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I didn't do freezer meals and I usually do the cooking.

Ask him what he prefers. Maybe he'll be ok cooking or maybe he'll want to rely on take out for a few days. Is he taking any time off work?

We didn't do freezer meals, although we did have a few things in there just by coincidence like pesto (for pasta), veggie burgers, and some frozen soups. We got a lot of meals from friends and family, and my husband went to the grocery store and got sandwich stuff.
We did appreciate not having to cook for awhile- we were both exhausted, especially initially after both being awake for my 56 hour labor!

Maybe have a few easy meals ready to go? Stuff like pasta, sandwiches, etc.

Eta: we split cooking duties before I was a SAHM.

We had freezer meals and even though my husband took over the cooking duties, he remarked several times that he was more than happy to have some meals stashed away. We even found ourselves using them after the newborn phase (like when teething started), and were very, very thankful for them!

I would prep maybe 2-3 freezer meals just in case. You never know how things will turn out, and it's nice to have something ready to go if you are short on time.

My cousin is a chef and said that he wished he had prepared some meals in advance so that helping his wife with the baby could have taken priority over cooking dinner at least some nights.

What about freezer LUNCHES?

We didn't end up doing freezer meals and we split the cooking. Hubs took over most of the cooking when the baby arrived and we also ordered out a bunch those first couple weeks. But we also had people bring us food, which was really helpful.

We don't really plan on having freezer meals since we don't do this to begin with... There def will prob be more frozen food from Trader Joe's though! My DH cooks 99% of the time too, so maybe he'll make bigger portions and we'll just eat leftovers for a few days at a time.

@night cheese: I never did freezer meals. To me that seems like extra work!

Freezer meals, to us, were invaluable and they were something I didn't really even want to do but did anyway. We liked having a large variety of items on hand - grab and go type breakfast items like muffins and baked oatmeal slices, easy lunches like mini calzones and burritos, shredded chicken/pre-browned ground beef, frozen casseroles - because with a newborn, every day is an adventure! Some days cooking was no problem and other days we were both a tired mess. DS went through a stage where he was crying/screaming for no apparent reason from 5-8 every night (the "witching hours") and it was stressful and hard for exhausted parents and having one less thing to think about was really nice.

Even if you don't physically cook the meals yourself, I'd pick up some Costco muffins to freeze, Trader Joe's meals to have on hand, etc. because you just never know! We loved having them so much this past time that for this go around I have 2 whole weeks of dinners already frozen, 3 weeks of breakfasts, and lunch items on hand. It just makes things simpler.

Yes! Very necessary!
1- does he work? Because if he's gone, you'll starve:) my hungriest was in the am and lunch, because LO nursed most during those times. It was REALLY hard getting myself even so much as a sandwich out together.
2- he will be tired too and will have little time for grocery shopping. I think 2 weeks worth is good.
Also- while you're at the hospital, I'd have DH stock up on milk and bread. You may be having lots of cereal and buttered toast those first couple mornings! It's exhausting for both parents.

If you have limited freezer space, I'd make crockpot batches of meat sauce, chili, stews, etc, and then freeze them flat in gallon sized Ziploc bags. Its amazing how an entire big Tupperware of soup becomes this thin little package. They thaw super fast that way too, so all you need to do is make pasta or grab some bread and have leftovers for the next day.

One thing that's been super helpful this pregnancy and I'm sure will come in handy for lunches and solo meals once baby gets here is just spending a few minutes getting your food organized for the week. On Sunday nights, I take a few minutes to bag up baby carrots and washed fruit in individual portions and make 4-5 sandwiches (just meat and bread or PBJs so they don't get soggy). Sometimes I hard boil and peel some eggs too. Anything that is just easy to grab and go. I also make sure to have a general idea of what we can eat for breakfasts (cereal and milk, oatmeal, etc) and dinner for the week. Then I pull anything from the freezer that needs to thaw. Then I can write a quick list of things to round out our menu that either I or DH can pick up at the store, like lettuce and cheese for the sandwiches, hummus for the carrots, string cheese, yogurt cups, etc.

Another lifesaver for me in the 3rd trimester has been frozen burritos. They are fast, nutrient dense, and keep me from getting hangry. I make a batch of breakfast burritos and I'm planning on making some bean/rice/cheese or bean/rice/meat burritos next to keep in the freezer. Just wrap them in foil to freeze and nuke them (unwrapped of course) for 2-2.5 minutes for a quick hot meal. If you don't feel like cooking, Costco sells boxes of Amy's bean rice and cheese burritos that you can stash too.