Postpartum Meal Delivery in Denver, Colorado: Rooted in Traditional Wisdom

Carrot Sweet Potato Dahl with Fennel

Exploring ancestral postpartum practices, you will find no shortage of strong, whole foods and vitality-laden ingredients, poured into dishes slow cooked with love and attention by communal women. Laddu (sweet balls) from India, Miyeok-guk (seaweed soup) from South Korea, Atole (corn porridge) from Mexico, Ji Mmiri Oku (Yam pepper soup) from Nigeria. Congee, stew, and herbal tea are modern staples everywhere.

Is Our Modern Food System Failing Us?

 It is important to ponder whether the immense processing of ingredients with chemicals and machinery, the rapid change in diets of our livestock animals, and the shift to nonorganic crops and intention-less production lines of “cooks” are doing any favors for a postpartum mother’s healing and milk production or contributing to the many challenges we see today. I've said it before and I'l say it again, "a pizza after birth is just not it."

Healing After Birth

A postpartum mother is transforming entirely, integrating her new life and new body, reorganizing cells and shifting whole organs simultaneously. Hormones are massively shifting day by day, blood volume has decreased over 15% by the third day, and the ligaments surrounding the womb and pelvic floor may take a month or more to return to normal. At a time when the repair tool of sleep is in scarce supply, the body will rely more heavily on food and rest to do its work.

Food

The diet consisting of warm, wet foods will bring warmth to the body and aid in circulation and digestion. Nutrient dense ingredients like ghee and bone broth will supply necessary nutrients to restore tissues, muscle, and fascia. Spices like cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, and fennel can be included for their anti-inflammatory properties and aid in milk production. In general, a mother should expect to eat 3-4 full meals a day, and always have snacks accessible.

Rest

Rest is vital, re: the worldwide custom of 40 days in bed. La Cuarentena in Mexico and South America, Zuo Yuezi "sitting the month" in China, Olojojo Omo in Yaruba and similar across Africa, Asia, and Indigenous Europe. Plan to protect the postpartum period, and receive the gifts that flow to you and your baby.

Energy to Heal

The spiritual door that was opened to bring baby earthside, takes weeks, even months to fully close. The energy of that portal is palpable to anyone who was at the birth, and although not as strong, postpartum visitors will likely feel it as well until finally that energy is returned to the mother’s body. To meet this vibration as one enters the home, and to match this frequency as meals are prepared, is to respect and bring reverence to this family’s journey. Each ingredient has its own frequency as well, which is why filtered water, organic produce, and pasture-raised animal products are strongly recommended during this time.

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Preparing to feed your family after birth is going to dramatically shift the stress levels in the home, take the task load off of partners and postpartum helpers, and ensure the mother gets adequate rest and nutrition.

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