Hey Ingrid - Your fully-stocked postpartum pantry has launched!

We’re Hey Ingrid. An Australian social enterprise aimed at supporting all new mothers. We do this with a series of herbal soups, all-natural teas, stews and spice blends, packed in a complete postpartum pantry kit for new mothers. 

Inspired by the Eastern wisdom of ‘confinement’
Hey Ingrid is inspired by the Chinese custom of ‘confinement’ (zuò yuè zi). It is believed that after childbirth, women should consume foods that warm a body, as she has lost a lot of blood and energy. After giving birth, the body does not automatically resume its original vitality and health. Postpartum recovery takes time, and the Eastern practices of confinement offer just that.

Besides keeping up with the demands of nursing a newborn, the first month (it could be 28, 30 or 40 days according to some customs) is essential for all mothers to rest at home, restore and replenish their bodies with good nutrition that will assist in the recovery process.

With Hey Ingrid’s postpartum pantry kits, we allow every new mother a level of independence, yet support them through a series of herbal soups, spices, teas and raw ingredients packed in a box, to last the month. The soups and stews are designed to be easy to make, some as simple as tearing opening the sachet and chucking it into a slow cooker for a couple of hours. A series of raw ingredients (like goji berries, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds) are also included so that mothers can include them in their daily cooking for themselves and their families.

Our products are designed to nourish new mums through their postpartum journey. Each one is packed with good things – real ingredients like goji berries, dang gui, lentils, black beans and turmeric – and most are made for more than one serve. 

Our #kitgiving promise
From the very start, we wanted to empower all mums. Everywhere. That’s why each time we receive an order, we’ll fund one birthing kit to be given to a new mother in the developing world (thanks to our friends at the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia). It’s our #kitgiving promise, and it’s more sacred than a pinky swear. 

You can purchase our complete or essential postpartum pantry kit at http://www.heyingrid.com. For the month of October we are offering a storewide discount of 15% with the code ‘HEYVIP’.

Visit us on www.heyingrid.com