# Great googly moogly. Mrs. Chastain to give birth on Friday! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383 "2004-06-03T02:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/21 "2004-06-04T23:28:46Z")
Ummmm Have we achieved \*\*IttyBittyChastain \*\* yet? Hoping everything has gone OK and everyone is happy and healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/22 "2004-06-05T00:16:07Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > And does **harmless** know you stole her phrase?? 😉 And does (did) Frank Zappa know that **harmless** stole it from him? 😃 Good luck with this, and just resign yoruself to the fact that your life just changed forever. And it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/23 "2004-06-05T03:33:09Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > Ummmm Have we achieved \*\*IttyBittyChastain \*\* yet? Hoping everything has gone OK and everyone is happy and healthy. Nothing yet! We were told that the hospital will call us when our slot comes up. We’ve got a window of midnight to 6:00am (currently 8:30 our time) so chances are, it’ll happen in the next little bit. Who knew having a kid was so much like having a refrigerator delivered? 😃 Details soon, promise! ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/24 "2004-06-05T03:49:11Z")
I was thinking more like a restraunt. Chastain86, party of two, soon to be three! You’re table is ready! 😃 **tpayne** , don’t you know I predate Zappa? Hell, I’ve been through the sixties at least twice! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/25 "2004-06-05T12:33:07Z")
Congratulations! Good luck, I hope it all goes smoothly. Let us see some baby pics, everybody loves babies! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/26 "2004-06-05T12:45:34Z")
> [@Chastain86](#): > > Nothing yet! We were told that the hospital will call us when our slot comes up. We’ve got a window of midnight to 6:00am (currently 8:30 our time) so chances are, it’ll happen in the next little bit. > > Who knew having a kid was so much like having a refrigerator delivered? 😃 > > Details soon, promise! Or getting your cable installed. We’ll be waiting! ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/27 "2004-06-05T13:38:44Z")
update us please. BTW, congrats. Advice: kids are pretty tough otherwise the human race would not have survived. Just keep a little perspective. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/28 "2004-06-05T20:45:29Z")
Hope everything is going ok for you guys! ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/29 "2004-06-06T16:00:36Z")
Gah! Still no baby! :mad: We were told there were 9 people ahead of us on the induction list. Add to that the number of people coming in who happen to be in labor, and that equals the Chastains minus **IttyBittyChastain** at home on Sunday morning. They’re supposed to call us, I guess. Wish us luck, this isn’t going at all like we thought. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/30 "2004-06-06T18:07:05Z")
I don’t know nuthin’ ‘bout birthin’ babies but I had no idea that you had to get on a three-day + waiting list to have one. Best of everything to you both. You’ve got one heck of a lifetime journey ahead of you. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/31 "2004-06-06T19:08:45Z")
Did you try slipping them a twenty and see if that speeds things up. 😉 Still keeping my fingers crossed for you guys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/32 "2004-06-06T19:49:29Z")
Damn! I’ve been waiting!! I hope she goes into labor on her own and doesn’t need any Pitocin to speed things up. After 2 inductions and then 1 on my own, I can definitely say that when you’re induced, labor pains are MUCH more severe and painful. During my last (naturally), I actually thought “Wow, this isn’t so bad!” Good Luck to you guys!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/33 "2004-06-06T21:10:14Z")
Otherwise known as the Disturbing Childbirth Analogies thread. The refrgerator delivery one is probably the most apt, since y’all are waiting your turn to have a relatively large object moved through a relatively narrows space. Congratulations and good luck. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/34 "2004-06-06T21:40:44Z")
Congratulations & best wishes & let’s see those pix! I like the pp’s point about “experts” - truth is, the only baby you’ll need to know about will be right in front of you. The rest of it is superfluous information that can create a lot of stress. One thick reference book & a trustworthy pediatrician should do it. SDMB moms are also awesome, for venting & the like. That said, I will opine briefly (my 4-month-old son is sleeping on my shoulder while Hubby plays with his twin sister, so this is on my mind): - Don’t ever wake a sleeping baby (usually). - And don’t interrupt a contented one, even if you have something more fun & better for it to do. If your baby is happy staring at the mobile while it’s off, don’t turn it on or you’ll ruin the mojo & be forced to deal with the consequences. - It gets easier. - There’s almost nothing you’ll need that can’t be bought second-hand (ebay has clothes & bottles!). - It gets easier. - Get your wife a copy of Vicki Iovine’s _Girlfriend’s Guide to the First Year_. She may also need substantial quantities of chocolate. - It gets easier. - Mine weren’t really fun or cute until they were almost 3 months old. The definitely didn’t “play” with their toys until 10 weeks, and wouldn’t sit still for stories **at all** until about 12. - You’ll be fine!!! ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/35 "2004-06-06T21:47:27Z")
Congratulations and here’s hoping everything goes smoothly. 🙂 I’ve had epidurals previously and I guess I’m lucky, I’ve never suffered any side-effects. Can’t wait for the arrival of **ChastainBaby**. Babies are good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/36 "2004-06-06T22:29:06Z")
> [@Chastain86](#): > > Gah! Still no baby! :mad: > > We were told there were 9 people ahead of us on the induction list. Add to that the number of people coming in who happen to be in labor, and that equals the Chastains minus **IttyBittyChastain** at home on Sunday morning. > > They’re supposed to call us, I guess. > > Wish us luck, this isn’t going at all like we thought. * * * It’s time to place bets. I’m guessing Tuesday 7 PM. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/37 "2004-06-06T23:22:40Z")
Nah, Monday at 8:00PM. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/38 "2004-06-07T00:02:57Z")
> [@catsix](#): > > The best toy in the world is the box the toy came in. Really, really funny in the context of vaginal childbirth. But I have a dirty, dirty mind. 😃 Congrats, Chastian. I’m sure it will go well. Are we betting on birth, or getting home? Monday, 11:07 AM ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/39 "2004-06-07T02:29:02Z")
I’m in. I think it will be Arbor Day, June 14 at 7 am. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383/40 "2004-06-07T03:43:41Z")
Today, and that’s why he hasn’t been back to post?😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-googly-moogly-mrs-chastain-to-give-birth-on-friday/248383.md?page=3)