Anonymous wrote:Food. Especially food you can eat with one hand that's moderately nutritious. Veggie-filled empanadas or other savory filled pastries. Morning glory muffins. Snack balls with peanut butter and oats.

I ate an entire german chocolate cake in like 2 days while nursing my 3 week old. A friend brought it by. It sat on the counter with a fork in it and I'd take ravenous forkfuls before I would sit down to yet ANOTHER 45 minute nursing session.

Agree with food. Harry&David fruit box, Zabars bagels&cream cheese, Spoonful of Comfort soup, rolls, cookies box...

Anonymous wrote:Food. Especially food you can eat with one hand that's moderately nutritious. Veggie-filled empanadas or other savory filled pastries. Morning glory muffins. Snack balls with peanut butter and oats.

Same op here. I know alot of people like to give gift cards, and those are also great, but in the bleary early days, when my husband was back at work, I didn't have the foresight to plan ahead and place an order for 60-90 minutes from when I would need food. I would be nursing and all of a sudden I would be RAVENOUSLY hungry- and hobble, hunched over, holding the baby, to the pantry, where there was nothing but a jar of almond butter with the oil on top. Then I'd try to maneuver the jar open with my chin and non-dominant hand. Then I'd spill oil on myself. Then I'd scoop almond butter out with my finger and eat it. Or a similar scenario with a packet of stale saltines. Or a handful of cold leftover takeout rice clumped together. Just being real here.

If some magic friend just appeared with a basket of muffins, the joy would have been indescribable.

Food. Especially food you can eat with one hand that's moderately nutritious. Veggie-filled empanadas or other savory filled pastries. Morning glory muffins. Snack balls with peanut butter and oats.

Eye gels
Coffee gift card
Food delivery gift card

A box of diapers. It’s always helpful

I like to make a midnight snacking bag - single serving assortment of nuts, granola bar, goldfish, cookies, chocolate, ect. Feeding a baby in the middle of the night is hard and having a midnight snacking bag near by when hunger hits just makes it better.

If you go with food go with non perishables

Food and arms to hold baby while she rests

I’d love for someone to bring me food or snacks!

Please please no more loveys or clothes.

Food or just a nice card; for me, knowing you were thinking of me would be all I wanted.

Some kind of food delivery or gift card for food delivery

I send an organic produce basket.

If they live out of state are you bringing something or sending something?

I went to her baby shower a few years ago and haven’t seen her since. They live out of state. She just had another son.