Many inductions occur because the baby is not growing well or because the mother has high blood pressure. While a cesarean section may still occur if you are in this situation, you will likely have many hours of induction and should expect to progress and have a vaginal delivery. Both the March of Dimes and the American Academy of Family Physicians advise women to eat only light foods, such as broth or gelatin, in small amounts prior to induction of labor.
While all inductions carry some risk, certain situations are lower risk than others. For example, if you are planning natural childbirth and know you are 4 centimeters dilated before your induction, your healthcare provider may okay having a regular breakfast before coming in. In addition, some inductions may take days, especially if your cervix is long and closed.
If your provider thinks you will need medicine to ripen your cervix, she may recommend that you eat a regular meal before you come in. Inducing labor is generally done when your due date has arrived, but your baby has not. After the 42nd week of pregnancy, complications can arise, so most birth professionals will recommend that you be induced.
This is not an instant fix. Labor can still take hours or even days to proceed, so it's necessary to keep up your strength. But, induction can increase your chances of needing a Cesarean section, so you need to eat very lightly.
When labor does not start naturally, or if you are experiencing complications such as preeclampsia, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes or bleeding, your doctor may want to induce labor.
Some examples of women being induced early before 39 weeks include any situation that may bring danger to the mother, or the babies such as;. Women will not be induced early for the mere reason that they are done being pregnant. However, I was still not a candidate for early induction because the baby and I were perfectly healthy. The question remains, can you eat before your induction? Well, to be quite frank, no. It is not the best to eat before you are induced.
I know as a pregnant woman you are fearful to think about skipping a meal. However, with any labor you have to understand that there is a chance to have an emergency cesarean. Doctors and nurses will not let you eat during labor, because they hate you and want you to suffer.
But, why? Give me the pancakes! There are actually many reasons why doctors have said no to eating during labor. All they will usually allow is clear liquids and sometimes Jello. You are probably not allowed to eat because…. Avoid pooping during labor. The doctors have been pooped on MANY times. However, it is easier for them to focus on delivering the baby as opposed to worrying about you pooping on them.
Nausea and Vomiting. I told the nurse that I was starving and I needed food. Learn more about our editorial and medical review policies. To eat or not to eat during labor? That is the question — and the answer depends on whom you're talking to. Although some practitioners still say no way to food once contractions begin, many others believe that eating is fine during labor especially in the early stages, and often all the way through , as long as you're sticking with fluids and snacks instead of a steak dinner.
Not that you'd be much in the mood for meat once those stronger contractions kick in. So poll your practitioner, and get his or her take on the labor eating debate. Chances are, your doctor will be on board with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' ACOG guidelines: It's okay for moms-to-be to drink clear liquids if they're having uncomplicated labors.
But he or she may still draw the line at solid foods like toast. Why the eating ban in the first place? It was based on the long-held theory that food or acid in the digestive tract might be aspirated if you need emergency anesthesia. But not only are you unlikely to need such anesthesia, which is no longer used for Cesareans, studies have shown the aspiration rate to be minuscule.
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