Providing meals for families with newborn babies, and families who are struggling with illness.
Bellyful is a national not-for-profit organisation helping mums around New Zealand when they need it most – at dinner-time!
Our team of volunteers (generally also mums) deliver frozen, precooked meals to families with newborns and families struggling with illness. Thanks to our wonderful local supporters, our service is free.
We know how hard those first few months with a newborn can be. The odd meal or two can be a real sanity-saver!
You’ll find Bellyful branches around New Zealand and we’re growing all the time. If you’d like to get involved with Bellyful in your area we’d love to hear from you.
To request a Bellyful meal for your family or a friend, contact us.
"...it’s simple and yet when you’re struggling with the challenges that a newborn brings into your life, something like a cooked meal and someone to talk to can make a world of difference."
As much as people warn you - nothing can really prepare you for parent-hood, it’s the most wonderful and most challenging job. Those first few months with a new baby are magical and, let’s be honest, exhausting, bewildering and at times quite lonely.
I was incredibly fortunate when I had my three children – I had a lot of support from family and friends who live nearby. I had meals cooked, shopping done, washing folded for me. Despite all of that I still found it hard. I often wondered how people without that help managed.
Then I heard about Bellyful – it’s simple and yet when you’re struggling with the challenges that a newborn brings into your life, something like a cooked meal and someone to talk to can make a world of difference. Getting off to a good start in the first few months of your baby’s life makes a huge difference to the wellbeing of a whole family.
It’s a thrill for me to be joining the team as an ambassador – hopefully we can spread the good word and see Bellyful’s popping up all over the country.
- Pippa Wetzel
