Snacks for Labor?

Question

I've decided to do a unmedicated "natural" birth, and I was wondering what snacks you recommend to keep up strength during labor.

Answer

In the beginning of my labor (when I was still happy and chatting) I ate rice and beans, it’s high protein and filling! Later on when I didn’t feel like eating, my husband fed me bites of applesauce on a spoon. I wouldn’t have been able to eat anything that required chewing at that point, but I still needed the energy. I ate right up until a few minutes before my daughter was born. The most important thing though is hydration! I drank tons of water (a straw is a MUST!) and after she was born I had a Gatorade too.

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With my second, I ate chicken noodle soup (drank the broth), crackers, and fruit. Drank OJ and water.

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The hospital usually won’t let you eat once labor starts bc it will delay the labor process by putting the baby to sleep. I ate before I came to the hospital and ended up puking it up. If you can manage to eat the hospital can only give you ice pops, broth, ginger ale and jello.

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Most hospitals won't let you eat once you're admitted incase you have to have a c-section.

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honey sticks dates propel

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Depends on the person, I ate fruit on the way to the hospital and threw it all up while I’m labor. I don’t think I could have eaten, the pain made me feel way to nauseated🤢

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I had soft boiled eggs and toast with jam in early labor at home. at the hospital I had packed nuts and dried fruit and coconut squares but didn't actually have time to eat anything. the snacks were great at the hospital afterwards though

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Anything high in protein but most of the time unless you are doing a home birth they won’t let you eat until baby is born just incase it turns into a c-section.

Snacks for Labor?

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