Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.

1 2

Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.

Childbirth

Homebirth - if m/w are here a while what do we feed them?

28 replies

sorkycake · 04/02/2007 17:51

Will they bring their lunch for instance or do we get food in. Last time it was just before lunch so Dh went and bought sandwiches for everyone, but what if it's at night? If they're here a while then biscuits won't sustain them.
What do m/w like to eat on duty?

OP posts:

Report

peachygirl · 04/02/2007 18:05

How about fresh pasta and a nice jar of sauce? They cook really quickly and most people like it and you don't have to put extras in and you can have it too.

peachygirl · 04/02/2007 18:05

does that mean they will be with you very soon????

sorkycake · 04/02/2007 18:08

Pasta n pesto I have in with some garlic bread and chuck a pepper at it maybe. No Peachy I don't think I'll be ringing them tonight. Have been contracting since 1pm but nothing escalating. Kinda frustrating!
Could always order pizza I suppose.

OP posts:

peachygirl · 04/02/2007 18:12

in terms of food that sounds good to me. I don't think they would expect food but I'm sure they would like it to be offered.
I hope you are not left hanging about in pre labour?? for much longer, poor old you.

tenbygirl · 04/02/2007 19:17

pizza
cheese on toast
crumpets
cake

we're not fussy and I'm sure it will be appreciated, especially if they've come to you in a hurry and may not have had time to get food together.!

DaisyMOO · 04/02/2007 19:21

I spent the early part of my labour making a cake and a lemon meringue pie for the midwives but they didn't want any (well it was the middle of the night!) I enjoyed eating them after the birth though

WideWebWitch · 04/02/2007 19:22

We didn't feed ours either time, but first time my mum was there and offered but they declined and second time it just didn't occur to me as I was in labour and it was only me, dh and the midwives so we were all concentrating on that really.

monkeymonkeymoomoo · 04/02/2007 19:23

We bought a huge tin of biscuits and plenty of tea and toast (plus the usual fruit bowl bits). TBH I don't think they expect alot just some nibbles to sustain them... although one MW did drop a hint that she loves a bacon sandwich after the baby has arrived

Tommy · 04/02/2007 19:24

blimey sorky - you've given me another thing to worry about now! It never even crossed my mind that the MWs might be hungry!
(this is part of my plan that baby will be born very calmly at about 10pm after an hours labour )

3andnomore · 04/02/2007 19:33

I bought some specially nice bikkies, several varieties. Also had plenty there for Sandwiches and some Pizzas in the freezer, just in case.

suzi2 · 04/02/2007 19:34

Hmmm... I've not thought much beyond tea and digestives. Might get a few frozen pizzas in just incase.

EnidLloydFoxe · 04/02/2007 19:35

I never even gave this a second thought (homebirth last year)

They got champagne and tea

WWWCampbellBlack · 04/02/2007 19:37

Honestly, I really don't think midwives expect to be fed, you're concentrating on other things!

Fillyjonk · 04/02/2007 19:38

ah there you are sorky

mine brought her own sandwiches

please come back to the HE thread and confirm that terri dowty is smug

WestCountryLass · 04/02/2007 19:39

Easy stuff like sarnies, soup, pasta and sauce. If it is early morning then cereal, toast, maybe croissants etc. Fruit and soft drinks as well as hot drinks

Indith · 04/02/2007 19:43

They got tea and biscuits, there was bread, cheese etc around but it was night time and they didn't want anything, afterwards they got going fairly sharpish once we were settled, bless the wonderful women thy had just worked through the night and were desperate for a couple of hours kip before their clinics started!

Of course no way of knowing when you will go into labour and how long it will last. Just make sure there is stuff they can easily help themselves to so your dh doesn't have to leave you to feed them!

Loopymumsy · 04/02/2007 20:04

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

LowFatMilkshake · 04/02/2007 20:09

Although my HB never happened, my M/W who is very funny and friendly put her order in for lean bacon sandwiches when we met to discuss what would happen . Although she made it clear to Dh he would only have to make them after baby had arrived and iwas being cleaned up etc.

belgo · 04/02/2007 20:12

My midwife was here a total of 7 hours, as it was an unexpectantly complicated birth. She brought her own sandwiches, and refused anything we offered her, including biscuits! The other midwife the biscuits, she wasn't here long, but had just come from a night birth, so was tired and hungry. She didn't want to eat anything else though apart from the biscuits!

elliott · 04/02/2007 20:16

I have no recollection of this, and never gave it a moment's thought beforehand either . Midwives were here from about 1pm to 6.30 but only my midwife for the whole of that, plus a succession of others. I think dh may have made them a cuppa at some point but really, my mind was on other things
I don't remember what happened afterwards either but they may have had a cuppa while I had a bath - or did I have the bath after they went? I have absolutely no idea!

cheritongirl · 04/02/2007 21:46

I had a couple of frozen homemade meals in the freezer (to be microwaved) and biscuits and cakes etc hanging about and of course tea/coffee which i think i took out when i was in early labour and i guess must have been eaten by the doula/mw/dh but this is the first time i have thought about it since! Think they appreciated some food etc but i do remember my mw went home for quite a few hours coz my labour was very slow and i reckon she ate there. All the best

sorkycake · 05/02/2007 09:58

Tommy I apologise for another item to add to the list of inane things we are worrying about . Been in pre-labour for what seems like 3 years and am focussing on bizarre elements of the birth. I keep thinking will the scenario change depending on the time of day?

OP posts:

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Email address

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

Tommy · 05/02/2007 10:15

know how you feel! I think I am just assuming this one will be quick like Ds2 (2 hours) and at a nice sociable time so I won't need to worry about anything else apart from having the baby!

mooshy · 08/02/2007 23:03

Tea and toast i would say.
I worked all day last week 9-5 and went straight to a home del. at 4pm.Lady delivered at 2am and i got home at 5am-no time to nip home to collect/make sarnies ect, but sometimes we do work long long hours so toast is really appreciated .
Dont worry-they will go make it themselves i`m sure .

jamboree · 10/02/2007 15:07

when I was only 6 weeks gone, my midwife put her order in for strong coffee and chocolate biccys, bless her,

Flip

1 2

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.