For the third tri mamas....

Drgn30

My birth instructor is awesome, and she just sent us an abstract on a study that was done regarding the consumption of dates in the last four weeks of pregnancy:

The link below is to pubmed -- a study done on the effectiveness of dates in helping women have a more ripe cervix, need less induction. It's a small study as you can tell and not a randomized controlled trial, but hopefully that will be done in the near future. No harm done and worth a try.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21280989

AnyMax

I might not have four weeks left, but I can eat all the dates. For science!

KMW08

Apparently there's a natural chemical in pineapple core that acts like pitiocin? My two friends who are pharmacists tried eating pineapple core to speed up their labor.

rox825

Dates, who knew? Thanks for sharing the tip, I'll add to the last month's diet.

toomanycats1

I don't think I've ever had dates.  What do you do with them?  

Pineapple core I could totally do though!  (Runs off to research that...)

KJsbabe

Interesting. My grandma make date cookies every Christmas. I guess this would be a good excuse to scarf them down this year

chicagojackie

I wonder if bacon-wrapped dates, like at a tapas place would count! yum!

BkBaby118

Interesting! Thanks for sharing. So dates, pineapples, and tea, it will be! I still have several weeks before that point though.

carlsonbaby2014

This is neat, thanks for sharing it!  I make my own larabars (recipe) and love them!!  I could easily eat the whole pan, but I do caution anyone who starts eating a bunch of dates, there are some things to be aware of (<--clicky:  high in fiber, calories, high glycemic index, etc.) so just be careful not to eat ALL OF THE DATES