Comments on calgarydaddy.com: Almost One Week Past The Due Date....Still No Baby...

Oh I hope that she/he comes so very soon! The only...

2010-01-07T18:06:32.320-07:00

Oh I hope that she/he comes so very soon! The only thing that worked w/ my daughter...time, she came early. My son, well what worked for him was scheduling induction, he didn't want his momma to be induced so he came the very next day! I have no advice on how to get things moving a long.

Yes, I've heard about the sex thing. I don'...

2010-01-07T18:00:42.622-07:00

Yes, I've heard about the sex thing. I don't think it helped us. My husband was happy though.

Pitocin!!! I was early, my brother was late, and ...

2010-01-07T15:11:11.170-07:00

Pitocin!!!

I was early, my brother was late, and my sister was born on her due date. My own baby was a week late and I had to be induced. She *still* didn't want to come out so they had to go get her. These kids have their own agendas and you will learn to follow it soon enough. ;)

Wishing you and your wife all the best!!!

Rub her ankles. There are supposed to be trigger ...

2010-01-07T13:41:03.623-07:00

Rub her ankles. There are supposed to be trigger points that induce contractions. In fact, when a pregnant woman goes for a maternity massage, they stay clear away from the ankles so as no to induce labor.

Great advice everyone, especially Chris, Advice fo...

2010-01-07T00:04:49.340-07:00

Great advice everyone, especially Chris, Advice for Dads. I'm sure all the words of wisdom will come in handy for me later this year.

Good luck to you two! You didn't want a New Year's Eve baby anyway. My boyfriend is one of those. You need to spread out the celebrations!

I'm sure your baby will be here soon! They hav...

2010-01-06T09:08:12.368-07:00

I'm sure your baby will be here soon! They have their own agendas, I tell ya.

Well, I know you hate to hear it, but walking worked for me (well, it didn't hurt). I actually went into labor on my own a week early. I was walking 45 minutes 2-3 days a week. The night before my contractions started, I had taken a nice, long walk. :)

The nipple stimulation helps the uterus contract, so it really couldn't hurt! Not that I ever got to the point where I needed to try that, since I never thought I'd go early.

My bet is on January 7th. That's when I think Taddy will arrive.

I was a week late with my Mateo and an week early ...

2010-01-06T05:59:05.613-07:00

I was a week late with my Mateo and an week early with my 2nd! I`m sure she go into labour any day now. Lots of walking, even though she`ll only be able to due short walks. Walk then rest! Good Luck. All the very best for a speedy delivery.

That waiting can be hard. My best to you and your ...

2010-01-05T22:56:03.674-07:00

That waiting can be hard. My best to you and your wife! Try to get one last dinner in together before that bundle of joy comes! :)

Our little girl was over due by a few days, I can&...

2010-01-05T22:27:03.435-07:00

Our little girl was over due by a few days, I can't imagine how uncomfortable your wife must be! I pity both of you!

Castor oil and 'relations' seem to work for us as she was in labor 5 hours later!

Just got to grease it up with the oil and give it a good poke!

My little one was actually born on her due date! T...

2010-01-05T19:01:25.015-07:00

My little one was actually born on her due date! The night before, I had a glass of wine. The day of, I went for a very very long walk. Not sure if it worked or not. Enjoy your last few days as a family of two! Your little one will be here so soon. Good luck!

oh, your poor wife. I was four days past due with ...

2010-01-05T15:49:50.045-07:00

oh, your poor wife. I was four days past due with my first and it almost killed me. I can't wait to hear!!

I've heard that Skyline Chili from Cincinnati ...

2010-01-05T14:59:31.823-07:00

I've heard that Skyline Chili from Cincinnati works every time! I think you can order it online...

Good luck!!

Awe! No baby on my birthday!! ((Sending Labor vibe...

2010-01-05T14:58:36.324-07:00

Awe! No baby on my birthday!!
((Sending Labor vibes))

Tammi @ My Organized Chaos

Dang, I wish I knew about that "relations&quo...

2010-01-05T14:33:11.583-07:00

Dang, I wish I knew about that "relations" law when I was 42 freakin' weeks preggers!!!

Nothing works. It's all a load of crap. Baby will come when they are ready to come, which in my case was never...for all 3!

Rubbing the nipples probably won't do much. (s...

2010-01-05T14:15:40.025-07:00

Rubbing the nipples probably won't do much. (sorry, gonna get graphic here for a sec) Pinching/squeezing/twisting/nibbling them might actually work. I'm not sure why it works because I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV (not even in porn, though my comment kinda sounds like it.) But I tried everything short of castor oil and my daughter was just not wanting to appear! I did notice that I had some contractions when doing the nipple thing, so one night, nine days past my due date, I'd had enough and about pulled those suckers off and promptly went into labor. So... just to test the theory (and totally not because I'm a perv. Shut up.) I tried the nipple thing just a bit when I was pregnant with my son and sure enough, almost every time, I'd have a contraction.

This was a very long comment about nipples. I'll stop now.

I have heard eating spicy food works, or else it j...

2010-01-05T13:35:31.324-07:00

I have heard eating spicy food works, or else it just adds to the heartburn. Thankfully with both my kids I was on time or early, so I didn't have to resort to any of the old wives tales. After 9 (10) months of pregnancy, I wasn't into castor oil, nipple rubbing, walks or sex.... I just wanted the baby OUT!!!
Good luck!!

I was induced by the doc (thank GOD) because it wa...

2010-01-05T12:34:25.783-07:00

I was induced by the doc (thank GOD) because it was summer and she didn't think it was necessary for me to go past my due date...so go for it - just ask the doc. It is MUCH easier and MUCH less stressful doing it that way.

~WM

Oh I don't know what I would do if I went a we...

2010-01-05T11:31:14.785-07:00

Oh I don't know what I would do if I went a week past my due date. Both of my girls were super big (9lbs 1oz and 8lbs 13oz) so I was induced a week early each time. Good luck! I heard sex works, but it never did with us. After the fact I read up on it (I don't know why) and you both need to "finish" with the semen inside. My husband thought that was gross so never did that.

I did it all before I gave birth after being twelv...

2010-01-05T10:57:32.360-07:00

I did it all before I gave birth after being twelve days late with one and eight days late with the other.

Here's what didn't work:
spicy food, sex, taking longs walks during heat waves, holding a four-year-old during an entire fourth of July fireworks display during a heat wave, that horrible membrane stripping, and threats to the unborn child ("It's either me or you, we can't both live here").

Here's what I almost resorted to:
castor oil and an enema

Here's what may have worked:
sex (after already being eleven days late and it already having failed the previous ten days, so I think it was finally just time for the baby and my body).

Hang in there!

As Muddy said the chemicals in "your boys&quo...

2010-01-05T10:46:01.205-07:00

As Muddy said the chemicals in "your boys" help to move along the dilation of the cervix. Fun stuff. My first came after I did all of the above and RAN...yes RAN up a flight of stairs 9 months pregnant (well 10 actually I was 40 weeks) I then drove over the biggest speed bumps I could find since off-road driving wasn't found in the city, what was the ticket was PF Chang's Spicy Chicken. If you have spicy ANYTHING...worth it. Couldn't do it with the twins because the heartburn was killing me. But I also hear hard cleaning works too like Muddy said...she was cleaning and POOF! Labor. Good luck...its exciting and a lot of hurry up and wait. HA HA

Two things: Sex. Semen contains prostiglandins, wh...

2010-01-05T10:38:47.831-07:00

Two things:
Sex. Semen contains prostiglandins, which is what's in Pitocin, which is what the doc will inject to bring on labour.

Secondly, ask your doc to strip the membranes... he/she will know what that means - basically, it means they disturb the cervix by removing protective mucus. Not dangerous. Very natural way of encouraging labour and will usually happen if you have sex. See? Sex is still winning as best method.

Otherwise, have your partner review what would have been her approximate normal menstrual cycle start date for this month. That will give you a good idea of when to expect labour, as those dates usually line up pretty darn closely.

Sex is best though. I know it sounds dumb but it works and seriously, choice between love-making and inter-venous injection? Door number 1 please.

The 'having relations' bit is actually bas...

2010-01-05T10:32:47.053-07:00

The 'having relations' bit is actually based in science as the mans stuff has similar chemicals in it as those they use to induce late babies. Similarly I think the rubbing nipples thing is something to do with fooling the body to think the baby needs milk, therefore has to come out..
I am a cliche, however, my first baby came after I had a curry (in Birmingham UK, where I live, this is a well known baby getting outerer!)and then cleaned the oven with lots of nasty chemical cleaning stuff, next thing you know - wah la - a baby...!