**Overdue Thread**

bacorrea

We are officially in May! That means that many of us may just wave hello and goodbye to our due dates before our babies decide to show up! This is a thread to commiserate! What are you doing to help get labor started? Sex? Pineapple? Curb walking? Let's get these overdue babies out! 

*The safe way, please don't drink castor oil.*

ChristinaWild

I love that you added the PSA at the bottom about castor oil. I had an older lady stop me at Target yesterday and tell me all about how she delivered her son 40-something years ago, and kick started labor with castor oil. No, thank you!

In other news, my husband has gotten lucky more times these last few weeks than he has since we started dating and it's done NOTHING. I'm convinced that it was men who started that rumor about sex kick starting labor. 

Nicolesull89

I am officially overdue and will be welcoming a May baby. My due date was April 24th. Induction scheduled for May 4 (day after my birthday) if she doesn't come before that.

Jens_Hoes

@Nicolesull89 may the fourth be with you. 

hp_momma

Nicolesull89 said:

I am officially overdue and will be welcoming a May baby. My due date was April 24th. Induction scheduled for May 4 (day after my birthday) if she doesn't come before that.

So are you from the April board then? 

pshaortao

hp_momma said:

Nicolesull89 said:

I am officially overdue and will be welcoming a May baby. My due date was April 24th. Induction scheduled for May 4 (day after my birthday) if she doesn't come before that.

So are you from the April board then? 

Also wondering this. Sorry but I'm like.. who are you? It seems like you only started participating only to be on the overdue threads in both april and may and nothing else.

hp_momma

pshaortao said:

hp_momma said:

Nicolesull89 said:

I am officially overdue and will be welcoming a May baby. My due date was April 24th. Induction scheduled for May 4 (day after my birthday) if she doesn't come before that.

So are you from the April board then? 

Also wondering this. Sorry but I'm like.. who are you? It seems like you only started participating only to be on the overdue threads in both april and may and nothing else.

And if that's the case, then technically she's not overdue for May... she's overdue for April! 

And because mobile is finally working, I just had to! 

Nicolesull89

Yea all sorry from the April board and once I realized I was having a May baby I started checking out this board some too! I actually thought I put that in my original post..my bad

Nicolesull89

pshaortao said:

hp_momma said:

Nicolesull89 said:

I am officially overdue and will be welcoming a May baby. My due date was April 24th. Induction scheduled for May 4 (day after my birthday) if she doesn't come before that.

So are you from the April board then? 

Also wondering this. Sorry but I'm like.. who are you? It seems like you only started participating only to be on the overdue threads in both april and may and nothing else.

As far as participating I haven't participated much on either board until now due to working and being a STM of an 18 month old. Figured there could be useful information/advice on both boards.

emilyalso

I'm not overdue but here's an interesting article/tidbit/recipe for anyone trying to hurry things along. 

https://www.scalinis.com/eggplant-babies/

jayandaplus

@emilyalso That's awesome! I just sent that to DH so he can be ready to make it if needed.

bacorrea

emilyalso said:

I'm not overdue but here's an interesting article/tidbit/recipe for anyone trying to hurry things along. 

https://www.scalinis.com/eggplant-babies/

I've heard of this! There is bakery in my hometown Charlottesville, VA that has lemon cupcakes that they claim starts labor! I may have my Mom grab some next week! 

rebecca517-2

There is a salad in my area that has the same claim. Everyone keeps offering to take me. 

nda_roxybabe

Too bad I hate eggplant! I could do lemon cupcakes though, or a salad... or whatever else...
Right now I really want some saltines with PB, will that work?!

thistlenweeds

@nda_roxybabe I heard chocolate croissants also help *in a nonchalant story of way*

nda_roxybabe

thistlenweeds said:

@nda_roxybabe I heard chocolate croissants also help *in a nonchalant story of way*

Um...I can get behind that! Tomorrow I eat pineapple and  chocolate croissants!

rebecca517-2

My mom took me to lunch today to a place called Caioti Pizza Cafe here in town. They have a salad called "The Salad" and it's supposed to induce labor. You get to write in their journal/guestbook when you order the salad. It was yummy. The dressing is what's supposed to do the trick and boy do they put tons of it on. I don't know if I'm counting on it to work but it was a fun experience and my mom loves this stuff. 

jayandaplus

@rebecca517-2 Do you know what about the dressing is supposed to induce? What kind of dressing is it?

rebecca517-2

@jayandaplus I don't. It's a balsamic vinaigrette. I could probably do some research and see if anyone has looked into it but I haven't. It was a little too dressingy for me so I shared a pizza with my mom. 

m3ganmc

Sad to be a contributor to this post but hello ladies...2 days past. My sister sent me this last night: https://www.babble.com/entertainment/murray-family-pregnant-moana-parody/

nda_roxybabe

Oooookay. I'm ready, cmon baby! You are late and I know that's normal, but....

bacorrea

Are y'all doing anything to "help" labor start? 

Hansolosparka

@bacorrea I'm eating 6 dates every day!  Mostly bc I like them and they help with "regularity" but it can't hurt!  

livin541

Hansolosparka said:

@bacorrea I'm eating 6 dates every day!  Mostly bc I like them and they help with "regularity" but it can't hurt!  

Ok I bought some dates (even though I'm not overdue yet!) and want to eat them... but I'm scared. They look like bugs! Do you just eat them plain? Any tips for recipes or should I just go for it?

jayandaplus

@livin541 I love dates. I eat them plain, in smoothies, cut up in granola, yogurt, oatmeal. You can totally find recipes for them.

@bacorrea I'm trying everything. Literally. Not overdue but I'm wearing down from the uterine irritability.

rebecca517-2

@bacorrea I'm doing Alllllll the things. Dates, pineapple, tea, yoga ball, walking, spicy food, acupuncture, etc etc. all while trying to relax and not stress about it. It's a lot of work! Since my inducement is tomorrow night I'm taking tonight and tomorrow off from being crazy about it.

rebecca517-2

@livin541 I don't love dates but I've been eating 6 a day since 36 weeks. They look gross but they're not bad. too sweet for me but I just eat it quickly. They're good in a smoothie and add a lot of sweetness. 

starphish18

livin541 said:

Hansolosparka said:

@bacorrea I'm eating 6 dates every day!  Mostly bc I like them and they help with "regularity" but it can't hurt!  

Ok I bought some dates (even though I'm not overdue yet!) and want to eat them... but I'm scared. They look like bugs! Do you just eat them plain? Any tips for recipes or should I just go for it?

@livin541 I like dates plain...they're sweet. Here's a random recipe, too, if you have a sweet tooth.
https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/02/15/healthy-eatmore-fudge-chocolate-bars/

m3ganmc

Ugh...everything. Walking, walking the curb, spicy food, pushing pressure points, lunges. Vacuuming seems to cause the most movement/twinges. 

Full moon is may 10th...

Yiggle09

Yes My mom is a huge believer in the full moon effect 

redheeler

m3ganmc said:

Ugh...everything. Walking, walking the curb, spicy food, pushing pressure points, lunges. Vacuuming seems to cause the most movement/twinges. 

Full moon is may 10th...

Ah damn, full moon here is may 11th @ 7:42am apparently... if that theory works I'm having a due date baby! Whatever, I swore I wouldn't make it to my next ante-natal appointment which is may 11th at 11am so it could still work.

nda_roxybabe

Been doing daily walks and bounces on the ball. Today I drank 4 cups of raspberry leaf tea, ate a ton of pineapple while dancing in the living room (sounded like a good idea), dtd, went on a long walk, now bouncing on the ball. 

jayandaplus

@nda_roxybabe Are you done working?
I'm about to go on a 3ish mile walk, after eating my pineapple and drinking my RRL tea and having evening primrose oil, diffusing jasmine and basil essential oils and doing some nipple stim. I'm exhausting myself trying to get this baby to come out. The cramps are so uncomfortable but it's been like this for weeks! I'm just turning bitchier and crankier by the minute.

nda_roxybabe

@jayandaplus Nope, working up until baby comes out. This week is going to be rough too because all my guys are out, so not really anything to do.

redheeler

Well... guess I officially belong in here now

OmegaRose3

Not overdue yet, but definitely over it...if any of you have luck with home remedies, please share! So far I'm trying to walk as much as possible and I've enlisted DH to help me, as he puts it, "bang this baby out"

nda_roxybabe

@PartiallyDomesticated booo  
I've got no tips as apparently nothing has worked for me. Just hoping you ladies go soon!

jlonie614

Last day at work which I am so excited for! I am so over people asking "you still here"? So far none of the remedies have worked for me except maybe get me excited when I started feeling contractions and then they fizzle out. I have finally accepted this kiddo isn't coming out until induction day (Sunday night) so until then I am just going to chill and spend time with H.

kat81

Today's my due date! So I guess I'm not overdue yet but unless labor starts later in the day today I will be officially overdue. I'm feeling totally ok about it, though, because mentally I think my real due date is 5/12 or 5/13. And there's something I'd like to go to on 5/13 so I don't mind if the baby comes 5/14 (then I will start getting impatient, though!)

bacorrea

kat81 said:

Today's my due date! So I guess I'm not overdue yet but unless labor starts later in the day today I will be officially overdue. I'm feeling totally ok about it, though, because mentally I think my real due date is 5/12 or 5/13. And there's something I'd like to go to on 5/13 so I don't mind if the baby comes 5/14 (then I will start getting impatient, though!)

I feel you! Tomorrow is my due date and I need this baby to wait until 4pm tomorrow, after that, I will be doing everything to try and get him out! 

starphish18

@rosemarylaff Congrats on your last day of work!