Comments on: Activity #148: Fill your freezer before your baby arrives http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/ Two geeky girls' guide to the first years of motherhood. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kathleen Murzynski http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-140284 Kathleen Murzynski Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:31:27 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-140284 I have a 2 and 3 year old but I also travel a lot for work so this is a great idea for me to leave easy meals for my husband and girls. Thanks so much! I have a 2 and 3 year old but I also travel a lot for work so this is a great idea for me to leave easy meals for my husband and girls. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Renee http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-140277 Renee Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:05:48 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-140277 I'd just like to add the idea of making sure a bunch of those meals are crockpot ready because dinner time always seems to be the time when Baby needs to be nursed or changed or something. My crockpot saved my life when my first baby was born. I'm expecting baby #2 in early Feb and I'm already working on my freezer plan. I'm hoping to fit 3 months worth of meals in so from mid January through early April I don't have to do alot of cooking. *crossed fingers* I’d just like to add the idea of making sure a bunch of those meals are crockpot ready because dinner time always seems to be the time when Baby needs to be nursed or changed or something. My crockpot saved my life when my first baby was born. I’m expecting baby #2 in early Feb and I’m already working on my freezer plan. I’m hoping to fit 3 months worth of meals in so from mid January through early April I don’t have to do alot of cooking. *crossed fingers*

]]> By: Anissa http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-140268 Anissa Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:33:22 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-140268 This is truly good advice -- I'd like to point out that not only were we too tired to cook, but also too tired to make decisions about what to eat. Although we did stock our freezer ourselves we also got frozen meals/ingredients as gifts from people. We looked for dishes that we liked that were freezer-friendly, and then made two at a time -- one to eat and one to freeze. A colleague gave us breakfast burritos which was a godsend -- we had totally forgotten about breakfast! This is truly good advice — I’d like to point out that not only were we too tired to cook, but also too tired to make decisions about what to eat. Although we did stock our freezer ourselves we also got frozen meals/ingredients as gifts from people. We looked for dishes that we liked that were freezer-friendly, and then made two at a time — one to eat and one to freeze. A colleague gave us breakfast burritos which was a godsend — we had totally forgotten about breakfast!

]]> By: Shauna http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-140244 Shauna Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:44:03 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-140244 What a great post! I had my mom to cook for me after the birth of my second, but this is a wonderful idea if mom is not around/able to cook. Easy prep is so important for feeding older children and nursing moms! Will check out these sites further. What a great post! I had my mom to cook for me after the birth of my second, but this is a wonderful idea if mom is not around/able to cook. Easy prep is so important for feeding older children and nursing moms! Will check out these sites further.

]]> By: Saturday Stumbles: September 11, 2010 | OAMC from Once A Month Mom http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-130114 Saturday Stumbles: September 11, 2010 | OAMC from Once A Month Mom Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:01:03 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-130114 [...] Moms writes about filling your freezer before the baby arrives and mentions many of the OAMM resources as well as Erin of $5 [...] [...] Moms writes about filling your freezer before the baby arrives and mentions many of the OAMM resources as well as Erin of $5 [...]

]]> By: Elisabeth http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-125782 Elisabeth Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:44:07 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-125782 This is the best advice ever! WE did this with mostly Trader Joe's food and it was a life saver. We also stalked up on homemade food by doubling a recipe and freezing half. Best thing you can do before you have a baby. Even more helpful than setting up a crib. This is the best advice ever! WE did this with mostly Trader Joe’s food and it was a life saver. We also stalked up on homemade food by doubling a recipe and freezing half. Best thing you can do before you have a baby. Even more helpful than setting up a crib.

]]> By: Tricia (Once A Month Mom) http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-125773 Tricia (Once A Month Mom) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:48:17 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-125773 I'm about to "pop" another one out too, and with a full freezer I might add. I really does help! Thanks for telling your readers about my site. Good luck! I’m about to “pop” another one out too, and with a full freezer I might add. I really does help! Thanks for telling your readers about my site. Good luck!

]]> By: Jenny from Mommin' It Up http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-125767 Jenny from Mommin' It Up Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:52:29 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-125767 Erin and Tricia are awesome! I had a baby shower for the two of them at my house and I was very afraid to cook things that these two gourmets were going to eat. I *think* they approved...anyway...the once a month/freezer cooking is a great way to go! Makes it so easy to give a meal to someone else who is sick or just had a baby, too, when your freezer is full! Erin and Tricia are awesome! I had a baby shower for the two of them at my house and I was very afraid to cook things that these two gourmets were going to eat. I *think* they approved…anyway…the once a month/freezer cooking is a great way to go! Makes it so easy to give a meal to someone else who is sick or just had a baby, too, when your freezer is full!

]]> By: Crib Bedding Sets http://www.rookiemoms.com/fill-your-freezer-before-your-baby-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-125735 Crib Bedding Sets Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:22:38 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=3390#comment-125735 This is actually an excellent idea. When I was pregnant, my mother-in-law stayed with us for 2 weeks before the birth and she spent a lot of time cooking these kinds of food for when the baby arrived. I didn't see the genius of it yet while I was carrying the big belly, but when the little one arrived, this was one of the best "birth present" we got. It was so nice to have food waiting to only be reheated during those days when we were too tired to cook. See? In-laws can be of some good use. Bless her This is actually an excellent idea. When I was pregnant, my mother-in-law stayed with us for 2 weeks before the birth and she spent a lot of time cooking these kinds of food for when the baby arrived.

I didn’t see the genius of it yet while I was carrying the big belly, but when the little one arrived, this was one of the best “birth present” we got. It was so nice to have food waiting to only be reheated during those days when we were too tired to cook.

See? In-laws can be of some good use. Bless her

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