Last Thursday my husband took me on what will be one of our last dates before the baby comes. We went to see The Dark Night. Great movie by the way! Well, during the movie I started having contractions. This is my second pregnancy and I was induced with my first one and never had any contractions until I was in the hospital. So, these contractions caught me a little off guard. I was thinking that maybe the creepy Joker part that Heath Ledger played was putting me into labor! Unfortunately the contractions only continued that night and were gone in the morning.

The next day we talked to one of our friends who is due to have her second baby in September. She said that she went to go see The Dark Night and sat next to a lady that was jumping with fright the entire movie. She said that every time this lady would jump she would have a contraction. Eventually she had to lean over to the lady and tell her that she needed to stop jumping or she was going to put her into full on labor.

So, my question to the world out there is; has The Dark Night given anyone else contractions or put anyone into labor?

I went to the Doctor yesterday and told him that I had started having contractions during The Dark Night and he had another theory. He asked me if I was eating popcorn during the movie, which of course I was. What pregnant woman doesn’t crave the saltiness of movie popcorn? Anyway, he said that I was probably a little dehydrated from not getting enough fluids and eating the salty popcorn. Apparently dehydration can cause those annoying “just getting your hopes up” contractions.

Maybe it was Batman? Maybe it was the popcorn? Whatever it was I hope it comes back soon! I am due in 8 days and feeling very ready to have this little guy come out. My husband is a hunter and since the deer hunt opens on the 16th he is very anxious for this baby to get here sooner than later. If anyone out there has some tricks for me to try to get this baby out please let me know!