Home What was your first meal after giving birth?

[TravelingGal]

Date: 7/9/2009 10:24:14 AM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 7/9/2009 10:05:45 AM
Author: steph72276
Ah ha. Did a little research, and found lots of articles stating that doctors used to believe women with c-sections shouldn''t eat solid food for a few days due to bowel functions, but that studies have proven that this thinking was incorrect and now women that have c-sections have no reason to delay eating solid foods. Yea! That''s good news! http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYD/is_17_36/ai_78541995/

That makes sense. My doctor was very on top of recent research (which is why I loved him so much considering that I am in health research myself) so that would explain why he didn''t make me wait but maybe more uninformed/more old fashioned doctors would make people wait.

I was ravenous by the time they let me eat-I can''t imagine waiting any longer!

I didn''t know that it was because of the c-section. I only had to have my meals the day of the birth as liquid. They said I wouldn''t be able to hold anything down and clear barf is a lot easier to deal with! As I said, the mag was absolutely wicked and the room was spinning a few times. Toxemia fun!

After breakfast the next morning (liquid), they said I was fine and gave me the go ahead to eat solids. It tasted so good! I think the liquid meals are a ploy to make the solid hospital food seem like manna from heaven. Sort of like good cop/bad cop!

 

[LitigatorChick]

My Ex went a got me a roast beef sandwich from the Good Earth Cafe in the hospital. It was the best thing I had ever tasted..... although I am sure if I had the same one today it would not taste so good.

The next morning my ex brought me a Tim Horton''s coffee.... mmmmmmmm.

 

[Giada]

I was induced at 6am, delivered at 4:30pm and had nothing to eat during that time or the night before.

My wonderful uncle went to my favorite Tex-Mex restaurant (I live in Austin) and brought me cheese enchiladas. Best damn enchiladas I've ever had.

 

[partgypsy]

Hospital tray of spagetti with meat sauce, soft roll, salad with package of italian dressing, and some kind of pudding like dessert. I was so hungry I ate every last crumb!

 

[KristyDarling]

A heaping plate of sushi -- both times! I had missed it so much during those 18 months!!!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 7/9/2009 3:47:40 PM
Author: KristyDarling
A heaping plate of sushi -- both times! I had missed it so much during those 18 months!!!

Sushi is my fave food. Interestingly, I didn''t miss it at all when I was preggo...didn''t crave it once and it sounded awful to me. So strange! Fortunately, after birth, the craving came right back!!!

 

[snlee]

Hospital dinner but I can''t remember what it was! Eating wasn''t pleasant for me because I had a hiatal hernia from L&D. It felt weird when food went down my esophagus and I wasn''t really that hungry.

 

[jas]

My hospital offers the "Romantic Post-Partum" dinner, so DH and I shared what was actually quite a delicious steak and taters meal. (I think they contract out to local restaurants, because the other hospital meals were meh).

 

[puffy]

hospital breakfast, which wasn''t that bad. i just remember the tater tots, which are a favorite of mine, so i enjoyed them. haha.

 

[rockpaperscissors67]

Sad to say, I don''t remember with any of the kids born in the hospital, but the first thing I ate after my 2 year old was born was Fig Newtons that I had my oldest son stop and pick up when he was on the way over to greet his brother.

I wasn''t that hungry because I had ordered a pizza 5 hours before (about 6 hours into a rather disjointed labor).