Pineapple.....

[Shinymac]

Might be a stupid question, but I've got a yummy fruit salad here waiting to be gobbled up, but there are chunks of pineapple in it.
I know pineapple has properties that can help labour start, so is it safe for me at this stage to be guzzling the stuff?
Thanks! x

 

[EllieBelle]

Go for it - you need to eat at least 2 or 3 whole pineapples for it to have any effect at all (and even then its not guaranteed).

I ate loads of pineapple throughout my pregnancy!

 

[Sandie]

If it's in a fruit salad it's fine - once it's been processed (Chunks etc) it loses the "chemical" that induces labour - although to actually induce labour you'd have to eat at least 7 or 8 fresh pineapples !

 

[Shinymac]

Yay! Thanks for that!
Goodness, I don't think I could manage to eat 2 or 3 whole pineapples. Let's hope I don't have to resort to that nearer the time to get things moving!

 

[Shinymac]

Nor 7 or 8 of them! Crikey.