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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most ACOG recommendations aren't based on scientific evidence.  And there's scientific evidence to prove it. http://pushformidwives.org/2011/08/15/acog-study/

Not eating or drinking in labor is like trying to run a race without any food and drink. It's ridiculous to say that one will experience labor while prepping for the extremely rare chance that one will need GA for surgery. It's part of our cultural distortion of birth.

Try to imagine a life where you attended the birth of a sibling when you between the ages of 6-12 (old enough to really remember). And then as a teenager who had minor roles to play when relatives were in labor. You were present for more labors, seeing women supporting women in labor and joining in on that. So when it was your turn to experience labor you were comfortable with the idea of getting sweaty, swaying your hips around, moaning, resting your head on loved one's shoulders, working with the pain, knowing it wasn't harming you, it WAS you. If someone said to you "No eating or drinking that during labor" you would respond "What are you talking about? I'm having a baby here. Get real." So that's my scientific answer to someone who tells me not to eat or drink in labor - I'm having a baby here. Get real. LOL![/quote]

I can totally see why women don't like being told what they're allowed to drink, but the fact remains that if you get to the hospital early enough to still be hungry or want to eat, you should probably go home anyway. I ate lots during labor, but once I was in full-on sway-moan-rest my head mode, I was past that point. **That said, once I got the epidural at the hospital, I really wanted a smoothie, and despite the only-clear-liquids rule the OB and nurses said nothing about my husband holding the straw up to my lips between pushes. I have a feeling some of these rules are on their way to being relaxed right off the books in the more progressive hospitals.[/quote]

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