I found these Great Value brand date bars at Walmart and they literally cured my constipation 
[name_f][/name_f]dates are good for naturally / slowly inducing labor too so I figure win win!
[name_f][/name_f]Cashew [name_f]Cookie[/name_f] has only 2 ingredients- dates & cashews.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Peanut[/name_m] Butter Chocolate [name_m]Chip[/name_m] has 4 ingredients- dates, peanuts, chocolate chips, sea salt.
Theyāre my new favorite pregnancy snack!
Well I went MIA because HEāS HERE (name to be announced in the birth announcements).
[name_f][/name_f]I ended up being induced on [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] 1/28 due to preeclampsia risk (I disagreed with this as it was the same induction-happy NP but thatās another story). [name_f]My[/name_f] water broke at 5am on [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] 1/29. I managed labor okay until severe back labor and then had 3 failed epidurals which left me only numb on my right side and in excruciating pain. I attempted labor like this until 9:15pm where it was determined that I was not progressing past 9cm even with position changes and pitocin administration and the risk of infection was going up due to the amount of time since water rupture. So, we proceeded with an unplanned c-section and baby boy arrived at 10:59pm on 1/29/25 weighing 8lbs 9oz (no worrisome size 
) and 21.5 inches long after 18hrs of labor.
Not the birth story Iād always imagined and itās honestly been a really long week and I didnāt have the best experience or support at the hospital but weāre still super thankful to have our son.
Congrats!!! Sorry about the disappointing experience but Iām glad everyoneās healthy
Congratulations!!
[name_f][/name_f]Totally relate to your birth story and sorry it didnāt go the way you wanted it to be. The most important part is youāre both doing good though. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] you recover well and enjoy lots and lots of snuggles with your little man.
Congratulations!! Iāve been waiting for the announcement!
[name_f][/name_f]So sorry you didnāt get the birth experience you wanted 
[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]My[/name_f] first birth involved pitocin and long labor as well. I think you feel similarly about inductions so wonāt belabor that, sometimes things just donāt work out as planned.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]My[/name_f] subsequent births have been a lot easier and smoother, if thatās helpful to hear 
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] you get to snuggle in and enjoy the newborn stage!
Seems like Iām in early labor with fairly regularly contractions every 6 mins! The nurse that facilitates my twice a week NSTs seems to think I wonāt be pregnant anymore by the end of the weekend. I have a c-section scheduled for the 20th so heās coming this week one way or another, Iām just curious if heāll try to come before my c-section is scheduled.
[name_f][/name_f]Idk might be fun to place bets?
[name_f][/name_f]I am hoping for tomorrow, though that would be fast, I love the idea of his birthday being 2/15/25, its a bit similar to my favorite grandmothers birthday of 5/15/50. Doing what I can to progress my labor for this but obviously its not necessarily going to work.
So exciting he will be here in the next week either way! I hope he does come soon if youāre getting contractions, as prodromal labor is no fun (from someone who knows first hand!)