I'm sure I am being ridiculous but...pineapple?

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I am sure I remember reading somewhere that pineapple can bring on labour/induce miscarriage. Now I am sure this must be a load of cobblers BUT if you are TTC, do you eat fresh pineapple? I have it every day with my lunch for work and I am wondering if I should switch to something else or if I am being daft.

I read that drinking pineapple juice aids implantation. I haven't heard what you've heard about inducing miscarriage????????

too much fresh pineapple can give you really bad stomach cramps and all that goes with it if you arent used to it. Thats probably where it comes from, same as the idea it helps with bringing on labour.

Hi both, Pout it was my Malaysian friend who told me that in their country pregnant women are told never to eat pineapple, and also it is eaten in vast quantities by some pregnant women to try and bring on miscarriage.

As I say I don't know whether its an old wives' tale or if there's a grain of truth to it.

God, that is worrying. I went through a phase of drinking it thinking I was "helping" things along. Will definitely avoid it like the plague now just in case. Mind you I have largely given up on TTC aids - the quartz crystals beside the bed was particularly harebrained! And I eat peas now with absolute impunity - go on Captain BirdsEye, do your worst!!

Peas? What was wrong with peas trout?! Like you have given up with all the 'alternative old wives tales tricks' that are supposed to help. After a year an a half of nothing I do truly think that none of it works! Eat and drink what you like (in moderation of course!)

Sorry just realised that didn't make sense! I meant after a year and a half of not even a sniff of a BFP and that was with trying out all sorts of stupid things!

Lanky apparently peas are a natural contraceptive. Come over to the TTC for 6+months thread and you will learn all kinds of things!!! I also read somewhere that pomegranate is mildly contraceptive, having said that I also read that it helps conception. So yes, all in all, I think you are right in that most things in moderation is the key!

Really? Ok now have heard it all! I have peas at least once a week! Jeeze... maybe we should stick to just drinking water, taking folic acid and shagging? Best to avoid all foods just in case!!

I'm really sorry to have worried you all- and peas?! I had no idea? Pout I think I will come over to the 6months+ thread as it seems I have a lot to learn!

I think (personally) I am going to lay off the fresh pineapple- just because I do have it every day and if anyhting were to happen its just the kind of thing I would beat myself up about (but thats me). I shall switch to whichever fruit is on special offer melon I think. Although probably next week there will be some research saying 'don't eat melon!'

Exactly worrying I think the key is not to read too much into any of this and eat pineapple when you want to and in moderation! People have been getting pregnant for donkeys of years without all this knowledge.....

I tried pineapple to bring on labour (damn my curiosity) after I heard it worked. I checked with my midwife and she said it was something to do with the enzymes. Anyway, I ate a whole pineapple after dinner and my waters broke at one o'clock that morning (four days before my due date). My friend tried it over a couple of days and it didn't work, she was over a week late! So I would say it worked for me, but maybe I was going to pop soon anyway!