I found this on Baby Center- eggplant parmesan

Re: I found this on Baby Center- eggplant parmesan

• mrscurlygurl member

  July 2014

  I made DH make some tonight for dinner. I go in tomorrow night for my induction, so figured why the hell not? If nothing else, it tasted good

  
  

    

   

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• cakebatter27 member

  July 2014

  Did you use this recipe @mrscurlygurl

  

  
  

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• VTKatie member

  July 2014

  I made it 2 nights ago...still pregnant. I read it may have more to do with basil and oregano in the sauce than the eggplant

  Mom to one beautiful July '14 little girl

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• BBColt78 member

  July 2014

  It was mentioned in my Expecting 411 book as an option to try
  

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  Beta #1 (4w0d)- 504

  Beta #2 (4w4d)- 4,577

  Beta #3 (6w0d)- 78,399 HB 115 bpm

  U/S #2 7w0d- HB 155 bpm

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• mrscurlygurl member

  July 2014

  No, it wasn't Scalinis recipe. That can't be the only one claimed to work, can it?

  
  

    

   

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• AKB090609 member

  July 2014

  A bunch of people on DD's BMB said it worked. Of all the ways to get things going this is the ONLY one that sounds worth a shot (not because it works, but it would be enjoyable/tasty)!

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• Acsim member

  July 2014

  I ate it today (different restaurant) after reading a lot about it and reading that it's not just that recipe that works, so... We'll see! I'm Sicilian though so I eat Italian food all the time. I'm a little skeptical that it will work. But what the hell right? If nothing else, it was delicious. It's supposed to work within 48 hours. I'm about 8 hours in, so... Clock's ticking.

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• pjaimeal member

  July 2014

  So, my OB said "any day now" even though I am only 37 weeks. I happened to go to our local Italian restaurant and ordered the eggplant parmesan because I order that a lot when eat Italian. The waitress was like, "OK, so call us if you go into labor!" And I was like...WTF. I guess their recipe is known for inducing labor as well. 

  
  

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• ghostof5letters member

  July 2014

  If you're full term, technically you're rolling the dice with any meal being your last meal.

  
  

  
  

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• Kohler2009 member

  July 2014

  I love eggplant parm and actually had it tonight for dinner. No signs of labor coming anytime soon. The only thing I had was that feeling like you just stuffed your face with a big italian meal. I have also been eating it like every week for the last 4-5 weeks just because I love it so much!!
  
  Now, with that said, DH and I went to Olive Garden after my 40 week appt with DS1. It was my due date and nothing was happening. Had the eggplant for lunch and that night around 8pm contractions started and he was born 2 days later (worst labor ever).
  
  But yeah, I read too that it's more the spices vs the actual eggplant that get things moving. Good luck if you try it...if all else fails, at least you are getting an awesome meal :-)

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• Shelleybell member

  July 2014

  yummm now i just want eggplant parm and it is 6am....... nom nom nom.

  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

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• abundancenow member

  July 2014

  I used mini eggplant I'd grown in my garden and followed this recipe before my son was born, I went in to labor a few days later. I was full term, had my membranes stripped and was trying a bunch of other stuff to go natural before my scheduled induction. Regardless if it worked, the recipe is very tasty.

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• SuperTinkerham member

  July 2014

  I've heard of this. Made my sister try it when she was overdue. She eventually had the baby. Lol.

   

  

  

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• ghostof5letters member

  July 2014

  I'll bet a good $10,000 that if we all ate eggplant today, by the end of July, we'd all (barring tragedy) have squishy outside babies. 

  
  

  
  

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• cakebatter27 member

  July 2014

  ghostof5letters said:

  If you're full term, technically you're rolling the dice with any meal being your last meal.

  So true. We went to my favorite dinky bar last night for wing night. I told DH I hoped the wings and garlic bread would do it but it just gave me heartburn.

  

  
  

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• youreggoispreggo member

  July 2014

  I love eggplant parm so I'll totally give it a whirl! Buuut not for at least a week and a half. I like this thing inside.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• mrscurlygurl member

  July 2014

  ghostof5letters said:

  If you're full term, technically you're rolling the dice with any meal being your last meal.

  Yeah...as we were eating dinner, DH and I discussed how you can never know if any of the self-induction "tricks" actually work because there is no way to have a control. All I know is eating the eggplant parm was way more enjoyable than the sex myth we tried the night before...

  
  

  DH tried to sell me some BS that "swallowing" is supposed to help too, if you get my drift. I did not google because a) never going to happen and b) gross...I don't want to read what else might come up in searching for that.

  
  

    

   

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• Heather100612 member

  July 2014

  I ate eggplant parm last Tuesday for dinner, and was at the hospital in labor by midnight on Wednesday. Of course, I think it's more of a big coincidence, but it's still a funny story to share!

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• Soon2BMrsN member

  July 2014

  I love eggplant parm and ordered some a few weeks ago when DH and I went out for our anniversary... and I'm
  obviously still pregnant.

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• Huahine member

  July 2014

  In this heat, eggplant parm is about the last thing I want to eat.  Pineapple on the other hand . . . 

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• ChrisB member

  July 2014

  Wish I liked eggplant. Why can't it be ice cream or chips and dip or something?!

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• Lhalliburton member

  July 2014

  I've been cooking with lots of fresh oregano and basil... buuuuttt I'm still pregnant.

  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• cyndelgrace member

  July 2014

  I just ordered eggplant parm. Mostly it just sounded good tonight. I figure, eh, worth a try. Better than castor oil.

  

  

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• Acsim member

  July 2014

  While I'm not quite at 48 hours, nothing is happening. Take that back, I had some contractions today, but they stopped. I think that had more to do with the weather being so nice that I took DD1 to the park, we chased and played ball with our dog, we had a family bocce game, I laughed my ass off at her and hubby having a cartwheel contest, and I had diarrhea from the dinner from hell. So, I'm inclined to say all of that was the more likely cause. Clock is still ticking. 48 hours is tomorrow at 2:30. I swear, at the RCS on Monday, this kid is going to be so pissed because she's so cozy in there.

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