Snack food for labour

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October 6th, 2006, 06:53 PM
Antheia

Snack food for labour

What are some ideas for snack food during labour? Something energising preferably?
October 6th, 2006, 06:59 PM
BellyBelly

Stuff with carbs for energy LOL! Light foods...
October 6th, 2006, 08:49 PM
christy

LOL... I've got packed some poweraides and musli bars as well as hard lollies to suck.
October 6th, 2006, 09:01 PM
Antheia

what do bananas do?
October 6th, 2006, 10:13 PM
chelleg

Nothing to heavy. Lots of women take fruit, very light and easy to eat. Other favourites seem to be jellybeans and barley sugars.
I'm working in Delivery Suite on Wednesday and Thursday next week - i don't want you to give anything away so don't tell me, but maybe i'll see you there! :D
October 6th, 2006, 11:20 PM
Antheia

Oh, maybe Chelle! Do you ever work in the maternity ward too?
October 7th, 2006, 07:02 AM
Trish

Tegan I had powerade too, but I never drank it. I actually made ice cubes out of some too to suck on. Again I never used them, but they were there.

Anything you do take, make sure it is light, you don't want to spew up something very heavy. I agree on the fruit, mabe take in some banana's and oranges.
October 7th, 2006, 03:57 PM
chelleg

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Oh, maybe Chelle! Do you ever work in the maternity ward too?

I do :) I work in K2 often which has both antenatal and postnatal beds, so if you go there i might see you there as well!How exciting. If i see your name at work, or see a birth announcement on here i'll track you down and come say hi! :D
October 7th, 2006, 04:07 PM
Antheia

Oh powerade ice cubes sound nice!
October 7th, 2006, 04:19 PM
*Efjay*

I would avoid acidic fruits, just in case you do vomit. That burns with out the added acid from an orange!
I think I just mostly had lollies LOL & chocolate. But I don't remember really eating that much of what I took.
October 8th, 2006, 07:12 AM
Trish

What about some cuppa chups ??

Actually I thought about the oranges after I posted and thought that they might be abit acidic.
October 8th, 2006, 08:48 AM
*Efjay*

I think its probably one of the things we over prepare for. I know with both boys I had stuff & didn't feel like eating much of it all. I did eat, but I was more interested in a "meal" rather then snacks.
Maybe some frozen Dinners.
October 8th, 2006, 08:50 AM
christy

LOL Fiona I had 4 frozen dinners I brought with me for the maternity ward... this time I've packed 2 cup o'noodles as well as some cup o'soups.
October 8th, 2006, 10:58 AM
Antheia

This is the only thing i am over preparing for because i had nothing when i was in labour with Lily but i wanted to eat.
October 8th, 2006, 03:18 PM
*Efjay*

They brought Lunch in for DH while I was in labour with Evan & told him not to let me eat to much but I was scoffing it down off the plate.

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