Why Julia's Kitchen delivers in the afternoon, and lets a mother sleep in the morning

“Shouldn’t breakfast arrive in the morning? Why do you deliver in the afternoon?”

We hear this now and then during confinement meal consultations and tastings, and we understand why. When you plan life after the birth, it’s natural to picture breakfast, lunch and dinner at the usual times.

Once the baby is born, though, a mother’s days usually need to find a new rhythm.

A baby’s day doesn’t always follow the clock

At two or three in the morning the baby wakes and needs feeding, changing and settling. By the time the parents have finally got the baby back to sleep after a long night, it may already be light outside.

That is when the mother can at last lie down and rest. If she also has to keep an ear out for a morning delivery call or the doorbell, and get up to collect the food, the sleep she’s catching up on can easily be broken.

Every family is different. But in our years of working with mothers after birth, “being able to sleep, untroubled, when the chance comes” has proved a very practical need.

An afternoon delivery gives mealtimes more room

Julia’s Kitchen delivers chilled, in the afternoon. When the meals arrive, put them in the fridge promptly, following the instructions packed with them. When it’s time to eat, take out the matching portion and reheat it thoroughly as directed.

Receiving the meals in the afternoon doesn’t mean waiting until the afternoon for breakfast. Breakfast that arrived the day before and has been properly chilled can be reheated after you get up the next morning.

A mother can fit her meals around her own day and her baby’s: eat once the baby has settled, have soup while family takes over, or enjoy a ready meal after she has caught up on sleep.

With the meals arranged in advance, she has one less thing on her mind.

Chilled delivery fits real life, too

A hot meal at the door doesn’t always arrive when a mother can actually eat. Sometimes, just as she sits down, the baby wakes; sometimes she is busy feeding and settling, and by the time she finally sits down the food has gone cold.

Chilled delivery, with proper refrigeration, means she reheats a meal only when she’s ready to eat it. Before eating, please follow the storage and reheating instructions for each meal and enjoy it within the recommended time.

We want everything from the delivery to the meal itself to fit the everyday needs of a family after a birth.

Choosing confinement meals is also planning life after the birth

Every mother’s habits, family support and baby’s routine are different. Some families prefer a morning delivery; others need to protect their mornings for rest.

When you choose confinement meals, think about more than the menu and the delivery time. When you need to eat, will a meal be ready? When you finally get the chance to rest, will you be able to lie down without worrying?

Julia’s Kitchen delivers in the afternoon to keep that flexibility for mothers, so that in the days of caring for a baby she can still eat well, and rest when the chance comes.

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