https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 03:15:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389764 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:13:40 +0000 cyndistar3 389764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our church family organized for us to have dinner brought to our house every evening for almost 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389747 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:08:18 +0000 doodlepoodle 389747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We came home to a pot roast in the crock pot waiting for us and tons of fresh muffins/salads/groceries in the fridge. Our friends even cleaned the house and decorated for us :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389624 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:24:32 +0000 SugarplumsMom 389624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None whatsoever. They did bring us a cake and flowers that we all ate when they first visited, which was nice of them. They have never brought us any real food. They don't even doggy bag food. BIL is so sweet though, he always bakes us some goodies, so it kinda makes up for not getting anything else from his fam :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389616 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:21:34 +0000 Pink Champagne 389616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So much food... so many carbs! It's the reason I started GAINING weight after losing baby weight! I was actually kind of relieved when it stopped and we could get back to normal.<br /> I'm definitely going to return the favor to friends having babies, but I'm going to focus on making them healthy meals and not the casseroles and pastas that everyone else makes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389613 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:19:16 +0000 Honeybee 389613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom cooked us a ton of food after the kids were born, but FIL helped prepare a lot of our freezer meals while I was still pregnant. It was a big help, and I didn't have to cook either time for like 3 months postpartum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389611 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:18:40 +0000 creativemomma15 389611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our church had meals coming for us for almost 7 weeks, three times a week... We felt so blessed by it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389608 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:16:22 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 389608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My church arranged a week of meals for us both times, and my mom and sister in law gave us some freezer food. So amazing, I always try to cook for people now that I've seen how great it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389606 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:15:51 +0000 Freckles 389606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and sister stayed with us for two weeks and my in-laws came for 3 weeks a couple of weeks later. Meals were covered for 2 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389581 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:04:24 +0000 mrskc 389581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. We've only had one friend bring us by a meal. LO is almost 4 weeks now. We've had people bring us pies and sweets. I was surprised more people didn't offer to bring us food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389527 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:35:30 +0000 T-Mom 389527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom actually brought over a ton of Chinese soups that are supposed to be good for milk production. I am usually kind of skeptical of this stuff, but I really wanted to be successful at bf, so I said what the heck, I need all the help I can get.. I think it worked! DH seemed very jealous since most of them were actully pretty tasty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389516 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:30:29 +0000 sorrycharlie 389516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom food shopped for us, and my grandmother brought a lot of cooked food over the first 1-2 weeks. I still didn't feel up to eating a ton though (pregnancy aversions!) so I stuck with mainly snacks and carbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-friends-and-family-bring-a-lot-of-food-after-you-gave-birth#post-389510 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:28:44 +0000 autumnlove 389510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My BIL and his FI were wonderful and bought us sooo many meals after we got home from the hospital. I can't wait to return the favor in a few months! :-)</p> <p>Other family members and friends also brought us food and groceries! </p>