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Selma Blair Was Weeks Past Her Due Date, Were You?

Babies don't really care about doctor-designated due dates.

Babies don't really care about doctor-designated due dates. Many first-time moms, like Selma Blair, tend to see their due dates pass with nary a contraction to show for it. The very pregnant star was spotted walking around LA several times over the weekend, reportedly more than two weeks past her due date — and it looks like all that walking paid off! Selma and her fashion designer boyfriend, Jason Bleick, welcomed son Arthur Saint Bleick Monday.

From walking to sex to eating pregnancy pizza, overdue women will try just about anything to entice their lil one's debut. Did you go past the 40-week mark with your first child? Share your due date anecdotes in the comments below.

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Tell Mommy: Did You Try to Speed Up Labor at Home?

After nine months of pregnancy an expectant woman is typically ready to meet her babe, but some are more ready than others (especially those, like me, who were overdue).

After nine months of pregnancy an expectant woman is typically ready to meet her babe, but some are more ready than others (especially those, like me, who were overdue). Even though some doctors claim that all the walking, sex, and spicy food is not going expedite a baby's debut, desperate times call for desperate measures for uncomfortable mamas. Many turn to home remedies like the infamous Castor oil to speed up the process. Did you try to induce labor at home? If so, what did you do?
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