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Old Jan 17th, 2012, 01:40 AM   #21
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I wasn't allowed to eat and could only have a few sips of water.


 
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Old Jan 17th, 2012, 03:40 AM   #22
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In my hosp there is a midwives unit and a labour ward. In midwives unit, a natural birth is encouraged, no docs are there unless required and the only drugs you can are oral ones, gas and air, birth pool. So eating is encouraged to keep energy up. Next door is the labour ward so if you want/need more pain killers...anything IV, Epi etc or need intervention you'll be through there and then you can't eat as it interfers with IV drugs and potential for c-section etc.
I like that the hospital has such good facilities for both options and they are right next to each other...literally a trolley ride down the hallway. I remember asking for an epi in the midwives unit and 15 mins later I was on a bed in Labour ward with a needle in my back.


 
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Old Jan 17th, 2012, 05:44 AM   #23
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I was induced and i was encouraged to eat. They brought me a sandwhich, but before i had a chance to eat it i was examined and the mw thought the babies head was stuck and i would end with a section so they took it away again!! i was starving, lol i asked her to go out of the room, come back in five mins and tell me not to eat then! She was right though, he was stuck, but she may as well have let me eat cos i still puked during my section.


 
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Old Jan 17th, 2012, 16:15 PM   #24
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The hospital I will be delivering at has a blanket no food/water policy, but my doctor allows it. We will be bringing food/drink anyway because I dont care what they say if I am hungry or thirsty I will be eating and/or drinking. They cant kick me out for it if I am in labor.


 
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Old Jan 17th, 2012, 18:13 PM   #25
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with DS i arrived ready for pushing but was drinking because of dry mouth from G&A. With DD i was induced and was allowed anything i wanted, also i was waiting for my waters to be broken and they brought me and my grandma a huge tray of sandwiches and biscuits. Im in the UK x

ETA: i didnt eat any though i just couldnt face food. I was also given tea and toast after but couldnt eat that and OH ate it! x


 
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Old Jan 18th, 2012, 14:40 PM   #26
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The hospital I will be delivering at has a blanket no food/water policy, but my doctor allows it. We will be bringing food/drink anyway because I dont care what they say if I am hungry or thirsty I will be eating and/or drinking. They cant kick me out for it if I am in labor.
I couldn't agree more. I don't give a flying F*** what they allow or don't allow, if I want to eat, I'm eating! What are they going to do, call the cops?


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Old Jan 18th, 2012, 15:29 PM   #27
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I was allowed to do pretty much as i wanted and i had a bit to drink but thats it. I had some sweets before going to the hospital. Afterwards i was so hungry though!


 
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Old Jan 18th, 2012, 15:35 PM   #28
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Nope, and i wasnt fed from 8.30am until 7.30pm


 
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Old Jan 20th, 2012, 15:50 PM   #29
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yes - if you called it food lol - no drinking surely thats not a good thing as to stay hydrated is important - I needed lots of water while in established labour


 
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Old Jan 21st, 2012, 22:09 PM   #30
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Nope! Only Popsicles and ice chips at the hospital I was at! My lips were so red, I had so many! It's a precaution here in case for c-sections because the anesthesia can upset your stomach.

Of course I didn't listen and snagged a few chips from my DH... Guess who projectile vomited mid surgery?


 
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