Does pineapple work to induce labour?

[Marne]

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

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!

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

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

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!!

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

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!

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

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...

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.......

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)

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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??

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

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

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

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