Wondering what to eat after childbirth? Good! Because great postpartum nutrition is essential your revival after deliver a baby.

Mom needs all the rest and support she can get. So, yes!
Bring Mom meals for the first 6 weeks after her delivery!

But pizza, salad and brownies won’t do…

It doesn’t take much imagination to envision how drastically a woman’s digestion can be send awry by childbirth. As her baby moves out of the womb, Mom’s digestive organs shift position. The demand on her circulatory system changes dramatically. Her hormones take a radical swing.

Where just moments ago a baby, placenta and plenty of amniotic fluid were filling her belly, suddenly there is only space. She’s got to suddenly shift from growing baby’s tissue, to healing her own.

And all the pushing and downward movement that moved through her like a tsunami to bring baby out into the world, can create a vacuum in Mom that–whoosh!–puts her Agni, her digestive fire, clean out!

Now’s the moment Mom needs deep nutrition more than ever, but at the same time, her system is too delicate to assimilate heavy foods.

So how does Mom get back on track to heal, rejuvenate and get strong?
And what in the world should you bring her for a meal?

In the first 10 days or so after delivery, we want to gently kindle Mom’s digestive fire.

Wondering what to eat after childbirth? Good! Because great postpartum nutrition is essential your revival after deliver a baby.

Mom needs all the rest and support she can get. So, yes!
Bring Mom meals for the first 6 weeks after her delivery!

But pizza, salad and brownies won’t do…

It doesn’t take much imagination to envision how drastically a woman’s digestion can be send awry by childbirth. As her baby moves out of the womb, Mom’s digestive organs shift position. The demand on her circulatory system changes dramatically. Her hormones take a radical swing.

Where just moments ago a baby, placenta and plenty of amniotic fluid were filling her belly, suddenly there is only space. She’s got to suddenly shift from growing baby’s tissue, to healing her own.

And all the pushing and downward movement that moved through her like a tsunami to bring baby out into the world, can create a vacuum in Mom that–whoosh!–puts her Agni, her digestive fire, clean out!

Now’s the moment Mom needs deep nutrition more than ever, but at the same time, her system is too delicate to assimilate heavy foods.

So how does Mom get back on track to heal, rejuvenate and get strong?
And what in the world should you bring her for a meal?

In the first 10 days or so after delivery, we want to gently kindle Mom’s digestive fire.

Mom should avoid:

Raw, dry, crunchy and extremely rich foods for now. Nothing fried or packaged, please. Nothing cold. And refined carbs should be left behind, too. (Sorry cupcake fans!)

Stay away from fermented foods, aged cheeses and cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, collards) for a while.
And from nightshades (tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, peppers), too.
Garlic? It’s OK, as long as it’s just a little bit, well-cooked.

A new mother needs plenty of warm, liquidy, lightly spicy delights that are nutritious, yet easy to digest.

Great starter foods for postnatal Mom:

– Soft-cooked grains (add extra water!): brown rice, bhasmati rice, mung beans, rice pudding

– Ripe, juicy fruits: Peaches, Pears, Figs, Apricots, Dates, Prunes, Rasins, Coconut Water

– Soft-cooked veggies like Sweet Potato, Artichoke, Asparagus, Green Beans, Onion. All great, especially served with a warm, digestive-enhancing sauce like this ginger dressing!

–  Simple soups, Bone broths, light Stews

– Boiled, spiced Goat or Cow’s milk

– Soaked Almonds (remove skins), Walnuts, Hazlenuts

– Sunflower and Sesame Seeds

When you help take care of a new Mom, you’re doing something very special for her, and for baby. According to Ayurvedic wisdom, if Mom gets what she needs to eat after childbirth and all the care she needs at this vulnerable time, she will be protected from chronic disease in the future, and her baby will be likely to thrive.

with care,

When you help take care of a new Mom, you’re doing something very special for her, and for baby. According to Ayurvedic wisdom, if Mom gets what she needs to eat after childbirth and all the care she needs at this vulnerable time, she will be protected from chronic disease in the future, and her baby will be likely to thrive.

with care,