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Inducing Labor Day

Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, September 05, 2011 1:54 PM

It’s labor day, and my thoughts are with a girlfriend who’s a bit overdue and desperate for labor to begin.

She lives in Atlanta, so I had to remind her about the alleged induction powers of Scalini’s eggplant parmesan.

Sounds weird to me, but the restaurant claims to have 300 babies born within 48 hours of their moms eating the dish, so who am I to scoff?

I hope you’ll comment on the oddest labor-inducing trick you ever heard of—or swear by.

Meanwhile, here’s a little feature the Willits did on this bizarre local tradition a couple of years ago.

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Posted by Elizabeth M on Monday, Sep 5, 2011 3:01 PM (EDT):

After seeing that, I had to go check. I don’t know if they ever commented on the eggplant again after this video, but she did have the baby the day after posting it! I don’t know if it made it in the 48 hour window or not.

I seem to remember seeing something on the news once about a restaurant who had a similar tradition with a specific salad.

I love how Scalini’s calls it an old wives tale, but still has fun with it with the baby pictures and T-shirts!

 
Posted by cjmr on Monday, Sep 5, 2011 3:04 PM (EDT):

Reese’s Peanut Butter cups.  Eat lots of them.  (I’ve not tried this, but it is highly touted on a homeschooling forum I frequent.)

(I tend to go into labor on the date that will be most inconvenient for my husband.  First child—he had to reschedule a job interview.  Second child—his company was sold that day.  The third child wasn’t an inconvenient time, she was an inconvenient place—in the car.)

 
Posted by Anna on Monday, Sep 5, 2011 9:44 PM (EDT):

Have to thank you b/c you posted that two years ago when I was begging for inducers for my two-weeks-late son; I’d tried everything else, including castor oil (twice!), but the peanut butter cups did the trick as I went into labor that night and had him early the next morning (at home by accident, so I know what you mean about inconvenient places, not to mention the fact that my bil was staying with us at the time…)  And, even if the peanut butter cups don’t work, who cares?  I just ate a bag of Reese’s, ergo I’m happy even if baby is still overdue.  wink
Re: the eggplant, I looked that up too when trying to make that baby come.  Various articles said it was a particular spice in the dish, the basil maybe?  Anyway, it’s not the eggplant, so you can always try other Italian dishes with similar spices/herbs and see if it works.

 
Posted by Lynn on Monday, Sep 5, 2011 3:57 PM (EDT):

Root beer floats are one of the local inducers-of-choice.  I’m guessing it’s because of all the gastro-intestinal activity is stimulates. . .

 
Posted by Terri on Monday, Sep 5, 2011 9:44 PM (EDT):

There’s an Indian restaurant in Washington, DC who claims one of their curry dishes induces labor, too.

While living in Malta, we American wives, who were expecting, joked that if we wanted to go into labor all we had to do was go for a drive. Between the crazy driving and the pot holes we were sure to go into labor. lol!

 
Posted by Mason on Tuesday, Sep 6, 2011 8:06 AM (EDT):

For me, it was a good strong foot rub/massage!

 
Posted by Branwen on Tuesday, Sep 6, 2011 9:25 AM (EDT):

I took a nearly 2 hour walk the night before I went into labor with my second. He was 8 days overdue and I was desperate. Just be sure to wear comfortable shoes and drink plenty smile

 
Posted by Kate Whitaker on Tuesday, Sep 6, 2011 9:26 AM (EDT):

The oregano is the spice that supposedly induces labor.  I made a classic puttanesca sauce, which includes oregano and went into labor within 48 hours with my son in January.  It worked for me! And who doesn’t love a warm plate of pasta? smile
Good luck to your friend!

 
Posted by Amy on Tuesday, Sep 6, 2011 9:58 AM (EDT):

I used to live in Atlanta, and the two children I birthed while there were BOTH Scalini’s babies!  If she goes, tell her to have a few dozen garlic rolls for this pregnant woman!

 
Posted by anon on Tuesday, Sep 6, 2011 4:17 PM (EDT):

A bit graphic, but it worked: Nipple stim. Science behind it is that it supposedly helps contract the uterus (just like the uterus contracts when a nursing newborn is suckling).

I was a week overdue with #2 and DH’s R&R was about to end—and I wanted him to meet his son before returning to Afghanistan.

Had contractions a few days before that stopped. I was scheduled for induction which I didn’t want, so that night when minor contractions started again, we did nipple stimulation (10 min on, 5 min off I think? Can’t remember exactly) and had a baby in our arms within 6 hrs! Wasn’t the most comfortable, but it worked for us…


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