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Just like there are old wives tales for determining the gender of the baby, there are tales for how to get labor started. If you’ve made it to 39 weeks and haven’t had a baby yet, expect to start hearing them soon.
For some reason, the thought of an impending birth makes women think they have the right to tell you what to do to get things moving. I can’t tell you how many times someone called me, insisting that their aunt drank castor oil before going into labor.
So, let me get this straight…you want me to have the runs?
Then there’s the whole “nipple stimulation” thing. I had a friend that pumped her boobs one night and then went into labor a few hours later. So, when it was time for me to have my first child, out came the breast pump. I put it to the boob and pumped. Nothing happened. I pumped some more. I tweaked. I tweaked the right, then the left, then both. I tweaked up and then pumped down.
Still, nothing happened. I wanted to cry. I probably really did cry. The deal is this: I was scared to have a baby, but I was so tired of being pregnant that I would do anything to get it over with. But, when I actually went through with trying to start having the baby, nothing worked.
A lady I had just met asked me if I had tried sex. When is it acceptable to meet someone and say “So, have you humped your husband recently?”
NO.
I looked at her and rolled my eyes, stating that the carnal act would have to wait until a human being had exited my body. I don’t know about you, but getting it on isn’t very fun when a little person’s head is firmly rammed into your crotch.
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LOL! My sister-in-law INSISTS that I walk all day every day and then I will certainly go into labor... needless to say, all I have to show is swollen feet and an ever-expanding abdomin. I've also heard "get a massage" (check, no baby), "excercise" (check, no baby) and "have sex" (check, no baby, just more peeing). And I completely concurr with the head ramming crotch statement. Can I get a "NO VACANCY" sign to post please?
I am just about 39 weeks, 1 cm dialated and 75% effaced. Out of impatience, I have tried almost all inductions methods recommended and I can say with confidence that Castor Oil does NOT work and will only give you a sore bum. I tried it (to my shame) twice and followed all instructions. As with the nipple stimulation and sex, nothing changed, my little guy is taking his time and I have learned not to rush him or make him fit into my schedule. I'm still oh so frustrated though, my false contractions have stopped me in my tracks and have followed a consistant pattern that would make me believe I was in labor. Two hours of huge contractions lasting 1 minute and being about 5 mins apart and suddenly they shut off like a switch! I don't think I will be returning to labor and delivery until my water breaks...
Well, I ate pineapple & had really ruff sex & my water broke the next morning. I was 39wks. worked or just ready? who knows.
I think that thT ARTICLE WAS VERY RIGHT I am 39
weeks and I am so ready to give birtha and the whole sex thing always pops up I want to give birth not have a head and more pressure in my crotch thank u so more women need to read this its so funny but so true
This is really funny! So many women, friends and strangers, have giving their advice on this one. Then my husband comes home from a work trip a few days ago telling me his co-workers say we should have sex to induce. Needless to say, he was greatly disappointed when I pointed out how it not only does NOT work but there was no way I was in the mood for it if it did. He has been moping around the house since then. The doc is inducing tomorrow but everyone is still pushing for me to do the craziest things... jump on the bed, drink caster oil, special tea, have sex... I am fine even though I am ready to be done. This baby will come when he is ready or the doc says it is time. Call me crazy but I prefer the professional over my insane neighbor's opinion.
I totally agree with you!!! I haven't wanted to have sex for the last 3 months...even though all my friends keep saying that if I have sex i will go into labor. I just don't think its right and I don't want my son coming out with a mark on his forhead.
first: those aren't actually wive's tales, they're really good for helping induce, the general common idea being that you wait to try these things once you've passed your due date. but trying to induce BEFORE your due date is a little ridiculous; not only are you creating tension in your mind regarding the birth (impatience can certainly lead to tension), but you're only setting yourself up for some major emotional disappointment when, or if, you go past your actual due date.
I'm due in five days, and while I'm staying active to help prepare my body, I won't be trying any teas or home methods for induction until I'm past 41 weeks. I think it's much more beneifical to have a peaceful, relaxed mind and attitude....
I'm due in exactly a week and I have tried everything that I have heard on how to induce labor...walking, sex, scrubbing the floors, bath, nipple stimulation, pumping and YES even the castor oil. None of it worked! Ugh. I guess she is just as stubborn as her mommy...The last thing I heard was plan something special...as soon as you have something planned they will change it for you!!! lol.
i think that having sex is so true to induce labor. i jus had a baby on feb. 19 and that is how i went into labor was right after sex. she was 4 weeks early so i am so for having sex to induce labor. it really works!
well i am 41 weeks pregnant dilated to 2cm and 75% thinned and i have tried everything to make this baby girl come out. i have been having sex with my hubby, bouncing on an exercise ball, going for long walks, doing squats, rocking, i even tried castor oil and all it did was make me best friends with the toilet. so i have decided that she will come when she is ready. i am suppose to be induced in three days so things will be over soon.
I work in retail and have people walk up to me and start throwing out suggestions as to what I should do to get my lil one out...I never asked. I know that they are just suggestions, but some (like the one in the article) are inappropriate when you don't know someone. So I just thank them and go about my work.
AMEN! I actually had a girl give me a run down of things to do, one included drinking pickle juice, which almost made me heave right there! I hate pickles normally, just the smell of them turns my stomach, and the only thing I see pickle juice doing is making me vomit! I have threatened to get a plunger if this baby doesn't come out soon, but all in all I'd rather wait for her to be ready, and nothing is going to make that happen any quicker...
I got so much advice about how to know when the labor is real versus false. Well here's the deal, when I went into labor with my son, we had been driving since 5:30 am. I went into labor at 7:30 pm. He was born at 7:03 am the next day. We had been driving for 20 hours straight with only stopping for gas, bathrooms and eating. Needless to say when I got home at 3:30 am I was not thinking I was in labor. An hour after we got home, I went to the bathroom and my water broke somewhat, not all the way, just a little. Off to the hospital and then to the ER. There they checked me informed me that I was in labor, 5 cm. dialated and that he was breeched, in other words, now it was c-section time. That is not what I wanted to hear. Well anyways, needless to say I never got to run a warm bath and see if the contractions would continue to make sure that I was in labor or not. So I try to ignore the advice the best I can and just get on with life in general. Good luck and God bless!
LOL is all i have to say!! I love reading these articles!!
I have no idea who came up with the idea that sex would work. But when I'm at 35 or so weeks, touch me and I will seriously hit you. There is no way that is going to happen. So I really doubt that I will try that to get labor to start. The baby will have to make up it's own mind.
The whole thing about castor oil works for some people but not everyone (worked for my friend) but my midwives said that what it dose is makes you dehydrated and that what makes you go into labor. The whole sex thing is so true in the article, I told my husband its so much faster for him to move around then it is for my being at 38 weeks going on 39 weeks, with our son it was different i had one night full of false labor next morning my plug went and then 28 hours later my water broke, with this one Im going on 2 days of false labor and still nothing happening besdies cant sleep and feel like crap the whole day.. I have heard about everything for when it comes to getting this baby to come out, but she will come out when she is ready for when they do my c/s on the 20th... Good luck to everyone...
I especially agree with the part about the sex. It is pretty uncomfortable to have sex now that my daughter's head is firmly rammed into my crotch. OUCH! I have tried everything except the breastpump, and Castor Oil. I heard that Castor Oil will just make you poop, throw up, and the baby can have a bowel movement in utero as well. I tried it two years ago, and all it did was make me throw up, and I had really bad cramps that did not make me dilate at all.
It's so interesting to read everyone's responses. I'd have to say that I'm at 39 weeks and seem to be stuck at 70% effaced and 1cm or so dilated for 3 weeks! When I asked my midwife about the rumor about sex, she said yes, it can help continue to soften the cervix, and they like to call it the "Italian induction" haha! I thought that was great! Well my husband and I, the sex is still better than ever. Talk to your partners/husbands ladies, and get creative!
well i'm 38 weeks pregnant..and although sex hasn't induced labor for me...it does help relieve a lot of pains and after having sex...i can sleep at night! and i dont get as emotional at night...i go to sleep with a smile on my face...so re-consider sex.
and if you dont want to do that, what worked for my mother was to have my dad play with her nipples, it releases the same hormone thats released during labor! so maybe you shouldn't pump your breasts but you could have your husband play with your nipples, he'd like it too.
YEAH im still wandering if the castor oil thing works or not. i got the castor oil but im so worried about taking it!! ugh.... they say that it can make the baby poop before comming out and make him breath in before he's actually out. i don't want him to have to go thru all that jus cus i want him out so bad..... but then again it might not happen like that so im still thinkin of taking it..... but this is the only tale i've thaught of tryin so far. i took 1 tablespoon of it and that stuff is NASTY but my friend says to take up to 4 oz. of IT! EEEWWWW.... it worked for her though. Baby came out fine and stuff....
I am in the same position i hear about caster-oil,playing with the nipples,walking i am 39 weeks and getting extremely frustrated and i havent exactly tried it all but i just dont want to give up i really want to just get it all over with so i am going to try sex then again everyone is different but who knows. I just feel better to know that i am not the only one going through the exact same thing as the rest of you.well good luck to you all and wish me luck aswell i think we are all going to need it =)...
I loved this! I always wondered where random people have the nerve to walk up and touch my pregnant belly or ask me some personal baby question. My own Mom doesn't ask most of the questions that I've heard lately.
Hahah... had sex to get the baby in, now have sex to get the baby out! LOL!
HAHAHA...I definately agree with not having sex because of the pressure of the baby thats in your crotch! Thats not even to mention the cramps that you have already in your back, butt, and legs..trying to get up after your done! Oh, and we wont even talk about how to position ourselves with a big belly in the way...LOL
this artical gave me a great chuckle. I am 39 weeks with my second and i don't sit have tried everything from sex to mopping and nothing and the doc just says any day now for like 3 weeks. The best one I think I have heard is have your hubby make KRAFT mac and cheese it has to be KRAFT and put as much A-1 sauce as you can stand and that is susopse to do it. YUCK!!! I figure it will only make me puke more so I won't do it.
I agree with everyone who says that sex is not pleasurable, lol. i have tried to do it to try ti induce but it hasn't worked for me. Plus i fee like i have a little spectator watching,a nd when i feel her move around while we are in the "act" it makes me feel bad, haha. This little girl is going to come out when she is ready to, and i can't control it otherwise! :-D
I am 36 weeks and I'll tell you, sex really helps. (this is my 6th child) I had Sex I day before my Due date with my 1st child, and 1 hour later I was on the way to the hospital. I cant believe you people say it isnt ccomfortable, I find sex when I am pregnant quite enjoyable. But thats just me. I cannot wait to have another baby in my arms :)
this was a very funny article. throughout my whole pregnancy i have gotten plenty of exercise. you'd think gravity would do the trick. sex is out of the question. the belly is too big, and i feel anything but pleasure from it. i'm just gonna let nature do it's trick. this can't last forever, right? anywhoo, i can't wait for this to be over. the muscles in my belly and pelvic region are killing me. i hardly sleep. i want my freedom and body back. i really cannot wait to hold my baby boy in my arms. :D
I think i feel the same way except i have "humped" my husband latley and that dosent seem to be working for me either. I am 39 weeks today...so i only have a week left and he still has shown no signs of wanting to come out! I am still posterier and closed, no contractions or braxton hix, and on top of all that i am so exhasted and can never get confy anymore! i almost tried the castor oil myself, i have tried tweaking my breast, walking, orange juice, pineapples, pancakes, the whole nine yards, just about anything that has "worked" for someone else i have tried and now i'm tired of trying. I want to be done with this so badly because I am a small woman with a huge belly and it HURTS!
not only that, but the baby will come when they are ready so why try to force something?? Just let things happen and they will. We can't be pregnant forever!!
Currently being 39 weeks preggers I feel like the size of a hippo, and therefore not the sexiest i have ever felt! I think I'll try a long walk, clary sage bath and eating a whole fresh pineapple and leave the nipple tweaking and nookie to those with more energy!!!!!!
this is so very true, I couldnt agree more.thats how i feel........
i am due june 20th and 1/2 a centimeter dilat ed and by the way my third pregnancy i feel like i am never having this baby and the last thing i wanna do is have sex so i guess i will let her come i out on her own (hopefully soon)!!!!!!!!
oo he wasnt born today though he was born on 5 22 07 lol forgot that part!
i had my baby!!!! he was hugeeeeeeeee 9 pounds 10 ounces...beautiful baby boy..hes doing great and his older brother is adjusting really well...hope you all have a happy healthy pregnancy!
hey...i'm due in a week and i still have sex like ALL the time...in fact, i think my daughter Jayda was born a week early because of it. I'm just gonna keep at it too until this little one comes out. Nothings stopping me! LOL
Are you kidding? Sex would be a nice change in my life right now. Not only have I been forced to do all the work around here,including working a full-time third shift job and pay and worry about all the bills I have been sleeping alone for months now(very lonley and depressing,especially when you're pregnant) but it's probably been over a month since the word sex has even been mentioned in this house. And then I have to wait another six weeks after giving birth to even consider sex? That's if we have any free time at that point! Nice column though-usually gives me a laugh.
The article was great im 39 weeks and all the nurses keep telling me to do is have lots and lots of sex...i looked at them like they were crazy..as if my crotch doesnt hurt enough from all the pressure of the baby..thankfully the doctors are going to induce on May 22nd..im so happy only two days left till i can get rid of all this pain! its not my first child, but will definetly be my last cause of all the complications i have had...i wish good luck to all the mommies out there that still have a ways to go.
i loved this article. thank u so much for making this fun. u cant make a baby come when its not ready, no matter what u do.
This story is so funny and true by the time i was 38 weeks i had heard about the castor oil, and for some reason i was so desperate to have the baby i tried it...worst mistake ever besides really bad cramping and being toilet bound the rest of the night it did nothing....then i heard about the nipple stimulation and that still did nothing for me....after that i heard about a cafe that had a labor inducing cream cheese so i went and tried that to....needless to say i did everything everyone had recomended and i am now 39 weeks and still going...i think it made the week go by slower than ever.....I think it is just a coincidence with everyone that says that this stuff really works....the babies will come when they are good and ready...
With my first baby, I had back aches and braxton hicks that hurt like a bitch and was popping tylenol every day for the last month of my pregnancy but with this pregnancy, I don't have any of those discomforts. I was eager to have the baby so I agreed to be induced (the first time) but with this second pregnancy, I am patient about when the baby will arrive. Yeah, my sleep isn't all that great but it's not all that bad either. I have infrequent contractions (my stomach just gets real tight) but nothing that makes me want the pregnancy to end. I'm due on May 13th and it's May 6th and I'm in no hurry. So I can't quite relate to the whole desire to hurry the labor along. But that's just me...I definitely understand what you all must be feeling though.
Wow i was just thinking about this the other day....i'm 38 weeks and i cant stand being prego anymore...not only for the fact that i am sooo uncomfortable....but for the fact i am tired of hearing all of the suggstions from people that have never even been pregnant....but i do have to admit i have tried everything from primerose oil to sweeping my entire house...i have finally gave into the idea that my lil one will some whenever shes ready....(but i still take the primerose oil just in case) haha
i am now 34 1/2 wks with my fourth!1 yes.. i am insane and having a fourth!! my first two made their entrance into the world at 38 wks.. with a bit of a nudge..i swear by the sex and red raspberry leaf tea combination. ( i only started trying to hurry things after a week of false labours, and my doc said the baby was head down.. bla bla bla at two cm..) baby three cmae at 38 wks, fully enduced by way of foley catheter (thats the balloon they put in the cervix to "ripen" it..but again.i was already at 2 cm when they put it in..so things were starting on their own anyway) and a pitocin drip.. a very quick, and successful enduction, and i had her in my arms.
so ..here i sit huge with baby four.. cramping, already around two cm or so, spotting and very annoyed. i am so tired of repeating to people that im not " due for another three weeks or so...but they seem to forget and expect that i will have " that that baby by now". again... we've been working with the raspberry tea, in small doses, just to make labour quick once it does begin. and as for sex.. uncomfortable or not..if i could get it from him i would!!!
(funny, im the one home pregnant and chasing three kids under the age of seven, and he's the one that " too tired" ... )
i have decided to avoid places where i may run into someone i know(other than family)until this boy does come out... i simply dont have the patience to deal with other people's crap right now!!
I'm due next Friday and yes, I've heard all of these wonderful tales as well. There are only a few of them that truly seem to work according to my doctor, but they only work IF your body is ready to. If you're not ready, it won't work no matter what you try. My doctor said number one on the list is sex because semen contains natural prostaglandins which help soften and dilate the cervix. The other ones would herbs/herbal teas, but they're not that reliable because no one knows what quantity exactly is required. Also, induction with Pitocin only works well and easily IF you've got a favorable Bishop's score. If not, they have to ripen your cervix and that process is, from my experience anyway, painful and can take several days. Also, we all need to remember that the timers for the little buns in our ovens won't go off until their done. A lot of us aren't comfortable, myself included, but Mother Nature can't be rushed without a lot of medical intervention. We need to try and keep perspective about our due dates. Those dates really aren't deadlines for the baby to come. They're just guesses. It does make things easier if we don't obsess about it. Also if it's your first baby, the doctor has said to add five days to a week to your edd.
The thing that's been getting me is the people telling me how huge I am or how low my belly is now. So far no one has had the audacity to ask me if I've been checked inside yet, which I haven't and don't plan to be. If it ever does happen I might just ask them something just as personal or worse. As far as the have you tried sex thing yet...most people know better than to ask me that. Sex hasn't been comfortable in over two months because my hips like to pop out of place, I keep getting charlie horses and I get so over heated during that we end up having to stop so I can go throw up after catching my breath. Hubby's also a long haul truck driver and if I were having sex on a regular basis, we'd be having some serious problems. LOL. For those who don't know better than to ask the sex question, I regale them with all the intimate details of the sounds my hips make when they pop out of place and how what I'd had for a meal how ever many hours prior tasted and looked on the way back up.
This is all so very true.. i have heard them all i think.. from having sex, to castor oil, to raspberry ice tea, to squats, walking, jumping, going up and down stairs, bumpy car rides, etc.. i think that labor is up to the baby.. when she is ready to come out she is ready.. i am due April 6th and yea my older sister and my cousin tell all of the these old wise tales hah.. i just gave up and decided she will come when she wants!!
yeah i am a week overdue, and i am determined to go into active labor by tonight. i have been in early labor for 3 DAYS!
All of these articles are so true. I am so tired of hearing peoples birthing stories, their ideas of how to overcome the pain, and how to get things started.
And when the hell is it ever ok to ask "so did the doctor check you on the inside" ???!! Just because you are a female who has probably gone through the same thing I am about to go through, that doesn't mean we are bonded in some special way that makes me want to tell you what is going on inside of my girly parts....
The funny part is, it may just be that the dish causes the women to go into labor, but it's not the eggplant. The herbs Oregano and Basil have properties that may cause contractions, though it is not yet known how or in what quantities. This is why, in aromatherapy circles, these herbs and essential oils are to be avoided whenever possible during pregnancy.
THIS WORKED FOR ME!!! And a Few of my aunts!! I promise!! I had it one night for dinner and then lunch the next day .. i went into labor that night and had my baby 3 days before the duedate..
Yeah sex is not so comfortable anymore. So I tried the sex to go into labor thing last night. Lying on my side with him behind me.....guess it didn't work!!! I've also walked untill I didn't think I could anymore! Still no baby!!!! Due in 18days....
LMAO!!!!
Sex really isn't a bad idea. That is how I got my very comfy second child to make her appearance. For about a day we had sex ALL day. My water broke that night and she was in my arms by 12:45 the next day :)
For those of you guys who have sex......your lucky lol cause my husband is totally against have sex right now since i am full blown pregnant. He feels uncomfortable knowing that shes due any day now. for all of you who don't know i'm due Feb 13th and well I'm hopeing she comes soon because I got an appointment tomorrow and I will be really dissapointed. I'm trying to keep my head up, but i'm just sooooo anxcious to see my baby. This is my second pregnancy and well this one is really different from my first. Good luck to you all.
It has been found that it is good to have sex..because the mans semen has this special something in it that'll soften the cervix and make labor less painful...
The best thing I have found to get your labor moving is to ask your doctor to induce you. I tried everything (except the castor oil...ick) when I was pregnant with my son. I heard exercise was supposed to help... so my husband and I went for walks. Of course, I don't have the best balance when I'm not pregnant and ended up tripping and spraining my ankle. I spent the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy on crutches... My doctor finally induced me a week past my due date. I'm now expecting my second and once again, I'm being induced... My kids apparently like it in there...
Hahaha...that was funny and so....TRUE! You wouldn't believe how many people tell me how to induce labor...from castrol oil to eating cilantro, etc. When the time is right, it will happen...right?
my man and i are attempting to have sex as often as possible, not to help with labor, but for the simple fact that we know we won't be getting any for a few weeks. i would desprately like for the rumors to be true that sex and orgasm can induce labor but it's very false. In every birth book you read you'll find it flagged as false, even ask your Dr. How I wish it were true. I'm so ready!
I am so tierd and uncomforatable i can't sleep. And i am tierd of all the questions too like your still pregnant and the random people tellling me to have sex. I just am tierd of worrying if everything will go well with the delivery and i really and getting frustrated with everyone at this point.
One of the ladies at work keeps telling me to do jumping jacks. I'm pretty sure she's going to come when she wants to, though. Or the first time my husband is somewhere I can't reach him at :P And as for sex? Ha! I'm only at 37 but this is a real trick now. I can't imagin what it'll be like in 2 weeks
Well, I feel you on that.I have tried everything I could think of and my baby hasnt came yet. I am 39 weeks and 2 days,so I am more than ready to have this baby.That just goes to show that baby's come when they want to.I have tried nipple stimulation,walking,exerciseing,squatting,
SEX,and castor oil.Having sex at 39 weeks is very uncomfortable.No matter what position we try it's still very uncomfortable to me.I'm trying to do that and all I feel is a little head turning in my pelvic area.
that article was sooo true!! so many people have told me to try castor oil, so i tried it twice, and it did NOT work, i just had really bad cramps and pooped alot:( I am 39 weeks and just waiting... I dont think anything works, I have tried alot of other things too, nothing works, and the baby will come when he is ready!!! Oh and I have sex twice a day, everyday, doesnt work...
I'm 39 weeks pregnant and my birthing class teaching told us all these things to do to stimulate labor--ive done them all--and the she said if they hadnt workd to have sex because the semon softens the cervix--ive tried this two times a day for the past week and nothing...im still pregnant and i dont know how much more i can handle--lol
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF CASTOR OIL REALLY DOES WORK ?
This is so funny, and so true! I am 39 weeks, and could swear that I am never going to have this baby! I have tried the nipple stimulation using both my fingers and my breast pump. When I used my fingers, I got some contractions, but nothing that stuck around. The breast pump brought them on as well, but they went away after an hour or so. I've had everyone and their grandmother (eww) tell me to have sex, and plenty of it. I'm sorry, but the last thing from my mind is sex! With the baby's head down there, and not really being able to get into a real "sexy" position, how the heck am I supposed to manage doing that? I would love to have sex with my husband, but I just can't get into any position that is comfortable. I just lay there and think "ok, are you done yet?" Quite pitiful if you ask me. It's just one of those things in life, that really test your patience.
I suppose that's it never good to ask a lady you've just met, "have you humped your husband recently?" But, on the other hand sex has been known to help stimulate labor (something about prostiglandins and orgasm)... Hubby helped get the baby there, now help get em out!!! You know the ole saying, desperate measures for desperate folk. So you can wait then since you can't fathom doing the dirty at the moment, you aren't that desperate! And at 39 weeks most of us are desperate... I find it hilarious that some women tend to despise the very thing that got them pregnant in the first place, DOH!
Am a day overdue having tried many things already from a looooooooooong list of recommendations from just about every friend and stranger have met on the street lately! pineapple, the juice of my hubby's loins, raspberry leaf tablets/tea, hot baths, walking lots and mopping throughout the house - now i just tell people that after three kids already you'd think my pelvic floor was weak enough to give up on me before time was up but no - i guess bubba will come when she is ready - you cannot rush a woman in the making and this one is a pink!! here's me - ever hopeful of a Halloween birth - wishing you all the best of luck with your upcoming bubba meetings!! have you tried curry? lol - just kidding x
I was put on bedrest for premature labor 2 months before I was due. Week 40 rolled around and I still hadn't gone into labor. Enough! I put in the video for Riverdance and did a jig (as best as a HUGE pregnant woman can) in my living room for about an hour. Soon thereafter, I went into labor. It's kind of ironic, but my daughter has a great sense of rhythm now.. hmmm.... My sister in law swears by mopping the floor to induce labor. It worked for her.
I guess people feel they are just trying to help with ole wise tales...I feel that it is ok to tell someone to have sex with "their" husbands as opposed to telling someone to have sex outside of marriage. Just because someone makes a suggestion, doesn't mean you have to take their advice!
That was so funny. Thanks for making a super pregnant (due in exactly one week--woohoo!) woman chuckle.
This so true and funny i can't agree more when did it become okay to tell someone you dont know to go with sex with there husbends and when did it become okay to "WOW your getting hugh" just becasuse we are pargenant dosent mean say what is on your mind becasue most of us mommys have stuff that we would like to say but most of us dont so unless you want to hear whats going thou my mind at these last stages dont tell me whats on yours hahaha