Induction Question

j.marie

I am getting induced on Sunday (yeah!) but forgot to ask my doc if i can eat before I go in.  I had heard that you are not supposed to eat during labor but didnt know if you could before.

 I would think you could b/c if i were to go naturally, i would have eaten anyway b/c i wouldnt know it was coming...

JARbaby

The night before with my cervadil I got dinner.

(But I had been in L&D for 4 hours prior)

oughtonk

That's a good question, I'm being induced Halloween and have no clue whether to eat or not....interested to see responses

amandainma

You should definitely eat!  They won't usually let you when you get in there

iris427

You should ABSOLUTELY eat a good meal before you go in.  They won't let you eat once you're in labor and you need all the energy you can get.

After I started Pit, they only gave me broth and jell-o and it so wasn't enough.  I can't imagine if I hadn't eaten before I went in. 

Doug'sFiance

I was induced 9-1-08, they used vaginal Cytotec at 5:30 p.m. and anticipated it taking me until the next day for active labor and delivery; at that time I was told I could eat until midnight.  Unfortunately the baby did not tolerate labor well and I had a c-section at 11:00 p.m., they had to give me stomach emptying drugs before surgery because I had eaten at 3:00 p.m.  If you are induced and they anticipate a normal vaginal delivery you can generally eat until 8-12 hours before they anticipate the baby coming.

lappy9

I am being induced on friday morning, i have to be there at 6 am and i was told NO food after midnight.