Let's Get This Party Started
on thursday, we had another false alarm. kimmy came downstairs and told me she thought that her water had broken, and she, her mom, and i headed to the doctor's office since we already had an appointment that morning.
to make a long story short, her water hadn't broken, and it had something to do with her cervix effacing or something like that.
so, we've taken it upon ourselves to kick this thing into gear ... to get this party started.
i'm making kimmy walk up and down the stairs ... joanne took her for a walk in our neighborhood park ... we've fed her raspberries and pickled beets ... put her in a bubble bath ... and driven over bumpy roads. i've also gone golfing, since i heard somewhere that a husband hitting golf balls three miles away has been scientifically shown to help induce labor.
i really think we're going to close the deal tomorrow. it's her due date, after all. aren't those supposed to be exact???
Audience Participation Quiz: have you heard of any surefire tricks we can use to trick kimmy into labor? any special dietary ideas? special dances we can have her do? pagan rituals? any particular nipple stimulation techniques i can be using (pictures welcome)?
to make a long story short, her water hadn't broken, and it had something to do with her cervix effacing or something like that.
so, we've taken it upon ourselves to kick this thing into gear ... to get this party started.
i'm making kimmy walk up and down the stairs ... joanne took her for a walk in our neighborhood park ... we've fed her raspberries and pickled beets ... put her in a bubble bath ... and driven over bumpy roads. i've also gone golfing, since i heard somewhere that a husband hitting golf balls three miles away has been scientifically shown to help induce labor.
i really think we're going to close the deal tomorrow. it's her due date, after all. aren't those supposed to be exact???
Audience Participation Quiz: have you heard of any surefire tricks we can use to trick kimmy into labor? any special dietary ideas? special dances we can have her do? pagan rituals? any particular nipple stimulation techniques i can be using (pictures welcome)?
posted by Ben at 9:16 PM
11 Comments:
cousin emily told me last night that a particular technique of nipple stimulation worked within moments for her. you might want to call her (or kevin) to find out the exact technique. maybe they have pictures.
mom
http://www.skipolinispizza.com/prego/prego-pizza-frameset.htm
Pasqualli's pepperoni pizza (SF) is supposed to induce labor. Of course it didn't work for me. Ultimately a witches brew that my girlfriend made finally got things started (10 days late.)
Ginny
Well, on Friends, Rachel was encouraged to eat spicy foods, and/or have sex. Maybe try that...but not at the same time.
i hear sex without mention of it in your family blog induces labor, with an emphasis on the not mentioning it here.
(there's only so much one sister can take, ya know?)
dear hannah,
tuesday between 12-1:30 is not good for me. please pencil that in your book or something.
xo,
auntie net
dear h-dawg,
forget what i said about the 12-1:30 time slot. you do your thing, girlfriend. i am beyond ready to steal you away from your parents and ply you with sugar! paint your little toesies! hold you & cuddle you! play in the mud with you! and after it's all said & done, send you home!
xo,
auntie net
so, annette, let me tell you about the sex we just had ...
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found this online --
"I drank a bottle of castor oil to induce my labor and it worked! Just make sure you have a chance to 'go' before delivery or your OB will hate you...."
i can pretty much guarantee you that kimmy's not going to be drinking any castor oil. there's just GOT to be a better way.
found more. you've probably read it all, but here it is, anyway.
"Castor oil, hot baths, and ENEMAS [eeeek!] also have been recommended for cervical ripening or labor induction. The mechanisms of action for these methods are unknown. Review of the literature indicates that one poorly designed study involving 100 participants studied castor oil versus no treatment. While there did not appear to be any difference in obstetric or neonatal outcomes, all women ingesting the castor oil reported being nauseated. [really?!] At this time, no evidence supports the use of these three modalities as viable methods for cervical ripening or labor induction."
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