I was able to do this for my first pregnancy and was able to get 20 days worth of meals. I was proud of myself. Love your list. I also made turkey burgers, meatballs, chili and lasagna. They froze really well.
I’m 21 weeks right now with my 3rd. I’ve never done this before but I think meal prepping like this will be so necessary this time for sure. Thank you for the ideas!
I'm currently 2 weeks postpartum with baby #4, and we just finished our last prepped freezer meal tonight. I'm so, so glad I prepped stuff ahead of time! Our son has been cluster feeding a lot, off and on, and it's been so nice to have nutritious hot food to eat while nursing. I'm gonna do another round tomorrow when my husband is off work. Thank you for sharing your ideas!!
Hey tabitha, thank you so much for sharing with us your recipes, your time and your hard work, it must be a lot of work to move the camera around, I really appreciate your constantly excellent content. 💖💖
I hear you!! I have a really hard time standing and cooking when I’m pregnant. My legs would ache so bad! I think that’s a great approach to postpartum. Be sure to at least make some nourishing bone broth to sip on. I’d freeze in pint jars for a daily serving size. Getting so close!
Instacart is going to be my go-to as well for the fresh produce. We're on a budget, but my recovery is totally worth it to the healthy of my family. We plan all pregnancy so that I can have my 40 day recuperation - YAY. I don't plan to cook at all during that time, just the Meal Train from my amazing Catholic mom's group and the freezer meals I prepare!!! I can't wait to snuggle my baby!!
@@kaitlync15 - It's definitely strategic. From even before we conceive, we are looking at his vacation days and making sure he'll have a big chunk by then (he usually saves them up between babies too - this is our baby #6). He works for a non-profit, so we're on a budget and certainly can't afford childcare. We plan for 2 dedicated weeks (10 work days) at home, then again, from the time we tell family, we're lining up help on a schedule. With 5 little kids, I need the most help at 2-4 weeks, when my husband goes back to work. My husband can manage some of him responsibilities from home too, which helps him not be totally absent from the picture for 2 weeks and if we have rough days or emergencies, he can come home for a morning or afternoon . Our requests from his job over the last years have been more family -oriented and less desire for salary increase, so flexibility with workplace and hours have been more important than even a financial increase. We have a mom's group that actively runs a meal train for each mom. Sometimes, it can cover around 2 months of every-other day meals. I usually ask for daily meals around 2 weeks, so that, again, when my husband goes back out of the house, I'm not cooking. I usually make freezer meals to help with the later weeks 3-6, so that, again, I'm not cooking at all. This time I'm going to ask some friends for play-dates for some of my kids (one or two at a time) after he goes back to work too. We pause homeschooling during that time, unless it helps the kids have something to do while I rest. Honestly, we spend a large chunk of our pregnancy problem solving issues in our house and routine, and preparing for my postpartum period. I write down everyone who says "let me know if I can help" and I brainstorm a way to ask them for help during that time. I've had YEARS of Postpartum Depression. Both my husband and I (and our children) value my recovery. :)
@@tpangle17 wow your reply about how you do PP recovery is amazing. I'm sure in June with my first. Never thought about actually writing down ppl who say, "let me know if I can help" and then actually allowing them to help. I have a hard time asking & accepting help, even when it's offered. I might try this. Thank you
Hi Tabitha, I knew when you said when the baby was fussy at dinnertime, you could just pop it into the oven, that you meant the dinner!! Made me laugh so hard though😂🤣😂🤣. Love from Australia xxx
I wish you made these postpartum videos this time last year! I had my first baby girl April 2021. I'm glad I have these videos now so I'll be prepared for future babies 😊
I love this idea! We just recently bought a chest freezer, and freezer meals didn’t even cross my mind as something to put in it! I’m new to your channel so I’m not sure if you already have this type of video but tips and tricks for ordering meat locally would be so helpful!
I just came across your channel. You are a power house! I remember how those days were getting prepped for a new baby coming. I would just double up when I cooked a meal...then just froze the extra meal. It kept it easier that way. You seem like such a neat person. So glad I found your channel. I am past baby days, and days of little kids, but I still get a kick out of these videos. They bring back so many memories.
I seen you tossed the broccoli stack out if you slice it just add it to the broccoli florets they have tons of vitamin and nutritional value and they taste yummy. The kids won’t even notice it.
I'm alot late to this video...Tabitha you are gonna rock baby number 6. Your older daughters are so amazing and you are one of the few channels that thrive on routine which is a life rule we live by. It's not dictating to the family this is how it is...I like to think they can expect how their day will go which gives reliability and zero anxiety. Wonderful video.
35 w this week . . I'm going tomorrow to grab some pans and some meats so I can prep some stuff. I'm being induced in 3 weeks. So . . Yesssss ma'am thank you so much!
Taco meat prepped and frozen in gallon zip lock bags is another great go to for my family. Then you just order taco shells and topping and let the kids make their own taco's. You can reheat the taco meat in the fridge when it's thawed.
Tabitha, you are an absolute delight. I don't always have time to watch RUclips, but when I do I really enjoy your content. I grew up in a large Catholic family, we always have so much fun when we catch up. My best friend is one of 14, her Mum is a legend ❤ God bless your family, take care and am looking forward to seeing the baby 😍
Good morning Tabitha I personally wanna say Thank you so much and I appreciate you as a Mom WHO LOVES HER FAMILY and does everything possible to Conquer her daily life ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ being Pregnant 😏😏🍀🍀🇨🇱🇨🇱
Here's your subscriber from Poland. Normally I would love to watch your video and grab some of your inspirantional ideas. Today I cannot focus neither at watching, listenining or even homeschooling my kids...😢 Not too far from my home the Ukrainian people are dying, there are families with small kids just like us... And here we are in fear of what will happen next... Please, pray for peace in Ukraine🇺🇦
Thank you for these!! I’m totally making some of them. I’m 36 weeks with #2 and theyre definitely more difficult to make when you already have one+ kiddos but these don’t look too hard to prepare! My toddler was fascinated watching you make the pasta ones lol. at 12:03 she kept saying “uh oh!” and i couldnt figure out why, until she I realized she was pointing at the one noodle that fell out hahaha
Good luck! I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15 years old and it took a while to get pregnant. With the help of several rounds of Femara, I now have a 4 year old daughter and hoping to get pregnant with baby #2 by the end of the year.
Way to go Mama. I stumbled across your channel and wanted to say you're awesome. I don't know much about you, but I can tell your an amazing mother and a beautiful spirit worthy of being. We need more mamas like you Superstar! Have a blessed day 🧡
I have really enjoyed your videos…I’m a newer subscriber. The energy you have is amazing and inspiring! I’m currently pregnant with baby #5, so hoping I can use a lot of your freezer meals and tactics in cleaning/organizing my home. Thank you for sharing 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for sharing. I actually watched the last one you did, it helped me out a ton with my 5th baby! Especially for the first couple weeks I was sore. God bless!
I have never clicked so fast on a video!! I love freezer meal videos! 🙌 I have a freezer meal prep video coming in 3 hours! Great minds think alike! 🤣 So excited to see what you come up with today 💗
As always love your recipes (the chicken cordon bleu has me wanting it right now and its breakfast time.😁) you make it look so easy and also remind me that they don't need to be complicated recipes. I deal with chronic pain and am becoming more disabled due to it, so on the good days to be able to get some meals in the freezer is very helpful. ❤
I did a rice bean chicken bake, lasagna, and breastfeeding smoothies (strawberries, oats, almond milk, brewers yeast) in individual ziplock baggies. Loved it!
Hi sis, im new to your channel. Thank you for this sharing. Your content is so good. I like it. Especially the idea of family prep meal. Took 7 hours for 12 prep meals! You must be so tired right. But it can save so much time for another 6 days. Congrats, you are great mom!
Does one tray feed your entire family? Do u add sides or do you use 2 trays a night for dinner? Also interested to hear how the chicken cord en blue tastes when u eventually eat it, Sounds yum 😍
Ooooof there’s a pet 2 coming?! So excited! Thanks so much Tabitha for sharing this with us. I’m pregnant with baby #2 and will be preparing freezer meals for the postpartum experience soon. Such good stuff 💜
You should check out acre homestead. She makes lots of easy freezer meals. Also Jamerrill Stewart she makes huge freezer meals for her large family and she even has recipe books for freezer meals
Do you cook everything all the way for the pastas? I’ve seen other people recommend not cooking the pasta completely so it’s not soggy once it’s heated the second time.
Do you have a gluten free kid? What do they eat when you are serving these meals? I have few gf kids and have a hard time cooking different foods for everyone.
You did an amazing job Tabitha! You are so organized. I watched this video a couple of days ago and have been thinking about it. This is not a criticism. Did you really leave the finished containers on your counter all day? You said that you started at 2 o’clock and finished at 9 o’clock. I’m just concerned that it was too long for that cooked food to be sitting out all day. Maybe it was just for video purposes and you refrigerated it during the filming.
how far in advance do you do this? im 36 weeks and wanting to meal prep for 20 days postpartum. Also if you freeze a pan of food do you defrost the whole thing and all eat it in one day?
I'm pregnant with my first. Due in May. I want to do this. How long ahead do you prep these meals/or rather, how long will these be good in the freezer for?
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Chilis lasted for almost 5 months. I think 2 to 3 months ahead will be perfect
I know you said this was your last, but you never know. If you, or a friend do this agsin while heavily pregnant, please get some help. Even if its just a friend to watch the kids
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I was able to do this for my first pregnancy and was able to get 20 days worth of meals. I was proud of myself. Love your list. I also made turkey burgers, meatballs, chili and lasagna. They froze really well.
I’m 21 weeks right now with my 3rd. I’ve never done this before but I think meal prepping like this will be so necessary this time for sure. Thank you for the ideas!
same! with my first it was easy and we had the support of our family but this time around it’s gonna be tricky 😂
I'm currently 2 weeks postpartum with baby #4, and we just finished our last prepped freezer meal tonight. I'm so, so glad I prepped stuff ahead of time! Our son has been cluster feeding a lot, off and on, and it's been so nice to have nutritious hot food to eat while nursing.
I'm gonna do another round tomorrow when my husband is off work. Thank you for sharing your ideas!!
Hey tabitha, thank you so much for sharing with us your recipes, your time and your hard work, it must be a lot of work to move the camera around, I really appreciate your constantly excellent content. 💖💖
I hear you!! I have a really hard time standing and cooking when I’m pregnant. My legs would ache so bad! I think that’s a great approach to postpartum. Be sure to at least make some nourishing bone broth to sip on. I’d freeze in pint jars for a daily serving size.
Getting so close!
Instacart is going to be my go-to as well for the fresh produce. We're on a budget, but my recovery is totally worth it to the healthy of my family. We plan all pregnancy so that I can have my 40 day recuperation - YAY. I don't plan to cook at all during that time, just the Meal Train from my amazing Catholic mom's group and the freezer meals I prepare!!! I can't wait to snuggle my baby!!
I’m feeling the same!!!
@@ThisMamasHouse You're worth it!!!!
How do you plan for a 40 day recovery? Is your husband home that long ?
@@kaitlync15 - It's definitely strategic. From even before we conceive, we are looking at his vacation days and making sure he'll have a big chunk by then (he usually saves them up between babies too - this is our baby #6). He works for a non-profit, so we're on a budget and certainly can't afford childcare. We plan for 2 dedicated weeks (10 work days) at home, then again, from the time we tell family, we're lining up help on a schedule. With 5 little kids, I need the most help at 2-4 weeks, when my husband goes back to work. My husband can manage some of him responsibilities from home too, which helps him not be totally absent from the picture for 2 weeks and if we have rough days or emergencies, he can come home for a morning or afternoon . Our requests from his job over the last years have been more family -oriented and less desire for salary increase, so flexibility with workplace and hours have been more important than even a financial increase. We have a mom's group that actively runs a meal train for each mom. Sometimes, it can cover around 2 months of every-other day meals. I usually ask for daily meals around 2 weeks, so that, again, when my husband goes back out of the house, I'm not cooking. I usually make freezer meals to help with the later weeks 3-6, so that, again, I'm not cooking at all. This time I'm going to ask some friends for play-dates for some of my kids (one or two at a time) after he goes back to work too. We pause homeschooling during that time, unless it helps the kids have something to do while I rest. Honestly, we spend a large chunk of our pregnancy problem solving issues in our house and routine, and preparing for my postpartum period. I write down everyone who says "let me know if I can help" and I brainstorm a way to ask them for help during that time. I've had YEARS of Postpartum Depression. Both my husband and I (and our children) value my recovery. :)
@@tpangle17 wow your reply about how you do PP recovery is amazing. I'm sure in June with my first. Never thought about actually writing down ppl who say, "let me know if I can help" and then actually allowing them to help. I have a hard time asking & accepting help, even when it's offered. I might try this. Thank you
Hi Tabitha, I knew when you said when the baby was fussy at dinnertime, you could just pop it into the oven, that you meant the dinner!! Made me laugh so hard though😂🤣😂🤣. Love from Australia xxx
I wish you made these postpartum videos this time last year! I had my first baby girl April 2021. I'm glad I have these videos now so I'll be prepared for future babies 😊
I love this idea! We just recently bought a chest freezer, and freezer meals didn’t even cross my mind as something to put in it! I’m new to your channel so I’m not sure if you already have this type of video but tips and tricks for ordering meat locally would be so helpful!
I just came across your channel. You are a power house! I remember how those days were getting prepped for a new baby coming. I would just double up when I cooked a meal...then just froze the extra meal. It kept it easier that way. You seem like such a neat person. So glad I found your channel. I am past baby days, and days of little kids, but I still get a kick out of these videos. They bring back so many memories.
I seen you tossed the broccoli stack out if you slice it just add it to the broccoli florets they have tons of vitamin and nutritional value and they taste yummy. The kids won’t even notice it.
33 weeks with my 2nd baby and this is super motivating. Love these ideas!
Must always smell so nice in your home, what with all the meals, nothing better than a house that smells like good food cooking! Love your videos
Mom I just wanna say your A M A Z I N G !!!!! You did all that by yourself with a belly and toddlers at home!🌺🌺🌺
Such a smart plan Tabitha! Anything to make life easier and simplified with a new baby.
I'm alot late to this video...Tabitha you are gonna rock baby number 6. Your older daughters are so amazing and you are one of the few channels that thrive on routine which is a life rule we live by. It's not dictating to the family this is how it is...I like to think they can expect how their day will go which gives reliability and zero anxiety. Wonderful video.
35 w this week . . I'm going tomorrow to grab some pans and some meats so I can prep some stuff. I'm being induced in 3 weeks. So . . Yesssss ma'am thank you so much!
Taco meat prepped and frozen in gallon zip lock bags is another great go to for my family. Then you just order taco shells and topping and let the kids make their own taco's. You can reheat the taco meat in the fridge when it's thawed.
I do this l the time
Tabitha, you are an absolute delight. I don't always have time to watch RUclips, but when I do I really enjoy your content. I grew up in a large Catholic family, we always have so much fun when we catch up. My best friend is one of 14, her Mum is a legend ❤ God bless your family, take care and am looking forward to seeing the baby 😍
Thank you so much
Good morning Tabitha I personally wanna say Thank you so much and I appreciate you as a Mom WHO LOVES HER FAMILY and does everything possible to Conquer her daily life ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ being Pregnant 😏😏🍀🍀🇨🇱🇨🇱
Here's your subscriber from Poland. Normally I would love to watch your video and grab some of your inspirantional ideas. Today I cannot focus neither at watching, listenining or even homeschooling my kids...😢 Not too far from my home the Ukrainian people are dying, there are families with small kids just like us...
And here we are in fear of what will happen next...
Please, pray for peace in Ukraine🇺🇦
Prayers sent up!
Thank you for these!! I’m totally making some of them. I’m 36 weeks with #2 and theyre definitely more difficult to make when you already have one+ kiddos but these don’t look too hard to prepare! My toddler was fascinated watching you make the pasta ones lol. at 12:03 she kept saying “uh oh!” and i couldnt figure out why, until she I realized she was pointing at the one noodle that fell out hahaha
Perfect timing I just got diagnosed with pcos so I need a big lifestyle change need to add vitamin in my life
I’ve taken a lot of vitamin d supplements and this is totally my favorite. I hope you find some relief for PCOS 🙏🏼
@@ThisMamasHouse thank you so much 11years trying to have a baby but it's all in God's time 🥰
Good luck! I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15 years old and it took a while to get pregnant. With the help of several rounds of Femara, I now have a 4 year old daughter and hoping to get pregnant with baby #2 by the end of the year.
Don’t plan on having kids for a few years but taking soo many mental notes when my time comes hopefully
Way to go Mama. I stumbled across your channel and wanted to say you're awesome. I don't know much about you, but I can tell your an amazing mother and a beautiful spirit worthy of being. We need more mamas like you Superstar! Have a blessed day 🧡
Btw... I’m so impressed with all you do!!
Good morning ❤️ thank you for sharing 😊
Brilliant as always. I need to get this done before our little one arrives xx
I will be doing this in May and June to prepare for baby! Thank you for the inspiration, everything looks so yummy! ❤
I have really enjoyed your videos…I’m a newer subscriber. The energy you have is amazing and inspiring! I’m currently pregnant with baby #5, so hoping I can use a lot of your freezer meals and tactics in cleaning/organizing my home. Thank you for sharing 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for sharing. I actually watched the last one you did, it helped me out a ton with my 5th baby! Especially for the first couple weeks I was sore.
God bless!
Nemoj pretjerivati sa stajanjem 😊dobronamjerno jaaako se umaraš več ali si divna i zraciš mirnocom i dobrotom 💖
Love watching your video ❤️❤️❤️
I’m giving it a go! Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! What is the reheating instructions for the lasagna bake? :)
Thank you so much for helping me find a way to use up my canned chicken 💖💖💖
Make sure you label unseasoned for the fajitas because you will be tired and healing and you might forget
You are so on top of stuff. When I had both of my girls I wish I had done this. It would have helped alot.
I'm due in June and I was waiting for this meal prep video. 👍🏻
I have never clicked so fast on a video!! I love freezer meal videos! 🙌 I have a freezer meal prep video coming in 3 hours! Great minds think alike! 🤣 So excited to see what you come up with today 💗
Wish I had did this with my last pregnancy!! Would have made life so much easier. Will be doing this next time.
I'm learning a lot from you Tabitha 🥰
As always love your recipes (the chicken cordon bleu has me wanting it right now and its breakfast time.😁) you make it look so easy and also remind me that they don't need to be complicated recipes. I deal with chronic pain and am becoming more disabled due to it, so on the good days to be able to get some meals in the freezer is very helpful. ❤
I did a rice bean chicken bake, lasagna, and breastfeeding smoothies (strawberries, oats, almond milk, brewers yeast) in individual ziplock baggies. Loved it!
Hi sis, im new to your channel. Thank you for this sharing. Your content is so good. I like it. Especially the idea of family prep meal. Took 7 hours for 12 prep meals! You must be so tired right. But it can save so much time for another 6 days. Congrats, you are great mom!
Does one tray feed your entire family? Do u add sides or do you use 2 trays a night for dinner?
Also interested to hear how the chicken cord en blue tastes when u eventually eat it, Sounds yum 😍
To eliminate waste, you can slice the broccoli stems into matchstick for stir fries.
You rock mama!
Ooooof there’s a pet 2 coming?! So excited! Thanks so much Tabitha for sharing this with us. I’m pregnant with baby #2 and will be preparing freezer meals for the postpartum experience soon. Such good stuff 💜
Love this !
The costco meals are a great idea too.
Your videos are so amazing love you.
You should check out acre homestead. She makes lots of easy freezer meals. Also Jamerrill Stewart she makes huge freezer meals for her large family and she even has recipe books for freezer meals
Do you cook everything all the way for the pastas? I’ve seen other people recommend not cooking the pasta completely so it’s not soggy once it’s heated the second time.
Thanks for sharing!
Great idea!
Please let us know how the canned chicken turned out tasting in the chicken Alfredo
Looks wonderful 😊 good.
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Did the pasta do well being frozen? I love these meal ideas! We’re planning for meal prepping for baby #3!
3:23 skips commercial. No hate, get your money girl 🤑
How do I know how long to cook the meals for? & the oven temp? 😊
After eating them, would you recommend any of these meals over the others? They all look good.
I live in New Zealand and I’ve never heard of the supplement you mentioned, maybe I should check it out.
Great job! 🥰👍🏻
17 week pregnancy now this great ideas to do for home birth delivery
Do you have a gluten free kid? What do they eat when you are serving these meals? I have few gf kids and have a hard time cooking different foods for everyone.
Yes jaw dropped when you said baby #6…
What's it to you?
Just an idea, the meatloaf & mashed potatoes from Costco is great, if your family likes meatloaf.🥰
My husband has been using AG1 for over a year. It does NOT taste good 😂but it is very good for you.
Thanks for this idea! I am definitely doing this when I give birth in September. Do you have to take the meals out to thaw and then cook?
No, you can cook them frozen because they are already cooked ,it will just take longer to heat up.
Those meals look amazing!!! Question would doing Hello Fresh be easy thing to do also?
Baby bump there is going to come out of the womb knowing how to cook.
😂😂😂
I wish I could do this but I’m in so much pain right now :(
It’s when she said baby number six 😂 sis WhAT 😅 I’m struggling with my first pregnancy your on the sixth child 😭
You did an amazing job Tabitha! You are so organized. I watched this video a couple of days ago and have been thinking about it. This is not a criticism. Did you really leave the finished containers on your counter all day? You said that you started at 2 o’clock and finished at 9 o’clock. I’m just concerned that it was too long for that cooked food to be sitting out all day. Maybe it was just for video purposes and you refrigerated it during the filming.
They sat out 🤷🏻♀️ they were sealed up so I’m not worried. It’s important for the food to cool before freezing
Hello madam,thanks for sharing your videos..
Thanks for watching !
Ugodan dan mila 💖💞
how far in advance do you do this? im 36 weeks and wanting to meal prep for 20 days postpartum. Also if you freeze a pan of food do you defrost the whole thing and all eat it in one day?
How soon after you make these do you use them usually?
I'm pregnant with my first. Due in May. I want to do this. How long ahead do you prep these meals/or rather, how long will these be good in the freezer for?
Chilis lasted for almost 5 months. I think 2 to 3 months ahead will be perfect
How long did this take you?
How long does each meal keep?
I’d say 3-6 months
Day in the life
Where did you get that tub of pasta ?
It was sold at Costco in 10 lb bags, then I put it in a food grade 5 gallon bucket with a lid :)
What is cluster feeding?
When baby demands to breastfeed/bottle feed at any time, sometimes immediately after feeding.
Don't throw away the broccoli florets. They're edible.
hi
I hope you had some help prepping these meals… you should be resting beautiful 🙂
I know you said this was your last, but you never know. If you, or a friend do this agsin while heavily pregnant, please get some help. Even if its just a friend to watch the kids
Never said this was my last 😅😉
@@ThisMamasHouse
I misunderstood. God bless
💕💕💕🌺
Do you know what your baby is a boy or girl
I’ve only watched 2 videos and it’s just been her trying to sell things🤨
Great videos!! How long does these last in the freezer? Trying to decide when should I start lol 🥲😅