I have had two babies and I was not allowed anything but ice while in labor.

I was not hungry during labor..lol pain just makes you not hungry. I had ice chips and water but they did say if I was incredibly hungry a cracker or a piece of toast would be fine. You don't want the jello or anything like that because of the sugar, that can upset the stomach. I do think it depends on your hospital and what your doctors procedure is. To be honest, I had a natural birth and eating was not on the top of the list, though about 15 mins once I was done I was starving! LOL

I think your body naturaly turns off the hunger switch. I was very conserned about eating when I had my first child, I was in labor for 14hrs and what I did eat came back up. Ice was all I was aloud to eat and this time around I am glad its all I get to eat.

well with my first my water broke at 37 weeks and I had ran errands all day and I ws told by the nurse to go get checked and I was in labor. They would not let me have nothing! I was so thirsty for water!! Had I know that I would of drank water on my way to the hospital. I was in labor 12 hours from the time I got to the hospital till I actually had him.

Then with baby 2 I was induced at 39 weeks and they let me have jello and water in the beginning of my labor which was heavenly:)

I ate Mcdonalds seriously with my first while I was admitted, I was in active labor and then my labor just stopped I was on pitocin, They didn't tell me no, but with my second I wouldn't of even be able to think about eating anything!

I was allowed nothing but ice chips the whole time I was in labor. A total of 11.5 hours.

Hospital policy is nothing to eat once you are admitted. I was at home for about the first 2 hours I was in labor and ate cereal a carnation protein shake and once I got to the hospital I snuck in grapes and melons.
I however was made by my nurse to drink a pitcher of water (and she forced me to do it rather fast) and ended up throwing up several times during labor (i wasn;t to upset that the nurse had to clean it up either) Its normal to throw up during labor so make sure anything that you do eat wont be to bad coming up (I dont recommend the carnation protein shake!)

Ultimently you will have to adddress this with your doctor. S/he will be able to tell you if you can drink and eat or not. There reasoning behind not being able to is to protect them in case you aspirate while under general anestisia (something that most women, even those delivering by c-section) wont be under. And even if you were put under, I read a study that talked about how aspirated stomach acid from a empty stomach could potentially be worse to the lungs than foods matter. Either was discuss it with your doc and good luck.

I honestly don't remember wanting anything to eat. I wasn't in labor all that long, though, and it was through the middle of the night when I wouldn't normally eat.

I wasn't hungry either. And I was induced all 3 times and was allowed ice chips and these popsicles the hospital supplied. But what I really wanted more than anything was a BIG gallon size bottle of water. I just wanted to chug.

when i went in in light labor they told me to go home and eat and come back when in pain.
once i went back it was only ice chips.

I was only allowed ice chips with all 3 of my pregnancies. Luck I'm a fast laborer. 1 1/2 hours all three!!

i have 2 girls,in labor for 2 days with the 1st,nothing but ice chips.

they made me eat!!!! i didnt want to i couldnt think of anything worse at the time but the mid wives put a whole bloody plate of roast chicken infront of me!!!lol! i really couldnt stomach the thought of food and as for ice chips, they where great because every time i drank water it would come strait back up so they gently kept me rehydrated.

my guess would be no food in case you have to have any surgery. They dont like you to eat in case of that. But it could be up to your Dr and the hospital