eating...

katwoman08

Did you eat before heading into the hospital? I am not scheduled for a c-section and everything seems to be normal so I should be able to have a vaginal birth. I believe I am starting to contract and contractions right now are about 7 minutes apart lasting about 40 seconds.

MrWhiskers

no but I wish I had- my last meal was 3pm on Sunday, I delivered 11pm Monday night, then I couldnt eat anything/ was on a clear liquid diet for almost 2 days.

Even if you're not hungry on your way- EAT!

Luvmy2sons

When I went into labor with my DS2 I thought I was hungry, and they were hunger pains. LOL. I did eat a bowl of cereal.

HeatherAA10

FTM here who is still waiting for labor to start, but I thought I'd chime in. My childbirth class teacher said EAT but eat something not too heavy and definitely not greasy. Pick something easy to digest...bread, small bowl of pasta, cereal, etc. Good luck!

kasper923

I did.  I remembered being so hungry when I had DS1 that there was no way I was not going to eat.

AwkwardBaby

Even if you ended up with a c-section, they will make you drink this horrible tasting (think flat lemon piss...or at least that was the flavor I got) to neutralize your stomach contents. And I dry heaved during the surgery, then threw up right after and I had no ill effects after that!

DiamondDani

Eat!

Patella1129

I should have and in my defense, I tried!  But by the time dinner was ready, the first few bites made me feel nauseous.  I planned to make myself some plain toast, but by the time I got my bag together, I wanted to leave RIGHT NOW

After I delivered shortly before midnight, the nurse said she could get me a cold turkey sandwich (which sounded wonderful!)  Then she came back with a banana and some graham crackers because they had run out of sandwiches.  It was a long wait until 6:30 a.m. when I could order a real breakfast! 

katwoman08

Ok...thanks ladies.  Eating oatmeal!

Cheerio B

I tried. I ate maybe half of a cheese wedge. Labor pains started coming too fast for me to be comfortable. But I'm glad I tried. Labor started at 10:15 pm and ended in a CS at 1:22 the next day.