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[forestmushroom]

Originally Posted by cristeen 

As for my hot breakfast, it's a mixed (whole) grain hot cereal.  Probably not something you could handle, since it's pretty much pure carbs.  But it's quick and easy and filling.  The original recipe was wild rice, barley, bulgar and steel cut oats.  I usually make it GF with wild rice, oats, buckwheat and quinoa.

Oatmeal has almost as much protein as eggs, and quinoa is high in protein, too! So it sounds like a good mix of breakfast grains.... I love the idea of cooking it in the crock pot... I need to get a crock pot. :)

[Kamiro]

Cristeen - I can sympathize with your postpartum period somewhat. My baby was also incurably fussy and come to find out she was starving. At one week old my husband was about to sneak her a bottle of formula if I didn't give my consent. I can't imagine with every thing else you were going through. I really hope this time is a beautiful baby moon for you, truly. *hugs*

Who was it that made breakfast muffins a week ahead and stuck them in the fridge? Egg, sausage and cheese  on an english muffin will keep for a week in fridge or should I freeze ahead? That sounds like something I would definitely love to have made up for postpartum.

What vegetable could you add?

[Just1More]

one more-I have no idea. :)

I did have a couple of thoughts about nursing, though.

When I am making my freeze ahead meals, I'm going to go really, really easy on the wheat and dairy.  I've had one that couldn't tolerate any wheat in my diet whatsoever, and one who would be fussy in the evenings if I had dairy.  I so do not want to repeat that.  Those crying babies ARE SO hard.  I remember that, too, and also feel a little gunshy.

As I am reading everyone's experiences, and thinking back to my own, though, it might be worth all of us just putting in a little mental note that it *might* be that way.  It doesn't mean that we are failing as mama's, and it doesn't mean that our babies aren't perfect.  It's just an opportunity for us to be their protector and advocator from the very start, and a chance to figure out a little more of who they are.  I'm going to try, really hard, next time I'm trying to comfort a hysterical small baby in my own sleep deprived state, to remember just that.

And, in all that stocking up.  Plenty of nursing pads.  If are someone with an oversupply (like me), whew.  With my first baby, I would completely soak through one every hour or two for about the first two months.  After that it slowed a little, but I would still need to change them every two hours all the way until my baby was a good 9 months old or so.  It was crazy.  I've not had it quite like that with any others, but that first one, wow. :)

[poppyseed2012]

When I make my breakfast sandwiches, I'll add tomato, avocado or spinach.
 

Originally Posted by Onemoreontheway 

Who was it that made breakfast muffins a week ahead and stuck them in the fridge? Egg, sausage and cheese  on an english muffin will keep for a week in fridge or should I freeze ahead? That sounds like something I would definitely love to have made up for postpartum.

What vegetable could you add?

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by Onemoreontheway 

Cristeen - I can sympathize with your postpartum period somewhat. My baby was also incurably fussy and come to find out she was starving. At one week old my husband was about to sneak her a bottle of formula if I didn't give my consent. I can't imagine with every thing else you were going through. I really hope this time is a beautiful baby moon for you, truly. *hugs*

Who was it that made breakfast muffins a week ahead and stuck them in the fridge? Egg, sausage and cheese  on an english muffin will keep for a week in fridge or should I freeze ahead? That sounds like something I would definitely love to have made up for postpartum.

What vegetable could you add?

Thank you.

I do make egg muffins ahead of time.  I don't do the english muffin/biscuit for them, they're just egg, veg/meat, and cheese (optional).  For veg, sauteed mushrooms, green onions, sauteed onions, sauteed spinach, bell pepper - any veg you might like in an omelette.  For meat, I usually did crumbled cooked sausage, but you can do chopped bacon or even (cooked) ground beef if you want.  And then you have 2 options with the eggs - you can either scramble them, or you can just crack an egg into each muffin cup (my muffin tin will hold 1 lg egg per cup).  I alternate, since they have different textures.  Sprinkle with s&p, maybe a little tabasco and bake until set (about 20 minutes at 350).  A variation of that is to line each muffin cup with a slice of ham or turkey lunch meat, then crack the egg into it.  The meat will crisp up as it bakes, and it makes a nice variation.  Never use paper liners, and get them out of your pan while they're still warm, or you'll be soaking that pan for a while (and you'll lose half your eggs).  I bought silicone muffin pans specifically for these muffins, because I was sick of the clean up. 

[Sky]

I'm a bit nervous because DD will be ending the school year on May 25th and I'm due the 20th. Both of them where born 2 days before due date, and they don't ever let me go over my due date. I usually drive DD to school pick her up. Well DH of course is taking this on but I'm nervous about it. My mom and my mil are coming one after the other 2 days before my due date one will come and stay a week then the other will come when she leaves and stay a week. I will have about a two week of some Frozen fresh meals I'll do but with them coming they will definitly cook yummy :-) I know I want a brest friend pillow as it gives my back way more support than the boppy... i'll come back to this thread. Bath time  for my 4 yr old now :-)