New moms - what are you eating?

sjakab0903

My baby is 2.5 months and although she is improving, most times she just refuses to be put down. That leaves me usually eating whatever is easy to eat with one hand. Pop tarts, hot pockets, etc. I've only been back to logging 2 days and am already down a point which tells me this postpartum weight is only hanging around because of how much processed crap I've been eating! What do you other moms do for breakfast and lunch when your baby is needy/fussy? I just can't listen to her cry the whole time I eat but I have to make better choices. I'm also breastfeeding so I feel like I'm always hungry and need filling meals so I don't graze all day.

nikki8412

I'm still nursing my little one but that early on it helps to bake a huge pan of protein...usually chicken and have it around. I would eat chicken legs late at night and not feel bad at all. Avocados worked well too especially on toast. I ate light string cheese with nitrite and nitrate-free turkey breast and ham. My fav were boiled sweet potatoes. I'd make a whole bag and add a little cinnamon before munching on them (helps not to raise blood sugar too much).

chunky_pinup

Can you babywear? I had a boba wrap that I kept my baby in for basically the first four months of her life, because she hated to be put down. Putting her in a carrier she was comfortable in gave me my arms back, so I could cook, do my hair, wash dishes...all the things I struggled to do if I was physically holding her.

My husband had also made a ton of food for me before he went back to work, so that was helpful too to have lots of options, but I really like cooking, so I did a lot of cooking while wearing my baby.

sjakab0903

chunky_pinup wrote: »

Can you babywear? I had a boba wrap that I kept my baby in for basically the first four months of her life, because she hated to be put down. Putting her in a carrier she was comfortable in gave me my arms back, so I could cook, do my hair, wash dishes...all the things I struggled to do if I was physically holding her.

My husband had also made a ton of food for me before he went back to work, so that was helpful too to have lots of options, but I really like cooking, so I did a lot of cooking while wearing my baby.

I did wear her in a moby wrap the first few weeks, but she doesn't like it much anymore. I have a new carrier that she has finally grown into but she cried when I put her in it I should try it again though because I forgot how much of a lifesaver the moby was early on. Good suggestion!

sjakab0903

nikki8412 wrote: »

I'm still nursing my little one but that early on it helps to bake a huge pan of protein...usually chicken and have it around. I would eat chicken legs late at night and not feel bad at all. Avocados worked well too especially on toast. I ate light string cheese with nitrite and nitrate-free turkey breast and ham. My fav were boiled sweet potatoes. I'd make a whole bag and add a little cinnamon before munching on them (helps not to raise blood sugar too much).

The chicken is a great idea! I was really looking for protein filled meals so that will be perfect. Seems like pre-portioning then while my husband is home to watch her is the key.