tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post3955977028107389488..comments2023-09-15T08:59:22.882-04:00Comments on June Cleaver After A Six-Pack: Is This a Contraction I am Having, or am I Just Happy to See Myself?june cleaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044621352058350336noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-6668735507727318842007-04-23T00:31:00.000-04:002007-04-23T00:31:00.000-04:00Heeheeheehee, my hubs just LOVES the "feast before...Heeheeheehee, my hubs just LOVES the "feast before the famine" dealio. He suggests it with every pregnancy. I really believe it worked for number one. Niklaus (#4) was my only child that was almost 100 percent NOT induced and he came on his due date! The night before I had caffine and meatballs at a 500 party (we were sitting so much that my 'braxton-hicks' contractions were in full gear. For some reason, sitting and driving really pushed those contractions a lot for me). Also, the 45 minute drive (I had to drive, Butch was tanked) home really helped start labor. I was in labor all night at home and also in denial that I was in labor and just tried to change position, like that would help. About 6:30 in the morning my "indigestion" really hurt and by 11:30 he was born. All 10lbs, 6oz 'o him! I always heard that castor oil can be dangerous? Eh, I don't like anything that messes around with my guts like that, labor is violent enough!Laura The Crazy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904542599983127845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-12219896930126400872007-04-20T11:08:00.000-04:002007-04-20T11:08:00.000-04:00Castor oil only works for the first pregnancy and ...Castor oil only works for the first pregnancy and it takes more than a taste. My midwife's recipe was to take 2 TBSP. inside of a root beer float with a peanut butter cup chaser.<BR/><BR/>And the other thing has been tossed around for many years as a way to get labor started but it won't force your body into labor unless your body is good and ready. It is however, tons of fun. My husband calls it "the feast before the famine"!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-15073472143192111142007-04-18T14:37:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:37:00.000-04:00Dang Michelle... now you threw my entire plan off!...Dang Michelle... now you threw my entire plan off! <BR/><BR/>I need to go read my Biblejune cleaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044621352058350336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-66336902571223522922007-04-18T13:48:00.000-04:002007-04-18T13:48:00.000-04:00Read more of Genesis - Eve had a son named Seth af...Read more of Genesis - Eve had a son named Seth after the whole Cain and Abel debaucle. So you'll have to go one more the old fashioned way to catch up!<BR/><BR/>I've tried everything: spicy food, balsamic vinegar, primrose oil, walking, castor oil, husband's assistance, praying, pleading and bargaining with God...all to no avail. I finally started setting my own due dates (and lying (gasp!) to the medical professionals about the first day of my last period) for two weeks later than they would have set them. I was spot on with #4 and #5 was 4 days early.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-40010580614074207102007-04-18T11:45:00.000-04:002007-04-18T11:45:00.000-04:00I am no longer going to be able to tell my son to ...I am no longer going to be able to tell my son to either hit the ball or be hit because "Taking one for the team" now has a whole new meaning in my dictionary!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694506024825501859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-2570773178326605512007-04-17T17:19:00.000-04:002007-04-17T17:19:00.000-04:00'Take one for the team'~ love it! Totally explains...'Take one for the team'~ love it! <BR/><BR/>Totally explains my 7 toes and 2 extra nipples now!Special K ~Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703215582334772134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-65993744381590031252007-04-17T17:07:00.000-04:002007-04-17T17:07:00.000-04:00Just found your blog today - and I had to laugh (s...Just found your blog today - and I had to laugh (sorry) at your description of not feeling legs with your epi - this same thing happened with my second delivery and on that basis, if I were ever to find myself giving birth again - I think I'll skip the epi.<BR/><BR/>My best advice is walk walk walk. If you think you're having contractions - walking is either going to make them stop, (if they are just braxton hicks) or bring them on in a more satisfactory pattern. It will also help dilate your cervix :) I had lots of contractions before the end of my last pregnancy - I sympathise with you.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387168103798629268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-68003837967738773442007-04-17T15:36:00.000-04:002007-04-17T15:36:00.000-04:00Queen~I bought a bottle of castor oil for my last ...Queen~I bought a bottle of castor oil for my last pregnancy. Every night I looked at it, opened it, smelled it, attempted to take some... but chickened out each time. I did end up taking just a small taste and that was about it. If there is one thing I dislike more than the pain of labor, it is spending a few hours in the loo cleaning out my innerts!june cleaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044621352058350336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-12746864138119171642007-04-17T13:07:00.000-04:002007-04-17T13:07:00.000-04:00Well now.Don't we all love our birth stories?I was...Well now.<BR/>Don't we all love our birth stories?<BR/>I was 25 with my oldest and just shy of 44 with my youngest... <BR/>I had an epidural and forceps with the oldest too - and dang, he was 11 pounds at birth! What a pain! He STILL is a pain! LOL (and 6'3")<BR/>BUT, I wanted an epidural because of my age and because I was so out of shape (aka fat) when I had Rocky...but I dilated so quickly that they couldn't give it to me and I was so freakin' proud of myself.<BR/>They didn't even have to use paddles on me!<BR/>I did it au natural all the way baby. <BR/>Not that I chose it, but hey. I'm lookin' for strokes anywhere I can these days.<BR/>Now that I'm 50, I guess I need to find someone bloggin' about their hysterectomy -- I have a good story to add to theirs!<BR/><BR/>You'll be fine, Cris.<BR/><BR/>Hey. Did you ever find my NEW blog?<BR/><BR/>http://alexascatholicblog.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-30835408460591811082007-04-17T12:13:00.000-04:002007-04-17T12:13:00.000-04:00Well...I know NOTHING about labor and delivery (I ...Well...I know NOTHING about labor and delivery (I got mine the 'easy way'...yeah right)...anyway...just wanted to let you know that you are in my prayers.Essyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502370047285832211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499281160568743682.post-78425326501245194982007-04-17T10:59:00.000-04:002007-04-17T10:59:00.000-04:00Well, I have a suggestion for getting labor starte...Well, I have a suggestion for getting labor started if you're serious about it...castor oil!<BR/><BR/>No kidding. It worked for me. My OB recommended it when I was at 38 weeks with #1 and he was leaving town for a 2-week vacation in 5 days. I absolutely did NOT want to deliver with the only other OB in town, so I went home that night and mixed up a few ounces of castor oil with a large glass of orange juice and drank it down.<BR/><BR/>About 2 in the morning, I woke up with intestinal rumblings. Spent most of the next three hours in the bathroom. Finally got back in bed about 5:30 a.m., and just after 6 a.m. I felt this tiny little "pop!" down below. I got up, went to the bathroom and...sure enough...my water had broken and the contractions had started. Baby was born around 6 p.m. that day.<BR/><BR/>The great part? I didn't have to worry about pooping on the birth table.The Queen Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911655962242099800noreply@blogger.com