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Childbirth

Does pineapple work to induce labour?

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Marne · 05/03/2006 14:14

Has it worked for anyone or is it an old wives tale?
If it does work how much do you have to eat?

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Hausfrau · 05/03/2006 14:51

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GDG · 05/03/2006 14:53

Didn't work for me. I ate a whole pineapple 2 nights in a row after 39 weeks. Didn't make a jot of difference!

Luggs · 05/03/2006 15:04

I was 10 days late and tried everything including pineapple and nothing worked ! I think pineapple is supposed to upset the stomach and apparently an icky stomach can start off labour due to cramps etc. So would imagine you would need to eat a fair bit. Good luck

LadyTophamHatt · 05/03/2006 15:22

didn't do much for me either, except make my mouth sore from all the acidity!

Twinkie1 · 05/03/2006 16:00

Raspbery leaf tea and 4 sweeps worked for me - well he came out 4 days later!!!

Wanted to try the pineapple route but am allergic Ho Hum!!

desperateSCOUSEwife · 05/03/2006 16:02

I was having pineapple, curries and sex with ds3 (not at the same time)and none of them worked

TuttiFrutti · 05/03/2006 18:43

No, like Hausfrau and GDG I ate masses of pineapple when overdue but it had absolutely no effect.

The theory is that pineapple has an enzyme which is supposed to trigger labour starting, rather than upsetting your stomach. Personally I don't think it's much of a theory though, more like an urban myth!

Hausfrau · 05/03/2006 18:45

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jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 05/03/2006 18:46

In a word.... nope! I tried more than everything..... even castor oil, but Becky wasnt shifting for anything!

fastasleep · 05/03/2006 18:48

I drank pineapple juice as a craving, the next day DD had gone from free to fully engaged, two days later she popped out at 37 weeks! Probably coincidence but felt a bit guilty...

IamBlossom · 05/03/2006 19:08

Worked for me, I ate loads of fresh pineapple in the last two weeks and DS was 5 days early. I think it has natural oxytocin, the drug they use to speed up your delivery if things aren't progressing.......

poppiesinaline · 05/03/2006 20:02

I ate loads of pineapple when I was due with DS2. He was 2 days early :) tbh, I think he wouldv'e arrived then anyway pineapple or no pineapple but it was very tasty though!! (Has to be fresh pineapple)

teacups · 05/03/2006 20:12

not for me alas... ate boxes of the chopped up stuff from M and S (no whole ones available) but she ended up being induced.

My consultant suggested lobster and a glass of champagne! She said that allegedly there was something in the lobster which might kick start things, and the champagne was to make you feel better if it didn't work . Needless to say, it didn't work for me but it was a good way of trying.

MillaH · 05/03/2006 21:16

I ate half a pineapple a day and was induced at two weeks overdue. I also tried everything else - curries, raspberry leaf tea etc - but nothing worked. Hope the pineapple works for you!

starlover · 05/03/2006 21:17

didn't work for me! ate nearly a whole pineapple! still went 2 weeks over

Boopert · 05/03/2006 21:19

I had gallons of raspberry leaf tea and walked for two hours a day with ds. He arrived 4 days early.
Pineapple didn't work for my friend. Again, two weeks over and induced.

alliebaba · 05/03/2006 21:20

no, it bloody doesn't and now i hate it..

alliebaba · 05/03/2006 21:22

if you can bear to have sex, semen contains the same stuff that they put in the gel that induces labour...bit yukky though, but if you're desperate... my midwife told me his

"you need a bottle of wine and a man"

she was from the old school of midwifery.. she also gave me castor oil...

Boopert · 05/03/2006 21:26

Sex???? Thats what gets you into this mess in the first place!
It would be my luck a spare egg was floating about and got fertilised! Lol

jabberwocky · 05/03/2006 21:27

You could try \link{http://pregnancyandbaby.com/read/articles/5153.htm\this recipe}. Or, nipple stimulation.

2Happy · 05/03/2006 21:27

I too tried pineapples, and every blooming other "this is bound to get you going" remedy, to no avail. Basically, try it and you might be lucky, but if there was any 100% effective method, then no-one would be induced would they??

alliebaba · 05/03/2006 21:28

spare egg... floating around....? nutter

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Boopert · 05/03/2006 21:31

Yeah, but it WOULD be my luck to be this odd one in a ???? for it to happen to. Weird things happen y'know...

alliebaba · 05/03/2006 21:32

oooh, it took me ages to get pg 2nd time.. wish there had been eggs afloatin' at that time!

Boopert · 05/03/2006 21:35

Oh i'm sorry. But they say the fun's all in the trying....

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