What food/drinks/snacks to pack for labour?

[youngwife20]

Hey all! So I'm always hungry and I love my food , no doubt I'll be starving when in labour! So what food should I pack that keeps your strength up and satisfies your hunger? Food snacks drinks? Thanks!

 

[cherryglitter]

i just ate sweets and drank sqaush lol!

 

[Meredith2010]

I spent my entire labour throwing up everywhere, which is quite common so be aware that what goes down might just come back up again!!

 

[tristansmum]

i wasn't hungry at all. i took loads but neither my hubby or i fancied it. if you plan on using gas & air take lots of water though cause i found it dried my throat/mouth so much.

 

[bigbetty]

I went in for induction and had a ham roll quite early on. It came back up again and I didn't really fancy anything else. I did have a couple of dextrose tablets though for energy.

One thing I would recommend though is putting a bottle of water in the freezer. You will find in labour that you get thirsty but just want small sips not big gulps and the bottle will defrost slowly enough to give you what you need but keep it nice and cold too - I'm so glad I had one!

 

[charlotte-xo]

I didnt pack anything but made OH go out and fetch me a galaxy bar lol but id really recommend taking a big bottle of lucozade or get some lucozade energy tablets as they work wonders. I was so tired to the point i was just falling asleep when i needed to be pushing but the midwife told OH to get a bottle from the vending machine outside and wow it gave me sucha boost.

 

[bigbetty]

I didnt pack anything but made OH go out and fetch me a galaxy bar lol but id really recommend taking a big bottle of lucozade or get some lucozade energy tablets as they work wonders. I was so tired to the point i was just falling asleep when i needed to be pushing but the midwife told OH to get a bottle from the vending machine outside and wow it gave me sucha boost.

I was asleep all the way through labour and pushing - I would wake up for a contraction and go back to sleep again. When I was pushing DH told me I was snoring in between contractions lmao!

 

[charlotte-xo]

lol!! trust you

 

[bigbetty]

lol!! trust you

 

[youngwife20]

I went in for induction and had a ham roll quite early on. It came back up again and I didn't really fancy anything else. I did have a couple of dextrose tablets though for energy.

One thing I would recommend though is putting a bottle of water in the freezer. You will find in labour that you get thirsty but just want small sips not big gulps and the bottle will defrost slowly enough to give you what you need but keep it nice and cold too - I'm so glad I had one!

thank you so much! great tip!!!

 

[Blah11]

I was sick once then totally uninterested in food and drink, but had a can of full fat coke right after she was born and some sugary tea and toast! Best toast and tea ever.

 

[bigbetty]

I was sick once then totally uninterested in food and drink,

That's how I was. Until I got to the pushing stage and got a bit thirsty but only wanted small sips.

 

[youngwife20]

I didnt pack anything but made OH go out and fetch me a galaxy bar lol but id really recommend taking a big bottle of lucozade or get some lucozade energy tablets as they work wonders. I was so tired to the point i was just falling asleep when i needed to be pushing but the midwife told OH to get a bottle from the vending machine outside and wow it gave me sucha boost.

Thank you! thats a great idea! i love lucazade! and omg for sure will i have a choclate bar ready! ive been living choclate free since i found out i was preggers as i dont like cafienne now im preggers so il have lots after labour!!

 

[youngwife20]

I didnt pack anything but made OH go out and fetch me a galaxy bar lol but id really recommend taking a big bottle of lucozade or get some lucozade energy tablets as they work wonders. I was so tired to the point i was just falling asleep when i needed to be pushing but the midwife told OH to get a bottle from the vending machine outside and wow it gave me sucha boost.

I was asleep all the way through labour and pushing - I would wake up for a contraction and go back to sleep again. When I was pushing DH told me I was snoring in between contractions lmao!

wow wow you must have a high pain thresh hold!! were you on any meds?? or epi or anything?

 

[bigbetty]

Not really - I had one shot of pethedine quite early on but that didn't really do anything, then I just had gas and air during pushing. The though of having an epidural never entered my head because I didn't think the contractions were that painful - I guess I was lucky lol!

 

[youngwife20]

That is so cool! im gonna hav gas and air i think!

 

[bigbetty]

I used it more to help me regulate my breating rather than as pain relief - the first puff gives you a bit of a head rush though lol!

 

[bigbetty]

I decided before I went into hospital that I was going to concentrate on my breathing to help me through my contractions. So I took big long deep breaths in and out during each one - it helped me to focus and cope with the pain.

 

[youngwife20]

I will try that! i just told my mum i asked a post about what people took into labour to eat she found it very funny as she thinks il probably be in to much pain to thinka bout food! which is probably true lol

 

[xxEMZxx]

I spent my entire labour throwing up everywhere, which is quite common so be aware that what goes down might just come back up again!!

Same lol, I puked all over my room, poor person who had to clear that up!!