What food/drinks/snacks to pack for labour?

[clarsair]

I had several lots of toast (thick, white with proper butter, mom) at home, chocolate biscuits, lucozade tablets, isotonic drinks and plenty of water. I reckon flapjacks would be good as well.

 

[sequeena]

I was only hungry during early labour. Once I was established I couldn't eat so only drank x

 

[youngwife20]

I had several lots of toast (thick, white with proper butter, mom) at home, chocolate biscuits, lucozade tablets, isotonic drinks and plenty of water. I reckon flapjacks would be good as well.

yum i love flap jacks!

 

[cherryglitter]

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.

the tea and toast didn't cut it for me!
i was on another planet still lol... midwife kept telling me to eat but i just couldnt... kept staring at jake!!

 

[fidget]

i had a cuppa, slice of toast and a banana at home, struggled a bit as i wasn't hungry... but then when i got to the hospital i was 10cm so thats probably why lol, i felt sick just before i started pushing but i'm glad i ate. i didn't have time to even open my hospital bag, but i packed cereal bars, milkybuttons and snacky things lol

afterwards i drank the tea they bought round, couldn't stomach the toast, had a nibble but nearly threw up lol

on the way home i ate my milkybuttons

 

[Blah11]

I had a fatty chinese when i got home the next day too

If this LO arrives during the day itll def be take out for tea again.

 

[lynnikins]

tea , toast and grapes for after labour during labour i tend to sip on water and eat Fruit rollups lol

 

[youngwife20]

i had a cuppa, slice of toast and a banana at home, struggled a bit as i wasn't hungry... but then when i got to the hospital i was 10cm so thats probably why lol, i felt sick just before i started pushing but i'm glad i ate. i didn't have time to even open my hospital bag, but i packed cereal bars, milkybuttons and snacky things lol

afterwards i drank the tea they bought round, couldn't stomach the toast, had a nibble but nearly threw up lol

on the way home i ate my milkybuttons

yum il be eating choclate on the way home too!

 

[youngwife20]

I had a fatty chinese when i got home the next day too

If this LO arrives during the day itll def be take out for tea again.

omg tasty that sounds like a good idea !

 

[Seity]

Nothing. I wasn't in labor that long. I sipped on water during the labor, but of course the hospital provided that.

 

[clarsair]

I had a fatty chinese when i got home the next day too

If this LO arrives during the day itll def be take out for tea again.

omg tasty that sounds like a good idea !

You'd think so... I had Chinese after coming home - crispy garlic and chilli chicken - which the midwife later pointed out wasn't the best idea when trying to breastfeed!

 

[youngwife20]

I had a fatty chinese when i got home the next day too

If this LO arrives during the day itll def be take out for tea again.

omg tasty that sounds like a good idea !

You'd think so... I had Chinese after coming home - crispy garlic and chilli chicken - which the midwife later pointed out wasn't the best idea when trying to breastfeed!

im writing this down! i will be breastfeeding so if thats good for breastfeeding then il for sure get a chinese yum!! thanks!

 

[Blah11]

eating whilst BF is a skill we have to learn eventually, why not start on day 1 with a nommy take away?!

 

[darsilver1]

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

I have a question...dont mean to sound dumb LOL but what is gas and air? what type of medication is in the gas I mean? I have never heard of it over in the US but then again maybe it exists and no one told me about it...is the gas less harmful on the baby?

 

[youngwife20]

eating whilst BF is a skill we have to learn eventually, why not start on day 1 with a nommy take away?!

I cant wait to give that a go!

 

[youngwife20]

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

I have a question...dont mean to sound dumb LOL but what is gas and air? what type of medication is in the gas I mean? I have never heard of it over in the US but then again maybe it exists and no one told me about it...is the gas less harmful on the baby?

Its not a dumb question I hear its not widely available in alot of hosp in the us. were as in the uk its everywere!

"Entonox, or gas and air, is a colourless and odourless gas made up of half oxygen and half nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, as it is commonly known. It has a calming effect and takes the edge off labour pain, rather than blocking it out completely.

What are the advantages of gas and air?

It is flexible and quick-acting.


It is easy to use.


It is under your control.


It doesn't stay in your system. As soon as you stop breathing it in, the gas and air in your system is cleared by your lungs and any side effects will stop too (MIDIRS 2008, Millns and Eagland nd).


It takes the edge off contractions.


It's safe for your baby (NCCWCH 2007, Millns and Eagland nd).


Your baby doesn't require extra monitoring while you're using it.


If you want to labour in a birth pool or in the bath, you can use it while you're in the water.
What are the disadvantages of gas and air?

It is only a mild painkiller.


It may make you feel light-headed or sick (NCCWCH 2007).


It dries out your mouth if you use it for long periods (Millns and Eagland nd).


Keeping hold of the mask or mouthpiece may stop you from moving around and getting into a comfortable position (MIDIRS 2008).


It may take a while to get the timing right so that it's effective at the peak of your contractions "

 

[Mrshoffie]

Lots of water!