DO NOT EAT! IT COULD BE DANGEROUS!

Posted by Please listen on October 19, 2003 at 10:21:02:

In Reply to: Re: UPDATE! posted by Jessica on October 18, 2003 at 22:12:56:

: I cheated and ate before i was induced. i couldn't hold out that long! i had a smoothie i think. i had a c-section after all that, but everything turned out ok in the end.

: : : no dont eat if they find out that you did they wont induce

: : hey liz i was induced too and trust me i was so nevous the last thing on my mind was food i could barly sleep the night before good luck i hope yours goes as well as mine did. god bless

PLEASE DO NOT EAT! It has to do with the fact that you may have issues with anesthesia and it is a precautionary measure. It has been known to happen that people can aspirate (choke) on their own vomit because their stomachs WERE NOT EMPTY!

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