Are pineapples safe during pregnancy?

Broadway0829 · May 2014

I've read that it could cause miscarriage but other sources say it's safe.

saratiffphoto · May 2014

following, I love pinapple. Ive heard it helps with labor and delivery but dont know about the miscarriage info.

Meery82 · May 2014

Broadway0829 said:

I've read that it could cause miscarriage but other sources say it's safe.

It's completely safe.

saratiffphoto · May 2014

love the Ho Made apple butter lol

braybee · May 2014

Never heard that, but pretty sure that it isn't accurate.

CreativeD1 · May 2014

It is part of the core that may be of concern if consumed in large quantities. Like 8 cores at a time. Moderate consumption will not affect you.

abbyful · May 2014

It's fine, eat the pineapple.

Frannavaldez9399 · May 2014

Are you putting the pineapple in an inappropriate place? If not... Enjoy it. People have lived for thousands of years without Dr.'s telling them what to eat. I imagine folks in third world countries eat way differently then us.. And make healthy babies every day

Drink your coffee. Eat your fruit (a far healthier choice than I ever made!!!) and take your bubble bath.

Manateearmz · May 2014

I'm confused as why they wouldn't be safe.

BankerBSN · May 2014

Manateearmz said:

I'm confused as why they wouldn't be safe.

It all depends on where you stick it.

Manateearmz · May 2014

BankerBSN said:

Manateearmz said:

I'm confused as why they wouldn't be safe.

It all depends on where you stick it.

Doesn't everybody vag dip before eating?

drpayne · May 2014

Supposedly it can induce labor. If that was actually true women wouldn't go 10+ days past their EDD if simply eating pineapple was the answer.

Cchewning · May 2014

Pineapple releases an enzyme that is a prostaglandin (just like sperm) which helps to soften the cervix. That's why some women think eating it or drinking the juice will help move their labor along, but as pp said it's primarily in the core and you literally have to consume like 8 fresh pineapples for it to have any effect.

lmlee15 · May 2014

Sure hope that's BS because that's what I'm craving now.... I'd never cut a fresh pineapple until a couple weeks ago... yummmyy!!!!

PrimRoseMama · May 2014

Broadway0829 said:
I've read that it could cause miscarriage but other sources say it's safe.

Foods do not cause miscarriage, period.

The fruit is perfectly fine. What is used later during third trimester as a natural attempt to jump start labor (I'm talking 39 weeks and later) is the pineapple core. Big difference. The fruit that the general public consumes is fine.

Also, the pineapple core has to be ingested by the truck load to have any effect in helping labor along. So, unless you are consuming obscene amounts of the entire fruit then you are fine.

Speshul · May 2014

Cchewning said:

Pineapple releases an enzyme that is a prostaglandin (just like sperm) which helps to soften the cervix. That's why some women think eating it or drinking the juice will help move their labor along, but as pp said it's primarily in the core and you literally have to consume like 8 fresh pineapples for it to have any effect.

I ate a lot of pineapple and sperm during pregnancy. My anecdotal evidence is that both are safe.

Speshul · May 2014

RedFirePhoenix25 said:

Speshul said:

Cchewning said:

Pineapple releases an enzyme that is a prostaglandin (just like sperm) which helps to soften the cervix. That's why some women think eating it or drinking the juice will help move their labor along, but as pp said it's primarily in the core and you literally have to consume like 8 fresh pineapples for it to have any effect.

I ate a lot of pineapple and sperm during pregnancy. My anecdotal evidence is that both are safe.

Not together tho, right? Because ew.

I told people the glaze on the pineapple dessert was a secret recipe made from scratch!

(kidding btw)