How do people survive 20hrs+ labor and delivery without food and drinks?

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I'm worried I won't be able to handle fasting. I eat every 2-3 hours 😰

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I swear this is the only thing i'm thinking about when it comes to labor 😂😂 like how do they expect me to live??? I need my food

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I ate in the beginning. I was at the hospital and it was fine. They cut me off after a certain point, but by then the last thing I was thinking about was eating. Haha

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Take food and eat it when no one is around...which is quite often.

"Current evidence certainly supports not only a more liberal attitude towards liquids in labor, but also more liberal policies about eating in labor. Aspiration is a danger only with general anesthesia which is rare for childbirth today. Deaths due to aspiration have plummeted as anesthesia techniques have improved.  Many experts state that the rare death from aspiration is due to faulty technique rather than the volume of gastric contents. According to a 1998 study, there are no more deaths due to aspiration in labor in the Netherlands where most (75%) providers allow food and fluids during labor than in other countries with more restrictive policies. A recent randomized controlled trial in Great Britain found no increase in complications for mother, baby, or labor progress when women were allowed a light diet during labor."

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I labored at home for a while and just lightly snacked. And at the hospital they offered me popsicles, water, and jello. It was plenty cus you just start feeling so intense that you cannot eat during active labor. It's not on your mind at all.

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I wasn't allowed to eat with my first (had an ob) but I had a MW with my second and she let me eat whatever I wanted. lol I had a wrap while I was still only 4cm but then I was in no mood to eat later lol I couldn't imagine being hungry and wanting to eat while in really active labor!

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I brought Foods and ate during my induction. I wasn't super hungry but it helped.

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Eat before you go- the main issue is if you need an emergency c-section you can aspirate

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I ate at 6:30pm during my induction day; got induced at 7:45pm n didn't have my baby girl until the following night at 11:46pm (via c-section). I than wasn't allowed to eat anything other than cracks until 6am. Only god knows how I made it thru that.

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That's probably why women get so angry! I was able to do light like a banana or granola bar in the morning. And they gave me juice and fruit pops throughout the day.

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I was able to eat in the hospital.

How do people survive 20hrs+ labor and delivery without food and drinks?

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