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Pineapple in pregnancy

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Mandymoo · 20/02/2006 20:23

Hi - am 30 weeks pregnant and was told today that you shouldnt eat pineapple in pregnancy. I had sweet and sour the other night which contained pineapple - should i be worried and what are the risks associated with it??

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RedRidingHood · 20/02/2006 20:23

Didn't know that - tried it to bring on labour -maybe thats why - enzymes and stuff - didn't work anyhow.

Twiglett · 20/02/2006 20:23

no you shouldn't be worried

what a pile of crap .. what the hell is wrong with pineapple now

ignore

mummygow · 20/02/2006 20:25

pineapple ca supposedly start labour - I started eating it at 36 weeks along with rasberry leaf tea

Frizbetheexpansionset · 20/02/2006 20:25

I thnk you need about 7 fresh ones for it to work tho so don't worry!

BettySpaghetti · 20/02/2006 20:26

Throughout my pregnancy with DS I had a real thing about pineapple and ate loads of it. It wasn't until after I had him that I heard that pineapple is supposed to bring on labour. I'd never heard about it when pregnant with DD either.

(by the way DS was a week early but as DD was nearly 3 weeks early I think I tend to have them a bit earlier anyway -pineapple or no pineapple )

Blandmum · 20/02/2006 20:27

Pineapple contains an enzyme that affects proteins...in effect it helps to cut them up....this is why a fresh pineapple slice will stop a jelly from setting.

However , when you eat a pineapple this enzyme present it itself cut up by the enzyme whe have in our stomach.

So, for the life of me, I can't see what effect it would have on your pregnancy.

Tiggerish · 20/02/2006 20:27

Fresh pineapple is used to try and self-induce labour (along with raspberry leaf tea). It's not recommended until the end of pregnancy for obvious reasons. I tried it with my 2nd and was in pre-labour for 3 weeks.

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Mandymoo · 20/02/2006 20:27

thanks guys - i am so fed up with having to constantly think about what i'm stuffing my face with!

Thanks XX

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Whizzz · 20/02/2006 20:29

I remember buying one when I was coming up to my due date with DS. It was sitting in the kitchen and I didn't dare eat it
DS arrived on time !

Marls001 · 21/02/2006 01:43

Wow - I have NEVER heard of anything about pineapples and pregnancy! I went through one whole pregnancy without ever hearing anything about it at all - now I'm 11 weeks into the next one & this post is the first I've EVER heard about any "risks" associated with pineapple. That said, there's no way it could be TOO dangerous - I would echo "ignore."

RubyMummy · 21/02/2006 09:46

Apparently you have to eat the core for it to induce labour - and then of about 7 whole pineapples (I ate tons when overdue and it did zilch!) so i can't imagine you'd have had any in your chinese! Just more scare stories

lollol · 22/02/2006 21:13

I ate about 10 in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy with first daughter and took raspberry leaf capsules. but she was still three days late. 37 weeks pregnant now can't even think about eating it now however am taking raspberry leaf again. Not sure why didn't do anything last time

madrose · 22/02/2006 21:17

When I was pregnant I craved cold rings of fresh pineappple - ate loads and loads, would lick the bowl afterwards - dd was 15 days late!!

sweetkitty · 22/02/2006 21:40

Haven't heard anything about not eating pineapples in pregnancy, I ate 3 when trying to get DD2 out a few weeks ago, did nothing apart from give me the runs!

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