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pineapple to help labor??

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Has any stm tried pineapple to help start labor or know anyone who has?? What was the out come??
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  • imrachelleaimrachellea member
    DH and I went through two pineapples Saturday. Still pregnant.
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  • jy725jy725 member
    I ate 3 over the course of 3 days and my water broke that 3rd night...though I was 39 weeks 5 days at that point anyway.
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  • insertclevernameinsertclevername member
    Pineapple does not induce labor.  The enzyme bromelain found in pineapple (mainly the core) can help to soften the cervix.  It is a digestive enzyme and can also help to stimulate bowel movements which can cause contractions.  However, if your body is not ready to have a baby bromelain will not do anything.  It is also used as a natural anti inflammatory, so it may actually help to ease discomfort.  You would need to take it in supplement form though, eating pineapple is likely to do nothing.
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  • kittyh8rkittyh8r member
    I ate 3 fresh pineapples when I was trying to go into labor with Emma and it gave me a crap ton of cramps but no labor. When I went in for an induction, I was 4 cm dilated. So although it didn't put me into labor, I think it had a lot to do with my dilating. Who knows.



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  • swirl25swirl25 member
    NYMama1 said:
    SailorTink said:
    NYMama1 said:
    Pineapple does not induce labor.  The enzyme bromelain found in pineapple (mainly the core) can help to soften the cervix.  It is a digestive enzyme and can also help to stimulate bowel movements which can cause contractions.  However, if your body is not ready to have a baby bromelain will not do anything.  It is also used as a natural anti inflammatory, so it may actually help to ease discomfort.  You would need to take it in supplement form though, eating pineapple is likely to do nothing.
    Except be delicious and refreshing ;-)  

    But for reals, @NYMama1 is wise. 

    Haha.  I love pineapple and it definitely is refreshing and delicious.  I just picture women desparate to induce labor shoveling lots of pineapple in expecting it to lead to baby, when in reality it will probably just lead to a lot of poop.

    This would probably be a good thing for a lot of us...
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  • jamrosjjamrosj member
    NYMama1 said:
    Pineapple does not induce labor.  The enzyme bromelain found in pineapple (mainly the core) can help to soften the cervix.  It is a digestive enzyme and can also help to stimulate bowel movements which can cause contractions.  However, if your body is not ready to have a baby bromelain will not do anything.  It is also used as a natural anti inflammatory, so it may actually help to ease discomfort.  You would need to take it in supplement form though, eating pineapple is likely to do nothing.
    So you're saying pineapple douche then? I kid, I kid! Please no one do this!
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  • kate14kate14 member
    I just ate a bunch of pineapple with dates, followed up with a cup of raspberry leaf tea...  :)
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  • tyedyeme12tyedyeme12 member
    jamrosj said:


    NYMama1 said:

    Pineapple does not induce labor.  The enzyme bromelain found in pineapple (mainly the core) can help to soften the cervix.  It is a digestive enzyme and can also help to stimulate bowel movements which can cause contractions.  However, if your body is not ready to have a baby bromelain will not do anything.  It is also used as a natural anti inflammatory, so it may actually help to ease discomfort.  You would need to take it in supplement form though, eating pineapple is likely to do nothing.

    So you're saying pineapple douche then? I kid, I kid! Please no one do this!

    What makes me sad, is that you had to put "please no one do this" because you know that there is at least one person on here...who would try it...hahaha

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  • mplesset23mplesset23 member
    I haven't done pineapple, but with my first I tried almost everything else...eggplant parm, massages with peppermint oil, the list goes on and on...none of it worked though :(  Baby comes when baby wants :)
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  • kate14kate14 member
    I know that none of this stuff actually works, but I think it helps us to feel like we are doing something while we wait. I'm not holding out any hope that food will induce labor but at least it makes me feel like I have some semblance of control...even if it's just a false sense of control at best. :)
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