{"id":22497,"date":"2012-07-23T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=22497"},"modified":"2012-07-17T16:29:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T20:29:12","slug":"meals-for-new-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/meals-for-new-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Meals for New Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following post is from contributing writer\u00a0Kristen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eight months ago, soon after I moved to Iowa, which is several hours away from home. I became a new mom.\u00a0\u00a0 People in my new community amazed me by how accommodating they could be to a newcomer. \u00a0They brought my husband and me dinners and other goodies soon after our son was born.<\/p>\n

Naturally, when one of my new Iowa friends had her first baby, I wanted to pay this act of kindness forward. \u00a0I made lasagna for my new friend after she had her little girl Vivienne. \u00a0 Now that I’ve been on the receiving and giving end of a new mom meal, I have some tips on how to make it a success.<\/p>\n

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How to Make Meals for New Moms<\/h4>\n

1. Contact the new mom to schedule a night for their meal. \u00a0<\/strong>When you decide that you want to make a meal to help out a new mom, it is best to call and ask when a homemade meal would work best. \u00a0They might have family in town helping them already, or other people dropping off food as well. \u00a0You are making a meal to help them, not to catch them off guard.<\/p>\n

\u00a02. Ask \u00a0if anyone in the family has food restrictions.\u00a0<\/strong> In order for you to make a successful dinner for another family, you should ask them these questions before planning their menu.<\/p>\n