Pineapple - do i eat the whole thing?

[ilovesummer]

I've been given anice ripe pineapple, I'll be 40 weeks tomorrow. Is it right to eat it all including the core, obviously not the skin (I hope). Would it be o.k to eat/ drink it tonight or will I regret it? Any experienced pineapple induced ladies' experiences would be welcome.

Umn, not sure but I read somewhere that you need to eat 8

You need something like 7 or 8 for the desired effect. Not at all worth it. Eat it by all means if you like pineapple but it won't make your baby come.

It WILL it has magical effects

Go with the placebo effect, expect your first contraction as you take the last bite.

OMG imagine labouring after eating eight pineapples [squitty poo emoticon]

Oh God, yes - the poo!! Don't do it OP. Bounce on the ball or jump on dh/p...less messy!

FWIW I went 15 days overdue and tried everything - vindaloos , gin and tonic, mercilessly frisking DP every night, bouncing on the bloody ball till 2am......NOTHING worked.

Sound like I will just have to enjoy it for pineapples sake as there is no way I'm going to eat 8, although you never know, this one might have magical properties. Anyway sex is definitely effective as it brought on labour with my other 2, I quite liked the idea of widening my horizons

It's prob just coincidence/wishful thinking but I had a fresh pineapple for the two days before I went into labour. Worth a try if you like them!!

Ok, so admittedly someone may have been taking the piss when telling me this, but I heard that you don't actually eat the pineapple ...

I ate several whole pineapples (one at a time) when overdue with DD2. They were very nice but did nothing to bring on labour.

Likewise LadyG etc. Tried curry, walking, acupuncture, jumping, sex, long walks. Think it was a membrane sweep and nature calling time with all three though.

Nope, stick it up you apparently. I was told to use slices as pessaries .

Jeez, and there I was eating the stuff.

Sticking pineapple up your fanjo

NOW I've seen everything on MN.

I didn't do it, I did stick up evening primrose oil capsules though.

Dont think it will work but eat it if you fancy. Will be thinking of you as somebody who recently was 12 days late. Longest 12 days of my life. I used to pay people to pick up other children from nursery as l just did nt want to see people and be asked "Still here then?????" fools.

Ooh, I'd go for the battenburg rather than the whole pineapple- especially if you have heartburn[ouch]