I over-packed my hospital bag, but there was one thing that I forgot: Snacks. Not for during labor. But for AFTER.
After the marathon of giving birth, the delivery of the placenta, the wonder of breastfeeding for the first time, a little bit of rest…I realized I was very hungry. The hospital kitchen staff dutifully brought me a plate of unappetizing mush and mish-mash (applesauce, wilted green beans, chicken dunked in cream sauce). The hospital didn’t provide meals for my husband (who, by the way, wasn’t excited about the fare either). So we both had rumbly tummies. Fortunately, my mother-in-law ended up bringing us sandwiches, which we ate gratefully.
Next time around, I will bring a little basket of snacks with me – crackers, pretzels, perhaps some fresh berries in a cooler. One snack option that I will consider is Snikiddy.
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Snikiddy currently offers seven different snack items: Rockin‘ Ranch Puffs,Pizza Pie Puffs, Grilled Cheese Puffs, Chocolate Chippers(my favorite), Cherry Oaties(my second favorite), Mac ‘N’ Cheese Puffs, and Banana Nibbles. You can find Snikiddy products at a store near you or buy them on Amazon.
YOUR TURN: Did you bring snacks with you to the hospital/birth center? What did you munch on post-labor?
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The hospital where I delivered Jacob and Bridget is fantastic! (and I’m not just saying that because I used to work L&D). The food is wonderful!! New moms, provided they had a normal vaginal delivery, are fed immediately after the baby is born, no matter what time of day or night. Before mom and baby are discharged, mom and dad receive a catered meal, and it is every bit as fabulous as one you might find in an upscale restaurant. I can’t remember anything about the food at the hospital where I delivered Hannah – I guess because there was nothing memorable about it! I didn’t pack snacks for myself, but I did pack my husband’s favorite munchies. :-)
I brought pretzels to the hospital. After coming home I loved potato chips!
i didn’t bring any snacks and i was starving at 2:30AM when i finally got to eat!! the nurse brought me a turkey sandwich and a bag of baked lays and it tasted sooooo good!!!
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I didn’t bring any snacks, and immediately after giving birth, my wonderful husband ran out and got me a tuna sandwich and coffee milk shake. I was starving! cdziuba@aol.com
Reese’s peanut butter cups! To keep up my strength, of course! lol
Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich.
I think I just ate the funky hospital food. Not amazing. I should have brought snacks!
I was SO sick from my first contraction until my son was born. I couldnt keep anything down though I DID pack snacks. My husband thoroughly enjoyed them =0)
You know, you would think with a scheduled c-section you wouldn’t be as starving after??? But once i got over the anesthetic, which took about 36 hours, it had been basically 2 day since I had eaten. I couldn’t get enough down the pipe! My hospital had these little cheese squares that I ate by the truck load. Probably a good reason I gained weight after having my son!!
no snacks food wasn’t on my mind
OMG I was desperate for watermelon for some odd reason right after delivery.. I actually sent my dad out at 2am to find me a big bowl of watermelon (in the snow.. lol)
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The first time I didn’t pack anything, not even clothes since I was planning on doing that the morning my water broke as I got out of bed.We had to drive to the hospital in a blizzard so we needed to leave right away since it would take so long to get there. The other two times I didn’t pack snacks because our hospital has the best food. They bring you just about anything you want, whatever time it is. Plus, the new parents enjoy a fab steak dinner before they go home.
Not to mention snacks for the waiting family! My husband almost missed the birth of our first child because he was “out to lunch.” It was his fault for thinking he had time to sit down and enjoy it at the restaurant though! (Although he says he was being sensitive for not eating in front of me).
lol!!This reminded me of something funny.I eneded up having to have an unplanned c section because the little bugger decided to go footling breech while I was in active labor.So we really didn’t know the after care(including what food I could eat).I had Isaac at 4:58am&that evening I had a terrible craving for a cheeseburger from Dairyqueen.My DH brought me one,and when I was on my last bite a nurse came in the room&just about had a coronary when she seen me eating that cheeseburger.I didn’t know that I couldn’t have that kind of food after a c section!When the nurse left the room I couldn’t stop laughing& I was like”I wondered why the food they brought me was so crappy!!”
Everything ended up fine,and it didn’t make me sick.But it is a funny memory!!:)
we adopted abroad, but I did bring many snacks to have comforts of home. didn’t know what the foods would be like. we brought gronolas, cracker sandwiches (cheese/peanut butter), cookies, gerber puffs for the little ones, etc. glad I had them. jet lag had us up at 3am and we were hungry while playing cards. adascandlelight at yahoo dot com
No snacks here wasn’t even thinkin food. LOL
actually, no. no snacks at all. i wanted diet coke, though, so I think that was the big vending machine expenditure!
roo loves the snikiddy cookies but we’ve never tried the savory varieties.
no, but my hubby picked up mcdonalds and friendly sundaes afterwards from inside the hospital
Yes, I brought my wife some pretzles when I visited her.
No I had a C-section and wasn’t allowed to eat food before or after until a couple of days I started eating hospital food.
no, but my hubby picked up mcdonalds and friendly sundaes
I did not bring anything with me but had Subway afterward :)
I didn’t even think to bring snacks, but after giving birth to my first son, my husband ran out and got me a sub sandwich from a local pizza place.
I didn’t bring snacks. We got to our room right after dinner time, so I didn’t even get dinner after being starved through labor! My in-laws came with dinner. The next night, a nurse showed my husband where the baby floor’s pantry was and told him to help himself to anything! If only we had known…. I packed a little goody bag for my pregnant friend a couple months later so she would have some things I would have wanted when I was in the hospital.
That’s funny. I wasn’t hungry. Should I have been?
All I wanted was SLEEP.
oh yeah did i eat…let’s see twizzlers…skittles…anything with sugar.
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this brand is new to me – can’t wait to try them. I too wasn’t hungry. Just wanted a drink of water and sleep. MKW
I didn’t bring anything with me. I had a C-section and they weren’t letting me have anything for awhile.
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I didn’t bring any snacks to the hospital but after having two kids already, I knew exactly what I wanted after my third was born — a bunch of fresh fruit, some crackers and a magazine or two. Now I put together fruit baskets for all my friends who have newborns. Balloons and flowers are nice, but nothing beats a basket of fresh fruit.
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Actually, not snacks, but I think they gave me popsicles at the hospital and ice chips. One thing I remember is that I wasn’t off of the delivery table, yet and they brought me in a full meal. I wasn’t hungry in the least and declined the meal. The hospital stay was so short, that I ate what they gave me and went home. These snacks do sounds very interesting. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
I didn’t really munch on anything. I was only there right at 24 hours after each birth. And the hospital food wasn’t too bad.
I forgot to bring food for my first as it was only a checkup but they kept me and induced me. I was so hungry when labor was over since I had not eaten in over 24 hours, besides some apple sauce. I could of used some snacks!
I didn’t bring anything food wise to the hospital my past 2 pregnancies but we are yet preggo again and I will be far more prepared to sneak some snacks in! These sound extra yummy!
I birthed at a free standing birth center and I ate some good protein when I started into labor. I didn’t really snack once labor really got started though.
We were required to bring a protein meal to eat after labor. (We couldn’t leave until we had a meal.) I took Mac & Cheese with tuna mixed in. I was starving right after labor and really wanted a Big Mac. LOL
I can’t imagine going through labor with no food. I’d have no energy to labor without having something in me.
i knew i was having a c-section so I knew I couldn’t eat before the birth. i was so happy after i finally got my wits back about me i craved a caramello bar. yum
I had kids soooo long ago, I don’t think they even allowed outside food — but they did have smoking area’s….yup that long ago!! So no I didn’t bring food.
the nurses gave me some italian ice,crackers and cookies before I got my epidural then after that I wasnt allowed to eat anythihng
I went into labor at lunchtime and never got to eat. By midnight, when everything was finished and calm, I finally got a ham sandwich. I don’t think anything ever tasted so good.
No, I never did bring snacks for either of my births. I wish I had though.
I didnt bring anything!! I was starved…but i was craving ice chips which i ate the whole time i was in the hospital!! =]
on my way to hospital to be induced, i had my husband stop at cvs at 5:30am to buy a sleeve of oreos. Minutes after I delivered, I was munching them down.
I remember saying to my husband on the way to the hospital…if I’m not really in labor, we’re stopping at Burger King for lunch before we go back home. We went to the hospital around 11am and I had Amelia at 10:20pm. Right after the chaos was over, I sent my husband to get my fast food (before they closed for the night!!!) I wasn’t going to wait until morning for a meal and the tv dinner the hospital had was not appetizing.
we didn’t, but will next time
brought no snacks, but dh got me junior mints!
All I craved right after having my children was stuffed artichokes with lots and lots of garlic
As soon as I went into labor I lost my appetite. After I delivered my son all I wanted was chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! However, since I was breastfeeding and I had been told chocolate might upset my son’s tummy, I had to settle for some cherry licorice to get my sugar fix.
With both my girls I forgot to bring snacks, and really regretted it! I was starving shortly after birth and had to ask for something to eat. Something like these would be great!
I didn’t bring snacks, though my dear hubby brought me something from Taco Bell during the middle of labor. He ended up eating it.
Sad, because my last meal was a small breakfast the morning before, baby came at 1:06 a.m., and I had to sit around for HOURS weakened and starving until breakfast finally showed up.
Fortunately I had no complaints with hospital food, though at that point anything would have looked good.
My father brought me a 3 lb. box of chocolates and my mother-in-law a beautiful fruit basket and I ate them both.
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I ate a ton of the hospital’s plain turkey sandwiches with just turkey and bread. They tasted SO good after labor and while I was recovering.
no,that was sooooooo long ago.
Didn’t think to bring food with me to the hospital. I ate whatever they gave me cause I was soooo hungry after not being able to eat for 3-4 days due to complications.
What a great giveaway! I never took food to the hospital. We have tried the Cherry Oaties before…yummy!
I didn’t bring anything with me, and afterwards I was so hungry. I had to beg the nurse for cookies!
I didn’t bring food to the hospital but luckily my husband was doing medical rotations at that very hospital and got free food from the snack place there. He brought me odwalla juice and bars. Then he and my mom went and brought in some Thai food.
I had a bag of chips and a peanuts but I didn’t want to eat after my birth. I was nauseous and sore.
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I REQUIRED crunchy peanut butter straight from the jar.
I didn;’t take anything but when I got home we ordered pizza
Food was the furthest thing from my mind when I left for the hospital. I was so nauseous once I got there and they made me eat ice chips which actually caused my stomach to revolt and I threw up. Afterwards, I was hungry but I think I just had a little red jello and some apple juice.
I didnt bring snacks
I adopted.
(I sort of hate when articles about products that are completely non-birth-related, get a birth-related spin. Us adoptive moms really don’t need to feel left out of things like this. No, I didn’t snack in the government office because it wasn’t allowed.)
I didn’t bring any snacks – my husband went out and brought me back a thick chocolate malt and fries
I didn’t bring snacks, but afterwards I wanted rolls.
I brought nothing, but it was an emergency c-section so I had no time to prepare!
I wish I had brought some of these!
My friends all stopped by with food. It was great! We actually had too much food, we had to give some away to the staff.
Where I delivered the last two times, they had a snack fridge that we were free to eat from – they had deli sandwhiches, yogurt, juice cups and bottled water. TOTAL lifesaver and I didn’t have to eat the icky hospital trays. :)
I brought granola bars both times and gatorade for hubby. I’m fortunate to have a hospital with excellent food. You get the menu, call when you’re hungry and order what you want. I was sad though that this time they weren’t offering crab rangoon. My favorite this time was the mixed green salad with strawberries, walnuts and a vinaigrette. They also offer snacks for whenever you’re hungry. When I realized I was starving I had a turkey sandwich – this did leave something to be desired but at the moment I was so hungry I told the nurse it was the best sandwich I’d ever eaten!
Great stuff
I didnt take snacks and think I ate the hospital mish mash…pudding I think.
I DIDN’T EAT AND WAS OFFERED NOTHING AND DID HAVE DIFFICULT TIME. THE HOSPITAL WAS A JOKE!
I didn’t take any snacks, but the hospital has a food court. So hubby went own to get me smoothies.
I didn’t bring any with me and man, did I wish I had! A girlfriend brought me a Snickers and Pepsi and I was elated. LOL
Cool snacks!
I didn’t bring anything with me to the hospital except VERY essential items (as I mentioned in your last giveaway!) so no snacks for me. I had a C-section, too, and wasn’t allowed any real food for what felt like a year! It had been 8 hours since dinner when I went into labor, and then 15 hours of labor, and then 2 hours of surgery…so needless to say I was STARVING and all they gave me was beeth broth and hot tea.
When I was finally allowed to eat, I had an amazing meal brought in to me because the hospital food was not so edible!
I brought some peanut butter and crackers and a power bar, but I was starved after my delivery. I had the best-tasting ham and cheese on white bread, and nothing has compared since! ;-)
great munchies
I was in labor for 3 days and could not eat the enire three days. Afterwards, I ate like a pig. And I paid for it as well. lol Thanks so much for the opportunity.
I didn’t eat alot after birth, but our hospital has AMAZING food. I drank alot of fluids though, so I always had tea, OJ and milk with every meal.
These snacks look perfect for Issa when we go to the water park this summer
My mop brought me brownies. For the first time in months I ate chocolate without getting heartburn.
I didn’t have any snacks during labor. When I had my son, I got a chicken bacon ranch wrap from Subway!
Though I brought snacks, I wasn’t allowed to eat anything because I ended up in surgery, and was pretty sick. When allowed to eat at the hospital, it was a liquid diet, I ate so much beef broth, that i never want to see it again.
I baked a birthday cake for my first in early labor, and ate the whole thing after she was born!
i’ve got the munchies even after post delivery
I didn’t bring any snacks, I just ate a lot when the first phase started. Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
You would think that I would remember at least one of the 4 experiences in the hospital. I do remember eating chicken fingers with at least one.
I did take snacks with me. Granola bars and crackers were a staple for me. The hospital staff was very good about bringing in snacks from the patient kitchen/snack room too if we needed something. As a nursing mom you really needed those extra bites.
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great snacks
When I had my son I had birthday cake,because he was born the day before my birthday!
No, I actually like some of the hospital food! haha
What I took to the hospital was the same thing that I craved during both of my pregnancies;peaches and Pringles.
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I forgot snacks too, so I sent my husband to the store for wheat thins, gatorade and red licorice. Not sure why I was craving those, but I was. LOL! I’d love to try these snacks though. :)
My first child , I was admitted to the hospital on Sat evening and my son was born Mon. afternoon. This would have been very welcome.
i will be requestinf lollipops and/or popsicles. Afterwards, i probably will only be requesting lots of sleep and water.
I bought a pack of juice boxes and a box of granola bars. I didn’t touch the juice or the snacks the whole time I was in hospital, but my husband quickly worked his way through the granola bars!
i still have the post-baby munchies, 3 months later! i brought hard candy with me, but didn’t get a chance to eat it, until after the labor/birth. i like belly bars!
I didn’t bring food for myself to eat during labor but brought my DH snacks. He had chips, candy bars, dried fruit and cookies. With our second baby my blood sugar dropped and the doctor told me to walk to the vending machine and eat some junk. (It was a Naval hospital). I drank a soda and ate Cheetos. Afterwards, with all my kids, my Dh made me chocolate chip cookies to eat.
Our doula went out and got me an italian sub after the delivery. I could’ve had lunch from the hospital cafeteria, but I REALLY wanted something with lunch meat, since I avoided it through out pregnancy. I did snack on the items that I brought to eat during labor, but didn’t get a chance to eat.
I packed snacks for myself and my husband, specifically sunflower seeds (the hull-less kind) which I ate when I was hungry in the middle of the night. Those first days of nursing made me so hungry! I also had some dark chocolate and graham crackers.
I did not pack snacks for after the birth, although I think it is a good idea to do so. I did get some jello from the hospital though.
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No, I didn’t bring anything but as soon as I was brought to my room them brought me beef stew and I was so hungry that it was the best I ever had but I think after 23.5 hours of labor anything would have tasted good.
no and I thought I was going to starve before someone came in and could go grab me something!
I didn’t bring any snacks! That was the last thing on my mind. After the delivery, though, the first thing I asked my husband for was frozen custard.
looks yummy!
Nonpareils!
I didn’t take any snacks to the hospital. I just ate what was on their menu.
i brought pretzels with me. i like to snack on reeses and chips!
This last time around, since it was my 5th labor, I made sure to pack snacks. I had some candy type things, chocolate & sour patch kids. I also packed little banana muffins, and some pretzels. I was sooo hungry the two nights I spent in the hospital, I ate everything I brought.
I wish I would have brought snacks! It was just hospital food for me.
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My dauhter in law is expecting their first child due in sept. This would be nice to have her take in case she needs acheer up pick me up treat.
Thank you
I had a c-sections so I didn’t want anything in my stomach! But I do now! pass me some of those snikiddy packs…
I didn’t bring anything but mom brought some homemade brownies and cupcakes!
diet pepsi and chips!
I was only allowed ice chips, so my husband brought fresh lemons and limes and squeezed them onto the ice to make me a refreshing treat.
My DIL craved chips!
I brought chips. Afterwards my first word was I want a Big Mac.
I worked at the hospital where I delivered. My first real meal was the hospital’s special of the day vegetable lasagna, yuck.
didnt really feel like eating after a csection :(
Too funny! I never even thought of bringing snacks with me for after I gave birth. I guess I always sort of looked at the hospital sort of like the movie theater — please no outside snacks permitted! Lol! Thanks for the chance — these sound delish.
I did not bring snacks to the hospital! I sent my husband out to Subway for me many times.
I need one of these
didn’t feel like eating after a csection x2 ty!! 4 the contest! :)
I have given birth to a large brood of kids and I have learned to bring snacks. My baby is 7 months old and at his birth I breath mints, coffee candy, Kashi bars (for something healthy) and Hostess chocolate cupcakes (one of my comfort foods).
I didn’t bring anything with me, I wish I had!
I should have brought snacks! I was starving to death and they told my husband it was too late for him to bring anything in. I wanted to cry! I was craving a hamburger and fries. The next morning I got oatmeal, grits, dry cereal with a carton of milk, coffee, and orange juice. I drank the juice. By the time my family returned I was ready to eat the paint off the walls – but I did get my burger and fries.
Thanks for the chance to win!
my mother had gotten me a bunch of different things from the vending machine, but junk food is the best medicine! haha!
I didn’t, but I should have! It took them FOREVER to scrounge up some food for me, though when they did, it was a sandwich that was better than most of the “meals” I had while I was there.
Although I did not pack snacks in my bag, I was looking forward to Sushi afterwards; however, because I was nursing I did not eat Sushi until many months later.
I didn’t but my husband brought an apple and munched on it while I was in labor. Who could be hungry when I was in that kind of pain. Then when we had the 2nd he wanted to bring a giant turkey leg. We didn’t.
Big Frosted SNOWBALLS HA Many thanks SW
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no, didn’t bring any snacks