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kryshy123kryshy123 member
in May 2013 Moms
I've read on the 3rd tri board about women eating pineapple to get labor started.....does this mean I shouldn't eat pineapple right now???
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  • paigenicole23paigenicole23 member
    It's an OWT. I eat pineapple almost every day lol
     


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  • kryshy123kryshy123 member
    I figured! Thank goodness bc I'm chowing down on approximately half a pineapple right now!
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  • Schell2013Schell2013 member
    imagepaigenicole23:
    It's an OWT. I eat pineapple almost every day lol

    Me too! Just ate half a pineapple to myself yesterday.
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  • KatieKaboom1KatieKaboom1 member
    From whatIi understand the bromline can cause contractions. That being said, I've had it occasionally with both pregnancies and it never even correlated with my Braxton Hicks. I think people have varying levels of sensitivity to it. You are probably ok to have it in moderation unless there is a specific concern. Probably not a good idea if you are on bed rest for contractions.
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  • paigenicole23paigenicole23 member

    I just looked it up to be extra sure and this is what I found...

    Pineapple -
    This myth is actually really misunderstood by most people who try it. What gets generally suggested is 'fresh' Pineapple, but what is actually effective is unripe Pineapple. Unripe pineapple is very pale yellow and hard, not juicy or sweet at all and causes sharp stinging pain in your mouth. In tropical countries young pineapple is used as an herbal abortifacient, and it is said that in order to cause uterine contractions, one must ingest 4-5 WHOLE unripe pineapples over the span of 2 days. Even so, if the woman has a healthy and strong uterus, it may not work.
    (testimonial) Hard to come across actual unripe pineapples, especially the small, young ones used to cause contractions. So I've had to settle for 2 large, not-quite-ripe pineapples from the local grocery store. After eating the entire pinapples myself, the only pains I felt afterwards were the stinging in my mouth and a crampy stomach. No contractions, nothing even close to labor.

     


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  • Schell2013Schell2013 member
    imagepaigenicole23:
    I just looked it up to be extra sure and this is what I found...Pineapple
    This myth is actually really misunderstood by most people who try it.
    What gets generally suggested is 'fresh' Pineapple, but what is actually
    effective is unripe Pineapple. Unripe pineapple is very pale yellow and
    hard, not juicy or sweet at all and causes sharp stinging pain in your
    mouth. In tropical countries young pineapple is used as an herbal abortifacient,
    and it is said that in order to cause uterine contractions, one must
    ingest 45 WHOLE unripe pineapples over the span of 2 days. Even so, if
    the woman has a healthy and strong uterus, it may not work.
    testimonial Hard to come across actual
    unripe pineapples, especially the small, young ones used to cause
    contractions. So I've had to settle for 2 large, notquiteripe
    pineapples from the local grocery store. After eating the entire
    pinapples myself, the only pains I felt afterwards were the stinging in
    my mouth and a crampy stomach. No contractions, nothing even close to
    labor.

    That is a lot of pineapple... Sounds like it would just give you the runs..
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  • paigenicole23paigenicole23 member

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    imagepaigenicole23:
    I just looked it up to be extra sure and this is what I found...Pineapple This myth is actually really misunderstood by most people who try it. What gets generally suggested is 'fresh' Pineapple, but what is actually effective is unripe Pineapple. Unripe pineapple is very pale yellow and hard, not juicy or sweet at all and causes sharp stinging pain in your mouth. In tropical countries young pineapple is used as an herbal abortifacient, and it is said that in order to cause uterine contractions, one must ingest 45 WHOLE unripe pineapples over the span of 2 days. Even so, if the woman has a healthy and strong uterus, it may not work. testimonial Hard to come across actual unripe pineapples, especially the small, young ones used to cause contractions. So I've had to settle for 2 large, notquiteripe pineapples from the local grocery store. After eating the entire pinapples myself, the only pains I felt afterwards were the stinging in my mouth and a crampy stomach. No contractions, nothing even close to labor.
    That is a lot of pineapple... Sounds like it would just give you the runs..

    Golly it didn't add my "-" it's supposed to say 4-5 not 45! Still, 4-5 is a ton to eat haha

     


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  • KatieKaboom1KatieKaboom1 member
    imagepaigenicole23:
    I just looked it up to be extra sure and this is what I found...Pineapple
    This myth is actually really misunderstood by most people who try it.
    What gets generally suggested is 'fresh' Pineapple, but what is actually
    effective is unripe Pineapple. Unripe pineapple is very pale yellow and
    hard, not juicy or sweet at all and causes sharp stinging pain in your
    mouth. In tropical countries young pineapple is used as an herbal abortifacient,
    and it is said that in order to cause uterine contractions, one must
    ingest 45 WHOLE unripe pineapples over the span of 2 days. Even so, if
    the woman has a healthy and strong uterus, it may not work.
    testimonial Hard to come across actual
    unripe pineapples, especially the small, young ones used to cause
    contractions. So I've had to settle for 2 large, notquiteripe
    pineapples from the local grocery store. After eating the entire
    pinapples myself, the only pains I felt afterwards were the stinging in
    my mouth and a crampy stomach. No contractions, nothing even close to
    labor.


    Lol. Sounds a bit like the suggestion to take casteroil to induce labor. Sure MAYBE it will work if you take enough that it upsets you're stomach so bad that you give yourself gnarly diarrhea. If it does happen to "work" you were probably about to begin labor anyways and now you have horrible stomach issues to kick things off!
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  • Danifer26Danifer26 member
    Oh enjoy your pineapple! I know I do I have 24 slices all because my baby has been craving nothing but fruits. And I enjoy those pineapple slices almost an addiction. I had no experience with contractions. It figures the one fruit I can eat without an allergic reaction is one that may cause labor. But listen I am not going by that OWT I am sticking to what I want and so far no worries here :
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  • Danifer26Danifer26 member
    LOL I mean 24 slices not 24 oh Lordy!
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  • Danifer26Danifer26 member
    Ok so apparently I cannot write what I want! I don't consume 24 slices I consume two to four slices! Why cannot I now put the dash between the 2 and the 4? Oh well LOL
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  • gradmommy13gradmommy13 member

    imagepaigenicole23:
    It's an OWT. I eat pineapple almost every day lol

    Yep. I don't eat it every day, but I do enjoy it once in a while, even though my mom found read somewhere that it's supposed to be bad for you. My cousin who is pregnant and lives in Africa eats pineapples literally every single day and her baby is doing just fine (so did her first)! 

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