Food & drink suggestions for early labour to early post partum

This is a common question..."what should I buy"..."what should I make".

We reached out to our community and asked what they enjoyed and recommended.

There are no 'rules' about what you should eat, but some things may be more helpful than others. This blog post from 'Nurtured Birth' is also great.

Early Labour & Labour

• Bliss balls

• Cocount water

• Labour aid from Ten Moons by Jane Hardwicke Collins

• Chocolate coconut water

• Franjos hydration powder

• Hydromamma

• Apple purees

• 'Netball oranges'

• Watermelon coconut water

• Grapes

• Watermelon

• Pineapple

• Fruit cups

• Fruit juice

• Oat porridge with honey

• Frosty fruit icy poles

• Dried mango slices

• Lolly snakes

• Vegemite on toast

• Mashed potato

  
  

Early hours/days post partum

• Premade burritos, bolognese

• Peanut butter on toast

• Fruit

• Veggies with dips (one hand friendly food)

• Meals from HB mama Tahnya Nolet (mostly around Lilydale/Eastside)

• Meals from 'Blake Away'

• Meals from 'New Bubs Club'

• Meals from 'Just Nourish'

• Fennel broth

• Kitchari, dhal and bone broths

• Collagen cacao

• Congee with eggs

• Congee

• Date porridge

• Pumpkin soup

• Sourdough toast

• Sunnyside up eggs on toast

• Hydromamma

• Scrambled eggs

• Toast with crunchy nut butter, honey & cinnamon, and banana