So what did you have to eat???

[McQ]

In honor of Joanne's eggplant parmesan doing the trick, I thought it would be interesting to find out what everyone had to eat before their blessed event.

I ate spicy through my whole pregnancy so that wasn't it for me. Instead DH grilled some marinated beef kabobs with onions and red bell peppers and cooked a pile of rice. It was to die for. About an hour later we headed to the hospital and Declan arrived 5 weeks early.

Allison
~ mommy to Declan 3.24.03

[starrynight]

I don't even remember isn't that funny!! I went into labor late at night with Daria, early in the morning with Alex and Eliza. So it was something I ate at night but not sure what.

[sweetbasil]

Since I had a scheduled c-section w/Charlie and had to fast after midnight, we decided to go to- ahem, Denny's, so I could have one last breakfast for a few days. Ha! Plus, it's Kellen's favorite restaurant (not sure why he is stuck on it, but he is) :)

[heva]

We went out for Indian food, since it worked for another friend a few years ago. Worked like a charm for me, too, as less than 6h later, I was contracting regularly and gave birth by 4pm the next day! We tried really hot Thai food the night before that with no success...

[Roleysmom]

I was induced unexpectedly, so the food didn't have anything to do with my labor starting, but boy do I remember what I ate! I handful of triskets with Kaukama (not sure how you spell it) cheese spread. Not only healthy and delicious and more than enough to sustain one through 21 hours of labor but mighty dang pretty when they come back up and out during labor.


Paula-- mom to Roley Julia 01-04-02

[cinrein]

I was having back pains all day and thought I overdid it the day before. DH fixed me chicken breasts that were marinated in a lime/peppery combo and served over rice. Really good, but I'm still amazed that it all stayed down when the contrax started in earnest at 8:30 and the nausea hit!

Cindy and Anna 2/11/03

[mamahill]

But stuff didn't kick in until after I had eaten, walked the mall a gazillion times, and then mopped my entry and kitchen floors on my hands and knees. Ainsleigh was almost 3 weeks early, but I'd been having false labor all week.

[muskiesusan]

Skyline aka Cincinnati Chili. We had heard in birthing class that people had success with it, but I wasn't even trying to start labor, it was just being served at a party we were attending! Nick was breech, and I hoping he would still turn as I had 2 weeks to go before my due date and 3 weeks until the schedule c-section.

Susan
Mom to Nicholas 10/01/01
& Baby #2 due 4/23/04!!!!

[sntm]

eggplant parmesan. lots and lots and lots of eggplant parmesan. also got to see it later :(

shannon
not-even-pregnant-yet-overachiever
trying-to-conceive :)
PREGNANT! EDD 6/9/03
mama to Jack 6/6/03

[brigmaman]

Wow, I had the same dinner as you, Allison, but with chicken!! Yum!!