before I had the baby I had to use frozen peas to keep them cool and stop the acking. They say to express some of the milk by squeezing your nipples to ease the pressure.
5. Sex - after a month if you decide to have sex again, its entirely possible you may be dry. This is fairly normal. I was not self lubricating. So do not be alarmed. If it continues to be a problem see your doctor, but it is normal.
6. Leaking Breasts - until you wake up one morning with your shirt soaken wet you cannot understand how sticky and icky it feels. I got myself some pads for my breasts and wore a sports bra. Then I wore a loose T-Shirt over top and that helped with the leaking all over the place.
I think those are all the fun things that I got to enjoy with pregnancy that I learned to deal with. As for food, these are some meals that I made that I put in the freezer. They froze well and reheated equally well. (I have never used the recipes I am linking, you can search and find a variety of recipes suited more to your taste. Everyone makes these recipes differently)
Lasagna
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Worlds-Best-Lasagna/Detail.aspx
Chicken Catchetori Sauce
http://www.canadianliving.com/food/quick_and_easy/easy_chicken_cacciatore.php
Chili
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paulas-home-cooking/jamies-chili-recipe/index.html
Chicken Soup
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/chicken-soup-recipe/index.html
Pasta Sauce
- this is very person preference and you would need to cook the pasta
Chicken Pot Pie
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chicken-pot-pie-recipe2/index.html
Also consider meals such as sandwich's, salad in a bag, vegetables alread cut up, when you cook pasta cook a bunch at a time and put the left over in the fridge so all you have to do is reheat it. That sort of stuff.
As 'Jill P' mentioned its also very important to have a lot of healthy snacks around. As you will do a lot of this when you are busy with the new baby. When you first bring the baby home (especially if its your first), it can be a little over whelming. So things like Cheese, Whole Wheat Crackers, Celery, Cucumbers, Baby Carrots, Yogurt, Muffins, Fruit Cups, Apple Sauce, Fruit, etc.
Keep all these things in easy to grab containers (i.e. cut up your veggies ahead of time, wash your fruit ahead of time).
Most importantly, make sure you find time to get some rest. Best of luck to you and hope all goes smoothly =)
Short, sweet, simple yet not boring girls names please!?
Megan
Quality not quantity for this please :)
BQ: To any mothers, what weird or unusual cravings did you experience during pregnancy? I'm after some of those pigs in blankets, but I've only really seem them sold around Christmas time :(
Answer
Some unusual ones that I like (I tried not to list my top choices)
Kalea
Sloan
Raisa
Avis
Alba
Twila
Wendy
Vida
Freida
Katia
Iris
Ines
Aliza
Astra
Elena
Johna
Margo
Sonia
Bree
Clara
Cyan
Luana
Flora
Lydia
Indah
Delia
Gaila
Pia
Giada
Gina
BQ - you can make pigs in blankets with crescent rolls and mini sausages: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pigs-in-a-Blanket/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=pigs%20in%20a%20blanket&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page
My sister craved banana ice cream
Some unusual ones that I like (I tried not to list my top choices)
Kalea
Sloan
Raisa
Avis
Alba
Twila
Wendy
Vida
Freida
Katia
Iris
Ines
Aliza
Astra
Elena
Johna
Margo
Sonia
Bree
Clara
Cyan
Luana
Flora
Lydia
Indah
Delia
Gaila
Pia
Giada
Gina
BQ - you can make pigs in blankets with crescent rolls and mini sausages: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pigs-in-a-Blanket/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=pigs%20in%20a%20blanket&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page
My sister craved banana ice cream
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