Did you make a birthday cake during labor?

I made chocolate chip banana muffins. mmmmmmmm.... But my kids and family ate them all for breakfast while I was pushing, so I didnt get any!

What a good hostess I was, labouring and baking.

We did buy an ice cream cake the nite before I went into labour that said "welcome baby!" though. I had some of that after dinner.

OMG!!!!! I forgot about what a good idea that is!!!!!!!!! I've already told my dh that when i hit transition instead of him helping me, i want him mixing up a batch of brownies. I have sworn off and had absolutely no chocolate or cookies or cakes because i have extra fluid. so in an effort to help that i've gone cold turnkey and it's KILLING ME!!!!!! I can't wait for labor because i'm gonna have everything i've put in the freezer in like 10 minutes!

what a great idea. with dd #2 we had a one week birthday party but i love that idea even better....especially for mamma!!!!!!!!!!!

i made shortbread while the midwives were enroute (they had a 2 hour drive ahead). the midwife loves the shortbread i bake. my labor was during the night so when they got to my home (12:30am) they got prepared for the birth and then took a nap on the coach and lazy boy, so i think the mw got to eat one. i don't think they believed i was in labor since i was making jokes, and in a great mood. i woke them around 5 am when i was ready to push. unfortunately, the shortbread got flipped over in all the excitement when the baby was born (6am) and wound up on my kitchen floor (kids or cats, not sure which). i'm just glad i didn't use a pyrex baking dish!
i plan to bake again this time. not sure what, depends on the time of day but i picture baking and decorating a cake.

I have cleaned house during labor

My labors are fast enough I dont think I would have time to make a cake tho I must say that is a wonderful idea to have cake for after the birth. Maybe dh could do it

Thats sounds like a sweet idea to offer cake to my mw and her assistant dh and girls in celebration of the birth of a new baby. Must remember

I made waffles the night before to put in the freezer, but since I'd had three weeks of prodromal labor I wasn't even convinced it was the real thing yet. We ended up eating the whole stash I'd put in the freezer for breakfast the next morning! LOL

Since my last labor was only four hours long, I don't know if I'd be in labor long enough- but if things were slow moving and it was during the day I think my kids would have fun "helping" to make a birthday cake.

Hmm, I guess we'll see. Fun idea!

We made dark chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting! Soooo Yummy! (Especially now when I've sworn off refined sugar !

i've been thinking about this all week... i'm making a cake for my friend's Mother Blessing this weekend and it's going to be my practice cake. Then once i decide, all the ingredients are going to be ready to go.. just like the birth kit!

during my labor, my mom came over and we made whole wheat bread. contracting, mixing and kneading. breathing slowly, forming and creating. transition started right as it was time to rise the bread. we kept joking that by the time the bread was done baking, transition would be over. smelled great, very comforting. when we talk about it today, we still call it transition bread. plus we had a healthy warm treat afterwards! helped remind me to slow down and focus on the moment, it is a long meditative process, very parallel to my labor.

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That's wonderful. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.