Food suggestions for postpartum

Do you have a crock pot? Frozen meal-prepped stuff that I could just dump in a crock pot and eat warm were a LIFESAVER for me. My husband made me lots of soups too. Lentil soup, cabbage soup, baked potato soup, zuppa toscana, chili, bone broths, etc. As for snacks I've been killing these beef liver chips we got off Amazon, and oatmeal raisin cookies for my sanity lol. Body armor and coconut water are great options for sipping throughout the day too. Above all I would say stock up on things you like!

meal prep some foods that you like that you can just heat up in the microwave. seriously, a life changer!
chili, breakfast casserole, lasagna, rice and chicken type mixture.
prioritize protein in every meal and keep some high protein snacks nearby as well. Beef sticks, protein bars/shakes, mixed nuts, trail mix/granola + yogurt, fruits. just whatever you like for snacks

Definitely recommend meat sticks. I ate so many during the first couple weeks after giving birth. It helped get some protein in and they were pretty yummy! Something that I didn’t do but wish I had was creating more breakfast stuff I could heat up easily such as breakfast sandwiches, egg bites, yogurt whatever you think you would like! I also ate a bunch of the honey stinger energy waffles(you can get these at Target). Another thing I would get is some sort of electrolytes to make sure that you’re staying super hydrated. I use the Gatorade packets!

Can I ask why you will be on bed rest?

I highly recommend meal prepping - there are a bunch of blogs that compile wonderful postpartum meals that are easy to prepare and full of nutrition. I ended up prepping a bunch of soups, enchiladas, lasagna and baked pastas, chickens that could go in the instant pot, breakfast sandwiches, smoothie pouches, etc. it’s always great to have easy things like protein bars, cheese and crackers, hummus and veggies, protein shakes, etc

In addition to meals, I cannot explain how much I have *craved* protein while doing feeds. I don't like meat sticks, but I've been eating so many of them. Babybel cheese. Some crackers, to balance it out. That's a lifesaving snack, right there.

Greek yogurt has also been great, but harder to eat during a feed. Probably going to order kids squeezy yogurt next shopping run.