Comments on: Meals for New Moms: 30+ Easy Ideas + Tips https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/ Modern Day Homemaking - Cricut, Glowforge, Family Recipes, and More! Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:22:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Katy https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-315621 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:02:18 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-315621 great compilation ^_^
I am saving it for later.

]]> By: Katie https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-172021 Mon, 23 May 2016 04:50:52 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-172021 In reply to Lynn.

Amen to all of this. I completely agree! I think most people are well-meaning, but like you said, newborns are so fragile. Both of my sons get RSV before the age of one (my first son at two weeks), and we didn’t even go anywhere. It’s just not worth the risk!

]]> By: Lynn https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-171680 Sun, 15 May 2016 02:37:58 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-171680 Great tips! I would add based on our experience with people bringing us meals
1) please don’t invite your family to stay and eat. It turns a meal intended to be helpful into a situation where the exhausted parents are now hosting your family. Even just setting the table and having to sit through dinner conversations can be exhausted. At least two well- meaning couples invited themselves to eat with us probably thinking we wanted company, but I was
in tears.

2) Arrive when you say you will. One meal was delivered two hours late and we were starving.

3) Try not to bring young children if you can help it. If you do, please don’t expect that they will be holding your newborn even though it makes for a darling photo. Newborn immunity is so fragile.

We were grateful for friends who signed up to bring meals, but because of these experiences we think next time we will just stick freezer food or order pizza. We became totally stressed out because of issues with the tips I mentioned above!

]]> By: Katie https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-88592 Thu, 29 May 2014 03:25:38 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-88592 In reply to Jessica.

So true! I totally forgot about that. Hemorrohoids are definitely the worst!

]]> By: Jessica https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-88171 Wed, 28 May 2014 20:38:53 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-88171 Don’t forget foods that aren’t hard on the colon! Having to worry about those hemorrhoids is hard when baby is crying and all you want to do is poop! True story for this one…

]]> By: Katie https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-6798 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 02:58:39 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-6798 In reply to Angela O (Little Olsen).

Thanks so much for your kind words! I’m so happy you found this post helpful 🙂 I’m sure your friend will be appreciative!

]]> By: Angela O (Little Olsen) https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-6750 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:52:32 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-6750 Thank you so much for this! My dear friend had a baby last night & I want to help our friends with what to take to them in their first couple weeks home. I found this page through Pinterest & was excited to see where it led, since I participated in Online BlogCon 13. Your blog is fantastic!

]]> By: Katie https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-6018 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 01:33:29 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-6018 In reply to Babzanne Barker.

Thanks mom 🙂

]]> By: Babzanne Barker https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-5397 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:53:29 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-5397 Great, helpful post, Katie! I love your blog!!

]]> By: Katie https://www.clarkscondensed.com/taking-a-new-mom-meals/#comment-3203 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:48:15 +0000 http://69.195.124.91/~clarksco/2013/06/9-tips-for-taking-a-new-mom-meals.html#comment-3203 In reply to Brittany.

I’m definitely going to have to look into that! What a great idea.

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