# My wife is 6 days past her due date. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538 "2008-10-12T01:01:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/1 "2008-10-12T01:01:26Z")
This sucks. We’ve had two false alarms. Every day we think it HAS to be today, but it isn’t. If she doesn’t go into labor by monday morning, they’re going to induce her. This is really getting annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/2 "2008-10-12T01:05:28Z")
That sounds very annoying, but at least you’ve got a definite endpoint either way. I’m told lateness is a harbinger of brilliant, attractive kids. -Marley, born 10 days past the due date ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/3 "2008-10-12T01:08:51Z")
Please, please, for your own safety, do NOT give her the impression that it is more annoying to \*\*anyone \*\*than it is to her. Oh, and those frickin’ messages that people leave on your voicemail? _Hiiiiiii. OMG!!! You must be off having the baby? OMG! Did you go and have that baby without telling me? Are you having the baby **RIGHT NOW?** _ Delete those before she has to listen to them. Really, man. Just do it. Those phone calls made me homicidal. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/4 "2008-10-12T01:10:48Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > Please, please, for your own safety, do NOT give her the impression that it is more annoying to \*\*anyone \*\*than it is to her. > > Oh, and those frickin’ messages that people leave on your voicemail? _Hiiiiiii. OMG!!! You must be off having the baby? OMG! Did you go and have that baby without telling me? Are you having the baby **RIGHT NOW?** _ > > Delete those before she has to listen to them. Really, man. Just do it. Those phone calls made me homicidal. This isn’t Dio’s first rodeo. I’m sure he’s got that covered. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/5 "2008-10-12T01:14:50Z")
Both our mothers are calling like twice a day. I’m being pretty annoying myself. “What are you feeling? Was that a contraction? How about now?” I’m trying to tamp it down. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/6 "2008-10-12T01:15:36Z")
One of my fellow organizers in the office’s wife is pregnant. The due date is November 4th. That’s obviously a worst-case scenario. -an Obama organizer ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/7 "2008-10-12T01:19:54Z")
Has she tried a dose of castor oil? That can sometimes get things going, and so can a good bout of sex. My son was two weeks late and we got him going by doing the wild thing the night before–he ended up being born on November 4th, and we’re hoping for a really good birthday present this year! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/8 "2008-10-12T01:20:58Z")
You’ve tried sex, right? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/9 "2008-10-12T01:25:05Z")
You’ve tried sex, right? Am I the six hundredth or the six hundred and first person to say that? ETA - it told me I had to wait 60 seconds! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/10 "2008-10-12T01:29:39Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > Has she tried a dose of castor oil? That can sometimes get things going, and so can a good bout of sex. My son was two weeks late and we got him going by doing the wild thing the night before–he ended up being born on November 4th, and we’re hoping for a really good birthday present this year! My mom recommended castor oil. She said it worked for one of my brothers. My mother-in-law, who is a retired neonatal nurse, says it’s baloney. My wif’s OB says the same thing. It’s just confirmation bias. My wife’s doc said to try intercourse or nipple stimulation. Well, I’ve been rubbing my nipples for 3 days now and nothing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/11 "2008-10-12T01:32:25Z")
Since I’ve posted this thread, she says she’s had like three contractions. Fingers are crossed. Bag has been packed for two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/12 "2008-10-12T01:34:44Z")
How long do they normally wait to induce a woman? And is there a “margin of error” on due dates? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/13 "2008-10-12T01:37:24Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > You’ve tried sex, right? Are you kidding? That’s how we got in this pickle in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/14 "2008-10-12T01:38:18Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > You’ve tried sex, right? How do you think they got into this mess in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/15 "2008-10-12T01:40:16Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > How long do they normally wait to induce a woman? And is there a “margin of error” on due dates? There’s a big margin of error, but (for us at least), they’re waiting a full week past the due date to induce. She just got another contraction. This might be it. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/16 "2008-10-12T01:42:32Z")
Sounds like about a contraction every ten minutes or so. Could be something! Here’s hoping, **Diogenes**. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/17 "2008-10-12T01:46:18Z")
[Confirmation bias] Posting on the Dope induces labor! [confirmation bias] ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/18 "2008-10-12T01:47:59Z")
Yeah, that’s a feature of the server upgrade. We should’ve mentioned it earlier. I suppose this is not the time to ask if you decided to name the impending kid after your favorite mod? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/19 "2008-10-12T01:59:31Z")
Still coming about every ten minutes. Don’t know if we should put the other girls to bed or not. They’re probably too wired to sleep right now, but it will most likely be a few hours before we have to leave (if we have to leave), so it would probably be good to try. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538/20 "2008-10-12T02:00:40Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Yeah, that’s a feature of the server upgrade. We should’ve mentioned it earlier. > > I suppose this is not the time to ask if you decided to name the impending kid after your favorite mod? 😉 Sorry, no. The name will be Kali Hope the Cynic. The middle name is a nod to the next President. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-6-days-past-her-due-date/467538.md?page=2)