Congratulations on your newest addition!

How about lasagna? Meatloaf, whipped potatoes and green beans? A whole roast chicken cut up and cooked with potatoes and carrots and green beans. Baked ziti might be quicker than lasagna to prepare.

A small roasted turkey that they can pick on whenever they feel hungry?

As a nursing mom, I don't remember food in particular, but I needed to drink a quart of milk and keep hydrated with water.

My favorite new baby or just came home from getting a new knee...or something where ability to eat food is not compromised meal, is a roasted whole chicken, carrots,,,or perhaps greenbeans and that mashed potato "thing" that can be reheated....with the sour cream adn the chopped chives and garlic.
and either a pan of brownies or a plate of simple drop butter cookies.
I cook the chicken in my own roaster and transfer it to a foil pan, place the carrots around....and present that and a similar pan of potatoes, and another of brownies....and of course a loaf of home made bread.
In some cases, where I know there are only 2 people in the house, I will cut the chicken in half.
I make some remark like "this will be enough for sandwiches for you tomorrow too" so they don't just toss the chicken after they have cut off what they need for dinner!

I thought nursing mothers should restrict onions and garlic and cruciferous veggies, chocolate and a few other things? Is that old news? It's hard to know what to suggest, not knowing what kind of food they like to eat. So many young people don't eat meat and potatoes any more; not sure if they don't like them or if they just don't cook that way?

I thought this site had some yummy suggestions, with ideas for every palate.

Breastfeeding meal ideas

I have also heard that nursing mothers should limit garlic,onions, and anything spicy. Not for her sake,but for the baby.

Maybe you could ask them if there is anything in particular they would like,since they are somewhat conservative eaters. If you don't want to do that, I concur with the roast chicken idea. Chicken,mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls and green beans. Mmmmmmmmm.

When one of my sister's had her first baby, she flew me in for the express purpose of filling her freezer with meals. I cooked lots of stuff, but the favorite was pot roast cooked in the slow cooker with carrots and potatoes.(I admit, i put some onions in there too, but they cooked all day, and sis said no tummy troubles for baby afterward)

Maybe soup? It may be a little warm out for soup, but I have never had anyone kick me out of the house for bringing my potato soup over. It's also freezes well,which is important. Whatever you make,make lots so they can freeze for later dates when people stop cooking for them. ;) Sorry I suck at recipes, since I never measure,but here goes:

Cut up bacon and cook until crispy.(maybe half a pound?) Remove from pot to drain. Pour out all but 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat. In.bacon fat, cook some peeled and cut up russet potatoes(2 to 3 pounds) with some onion (just a little) for about 10 minutes. Add chicken stock to cover potatoes, bring to a boil and cook until taters are done. At this point, I take a whisk and kind of break up the potatoes a little, but I don't mash them. I guess if you wanted it smoother,you could use a stick blender. Add some milk or cream,about 3 cups or so. Then oodles of cheddar. (Yes "oodles" is an official measurement in my kitchen.) To thicken it, I make a small amount of Mac and cheese sauce. (2 TBS. BUTTER,2 TBS FLOUR, 1 1/4 CUP MILK OR CREAM, HANDFUL OF CHEESE) and whisk it in slowly. Then I add the bacon back in. Salt and Pepper to taste. It's a basic recipe,but much loved. A pot of this with some really good rolls might work. If you wanted to avoid the onion, chives might work instead,added at the end.

I just went through this a few months ago. I ended up making soup kits for the freezer. 1/2 pints of chicken and sprouted grain, bone broth with beef/veg, and a vegetable broth base with veg, grains/beans and lots of greens. In 1/2 pints i made a batch of wilted mixed chopped greens...kale collards chard frozen with some veg broth to add to any of the soups. And dumplings in the 1/2 pints in broth to add some heartiness. I gave them choices. DH made a nice rich shrimp and sausage gumbo as they are from NOrleans. That was for spicy BabyDaddy who has been home while mom went back to work.

Much appreciated as it is one pot heat-up and broth with some meat, veg, grain is hearty and easy.

Our freezer is full of the same so it was easy to make big batches at the same time.

Our nephew and his girlfriend just had little Milo last week. They are in NewOrleans so we still are deciding what to do from such a distance.

Such a cute baby!

Back when I had kids, nursing mothers were told to watch what they ate and drank! But both my daughter and my DIL nursed their babies, and neither paid much attention to what they ate but for very spicy food....and of course drink. Each child is different and my DIL discovered that one of her's was apparently allergic to cows milk!
But even with a new NEW baby who is getting used to life, a little onion shouldn't hurt....but perhaps a burger with a big slice of raw onion might not be a good idea.....nor garlic bread...baby may not like the taste.

What I learned when I had my knee surgery is that OTHER people are bringing meals too -- you do not need to fix enough for DAYS! Someone will be bringing something else TOMORROW! Assuming that it's just two and baby? Roast a whole chicken and take over half (the other half is YOUR dinner!) with vegetables and perhaps a bag of salad and either brownies or cookies -- not a WHOLE cake! She's got baby weight to lose! Lasagna but make it in two smaller pans -- one for your dinner one for theirs, again bag salad and a loaf of bread. Any baked pasta dish but half the recipe (half for you the other half for them), salad, bread. Homemade soup (even though it is warm) is always welcome. And a meatloaf if it is a smaller one (or half a one).

When I had my knee surgery we ended up with so much food . . . and we were only two people -- you can't eat a whole chicken and a whole meatloaf and a whole roast all accompanied by vegetables and salads. I froze what I could but I also had to throw some of it out.

For two -- smaller is better!

Amen on that!...I remember a family member after a death scraping whole layer cakes and jello salads into the disposer. The freezer was full!
And as one who regularly cooks funeral lunches, I have many times had family members bring food just because they were drowning in lunch meat and jell-o salads.
Too much food is almost as bad as not enough....people struggling with life changes find it overwhelming.
Good advice!

A million years ago when I was a nursing mother I only had problems if I ate cabbage or very spicy foods, everything else seemed fine, other than raw onions. I could eat cooked ones.

agmss, your dinner sounds delicious and I'm sure it was much appreciated.

I normally bake cinnamon rolls or pumpkin bread or muffins, that kind of thing. New parents often get friends and family who visit and it's nice to have something to take out of the freezer and offer as a snack.

For their dinner I normally take something that's mildly seasoned, like the above roast chicken, a pot roast, maybe baked pork chops, meatballs instead of meatloaf as they are more easily frozen or quickly heated up.

Congratulations to the happy family.

Sleevendog, congratulations to your family on little Milo too.

Annie