Just wondering what you guys do. Are you the kind that do the whole works e.g samosa, pakoras, kebabs and sweet dishes etc or is it just a cuppa and mitaai to go with it.
How would you manage all this with looking after a small baby and making sure your guests are attended to. Assuming you dont live with family.
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Do people actually expect food and stuff? :-/
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have your husband buy cookies, chips, fruit, soda, juice, water bottles, etc and disposable cups, plates, forks and spoons.
you should not have to do anything.
Yeah I would do the.chips, cookie, mithai bit and just have hubby make chai or serve cold drinks.
With family not around it is often hard to take care of new baby, home and self. Why put urself through more trouble ???
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I would get take away snacks... if you want to serve samose and stuff, get them from the shops..
I would generally though just get mum/MIL to serve chai and mittai..
you've just had a baby. U shouldnt be expected to serve things while trying to handle a newborn..
oh and where MIL/Mum arent around... just get hubby to help with the chai and serving biscuits. People shouldnt be expecting more than that... IMO
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Have some ready made things in the pantry at all times...quick stuff that can be served without too much fuss.
To be honest with you, every time I have visited someone after they had a baby...I took food for them.
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^ that would make sense lol :)
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I am not preparing anything special. If someone comes over, we will just serve whatever dry snacks and juice we have.
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What? people are not bringing in frozen food for u? 
well if its this way, have some junk food ready for them nothing more. Chips, cookies, soda perhaps some “nimko” would do.
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Like others said just buy different kinds of cookies and other snacks and also ready made juice mix like Tang and keep them for whoever is visiting!
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ahhh reminds me of two days after my baby's birth when i came back from hospital and guests were coming the same day n husband was way too tired to bring anything to serve them as he was with me in hospital too.....we didnt have any family member with us....
so we apologized and gave small boxes of chocolates to them....n they didnt mind it... so keep some snacks juices or cold drinks n cookies etc before your due date....
most importantly...it was hard to prepare food for ourselves too....so please do call your mom ur hubby's mom or any sibling if possible.....
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We had made samosas and froze them, when guests came hubby quickly fried them and served samosas, chutney, drink,tea and mithai.
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man…ppl that actually come and expect to eat are idiots.
if anything.. take over food for the new mom.. help her out a bit 
i offered nothing but drinks and readymade stuff like cookies etc. no chai even. too much work for teh husband and me.. we have our hands full. and no one should expect it..
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Exactly wat everyone has already said, either light snacks or get hubby to get sum samosas or pizza frm shops. Or else if your really adamant you want your guests going well fed, then prepare some Pre-cooked food & freeze em like, Lasgane & tandoori chIcken etc...
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Thanks for all your replies. I had my baby some time ago but i remember having to get up and fry samosas, make fresh chutney and tea for guests. I was mega stressed coz didn't want guests to think i had let them go without food. Looking back, i wouldn't put myself through that again!!!
But what about guests coming ti visit from a distance of two hours or something. Surely, if i had given them takeaway they would have shook their heads. Challo khair, i just wantdd to see what people do now with extra busy lifestyles.
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Do people actually expect food and stuff? :-/
^ This!
This is the 1st time I've heard of this. Whenever I've gone to someone's house who gave birth recently....I usually take food with me for them! Whether its friends or family....when making plans to visit I actually ask what food they want me to bring b/c I know that they need to focus their energy on recovering from birth and the baby.
I also have no expectations receiving ANY type of food or drinks when I visit a newborn....and don't view it negatively if its not offered. Granted most people we visit do offer drinks but we always insist that they do NOT get us anything.