I just got a text from my mom asking if I was effaced at all at my appointment yesterday. My mom and I aren't close, and I don't particularly care to discuss my cervix with her, but I responded anyway. She then asked if I'd like a tip that would help speed things along. I texted that nothing people typically suggest has worked so far, and she replied,
"Drink a two-liter Mountain Dew, do married stuff, then walk 2 miles."
..."married stuff," Mom? Really? I was tempted to say, "We actually just had really wild sex twice, and nothing yet! I'll keep you posted!" But I just blushed and awkwardly replied that I'm home alone today.
This advice is coming from the mother who, when I told her I was pregnant, said, "No! I've been telling people you're still a virgin! They're never going to believe me now." And we'd been married for months.
Re: My mom's "get-the-baby-out" advice
Wait.. your not a virgin?
What kinda board do you think this is? LoL
I think I would puke if I drank a 2 liter of Mountain Dew
This is definitely not the case for my DH. But sex hasn't triggered labour yet, just painful contractions that go away after a few hours. I also drink caffeine daily, and I don't think it causes/affects contractions at all...
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
I say go for it! Maybe you could add in some weight-lifting; just power walk with the 2 liter on your way back from the store. You won't get strange looks, promise.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
I was telling my husband about this and we were laughing hysterically at the thought of me walking back from the store chugging a 2 liter of MD.. the neighbors wouldnt talk at all!
They're not Amish, just part of a very strict religious denomination, but I'm sure she was kidding about the no sex thing. I guess she just didn't like the idea of her 19-year-old having sex. But you'd think a parent would be more concerned if their daughter got married and didn't have sex, right?
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
...had that been true, she probably would've been. Not that we've ever talked about it.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.