Pineapple anyone?

frozenjoy213

The other day I saw someone post that they ate pineapple in hopes of starting labor. I had never hear this idea before and upon some research found out that the enzyme found in fresh pineapple can help start labor (well, it'll help as little or as much as any other self induction wives tale) HOwever, you may need to consume up to SEVEN, yes 7, fresh pineapples to ingest enough of the enzyme to see any results.....so it is either a sore tummy and raw mouth from 7 pineapples or castor oil. Has anyone tried pineapple yet? Any success?

jen_and_scott

I have no personal experience with pineapple, but DH's coworker's wife ate a whole one after dinner (finished about 8pm) and checked in at L&D about 2:15am that night!

sparkman-to-be

I read about it too. I always eat pineapple though so I don't know if it'll "help" me out in the end either.

leannerae

7 pineapples?  Ow and Yum at the same time!  Maybe in the spring I could get DH to throw em on the grill! :-)

chipsgrrl

I wonder if it works better if it's fresh or if you can eat canned or if juice works? I loooove pineapple but I guess I better be staying away from it if it can induce.

eco_mom

I ate half of a fresh one last night. I would have eaten more but um i picked out one that wasn't ripe enough and it made my tongue feel horrible!! I'm waiting for the other half to ripen a bit and my mom is picking me up some more today from the health food store.

Lulu0802

I eat pineapple every day (granted I don't eat 7 or them at a time), but so far I haven't had any contractions (not that I want any this early or anything). ?I think I would throw up if I tried to eat that much pineapple.

lfourr1

I have been eating fresh pinapple with breakfast, lunch and dinner for the past 2 days and nothing yet.  I am hoping some progress has been made when I go to the doctor tomorrow.  i will keep you posted.

frozenjoy213

How much did she eat?

frozenjoy213

chipsgrrl:

I wonder if it works better if it's fresh or if you can eat canned or if juice works? I loooove pineapple but I guess I better be staying away from it if it can induce.

The stuff I found said that it must be fresh pineapple to receive any possible benefit.

paulsgirl86

I'm obviously way too early to be trying to self-induce, but this post just game me a HUGE pineapple craving. I may go buy some after work, but obviously have no intention of eating 7!