Postpartum Nutrition

Nutrition is the foundation for healing your body and impacts your mood, mental and physical health, as well as your baby.

Did you know it’s vital to nourish yourself completely after giving birth? This is due to the digestive changes that occur during postpartum, coupled with significantly high rates of depletion. Proper nutrition is critical for new postpartum parents as they recover from childbirth and care for their newborn.

A balanced diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats can help new parents maintain their energy levels, promote healing, and support breastfeeding.

New parents can make healthy meals easier to accomplish in the early weeks after birth by preparing meals ahead of time, freezing meals, or relying on healthy takeout or delivery options. This is a great area to rely on your support network for help with. Many of your friends, family members, neighbours, co-workers, and acquaintances would likely be thrilled to drop off a meal to a family with a new baby.

You may want to consider asking a close friend to organise a "meal train", where several people sign up to prepare and deliver meals after the baby arrives.