More than 50% of new parents worry they are not eating healthily, poll claims
It is a struggle to find time to eat proper meals, respondents say
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Your support makes all the difference.Over half of participants in a new survey said they were worried about getting the nutrition they needed in the first six months of their baby being born.
The poll of 2,000 parents asked what they found difficult in the early days of parenting and found respondents struggled to find time to go food shopping or eat a proper meal.
Sleep deprivation and leaving the newborn alone at any time were also named top struggles.
And the average participant said it took nearly a year after their baby was born before they started to relax as a new parent.
The research by Uber Eats reported more than one fifth of parents asked struggled to find time to eat in the first six months, and four in 10 admitted to snacking a lot more.
Hannah Richards, nutritional expert and curator of the menu, said: “Nutrition is so important for mothers immediately after giving birth so they can get full strength and vitality back.
“With this limited-edition menu, new parents can be confident that their nutrition is taken care of, leaving more time to focus on their new babies.”
It also emerged eight in 10 of those polled felt overwhelmed in the first six months.
Participants also confessed to consuming more chocolate, biscuits and crisps than they would have done normally.
Toussaint Wattinne, general manager of Uber Eats in the UK, said: “Having a new baby is an incredibly exciting time but it also comes with a lot of stress and sleepless nights.
“It’s important that while you’re looking after the baby, you’re also taking care of yourself and staying fit and healthy.”
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