Can you starve the baby out?

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I've read that labour is triggered when the baby's energy demand exceeds what the mother can supply. If we accept this theory (and it's not the only one), does it follow that fasting would encourage them to take the plunge?
Given how desperate most women are to try anything to get it over with beyond a certain point, I'm surprised I can't find any discussion of this idea. There's a bit of research and chat around whether it's safe to fast for religious reasons during pregnancy but that's it.
Obviously once labour starts you need all your energy, so for this or other reasons it might be a terrible idea. I'm just curious if anyone has any thoughts.

I don't think so! The baby will just take all it can from you and you are the one who will suffer if you don't eat properly not baby!

Not eating causes ketones which stops labour.

You also need all the energy you possibly can during labour.

Don't be ridiculous.

Dear lord, of all the batshit ideas out there. You and the baby need the nutrients. Please don't fast! The baby will come when the baby is suppose to!

You've got a baby mixed up with a tapeworm.

Wtf

If that were true then women with hyperemesis would all be at risk of having premature babies.

I really hope this is a joke 🤦🏻‍♀️

@EskewedBeef hahahaha that made me laugh!

No OP that theory would not work. There's plenty of whacky ideas of getting labour started but this has got to be the worst!

Your op is really quite unpleasant. Don't be ridiculous. My (albeit limited) knowledge of religious fasting is that pregnant women are exempt.

Please tell me you're not the pregnant woman?

I've heard it all now...

Women all around the world are pregnant whilst starving. They birth full term, healthy babies.

Bit like the logic I have heard that womem smoke to ensure a small baby therefore an easier labour... Bonkers.

What a truly shite idea.

@EskewedBeef

Oh dear you have got to be kidding even if it did work it's utterly stupid.
You would have a hellish time of it in labour if you have starved yourself please don't try it never heard anything like it

You won’t be pregnant forever.

You need a decent amount of energy for labour and post labour recovery.

Eat.

If that were true then women with hyperemesis would all be at risk of having premature babies.

This is what I was going to say

At 37 weeks, still loosing weight and not eating due to hyperemesis - that would mean I would have starved my baby out by now.
So no, you can’t.

Where have you read that OP? 🤔
But no. Please don’t try it. Silly, silly idea. Both baby and you need energy for labour. There are plenty of less harmful ways of allegedly starting labour.

Exceeding energy demands compared to intake refers to the placenta, it begins to break down and calcify at a certain stage.
Not your food intake. Not eating adequately probably would lead to loss of your teeth and decreased bone density. Probably affect the baby’s ability to tolerate the stress of labor, probable increased morbidity.

What a stupid and selfish idea! Be careful with your baby! Patience is all that is needed here!

OP was literally just asking if anyone had heard of this and had better knowledge of it, there's no need to be bitchy towards her.

I’d guess not.
Women managed to conceal pregnancies and give birth full term in places like Auschwitz - I’d say there’s not much weight to the “starve the baby out” theory