Watermelon & Bananas dangerous to fetus during pregnancy - a myth?

[Evie76]

Yes Misty. That's exactly why.

But, I must admit. I like them cold.

[CathyS]

I have eaten all fruits including watermelon and esp bananas through all 4 of my pregnancies. It's a myth for sure!

[alioops]

If you like them cold try peeliing them and then freezing them. You can dip them in chocolate before freezing and put them on a paddle pop stick. Tastes very good!!!

[Glamourcide]

I've never heard of avoiding bananas and watermelon during pregnancy, I'd be inclined to say it's just a myth. A midwife at my local hospital was absolutely horrified when she found out I was eating peanut butter on toast while pregnant with DD though, she told me I had to avoid peanuts and strawberries because it could cause an allergic reaction in the fetus and I could miscarry or have a deformed baby or something... I totally ignored her because I could find absolutely no other evidence from any source that eating peanuts and strawberries while pregnant could kill or harm the baby in any way...
So I'd put them both in the myth basket and ENJOY
(I hate bananas though, so you're quite welcome to them haha )

[photohound]

Well this is a stretch but I though I'd throw it out there anyways. Maybe a nutritionist or a Dr. can help us out.

Watermelon is high in Arginine. In fact I think it has a high arginine to lysine ratio (both of those are amino acids).

People with viruses like herpes are told to try and eat foods that have a high lysine content in comparison to arginine. What can happen is that you could have a greater tendency to break out or get an infection.

So having a vaginal infection, could possibly (don't quote me here, I told you it is a stretch but I wanted to put it out there) or significantly raise your risk of your baby having a stroke. For example, no one knows what causes cerebral palsy but "some" people think it may come from an infection in the vaginal area that causes the baby to have a stroke. This is a theory.

Now I know a Doula who swears by Watermelon for pregnant woman. She says that it is the best thing for the amniotic fluid....to keep the numbers high and properly flushed...the whole diuretic thing. Also, this doula says to have lots of sex. That the sperm helps soften the sac and allow an easier pregnancy. Again, I think that could also be high risk if you get an infection.

Well, this is a reach but I was just trying to figure out "how" watermelon could be bad. For banana I could think of nothing. Hope I didn't scare anybody too much.

[popcorngirl]

I really hope is a myth since those are my two favorite fruits and I been eating them alot!

[beau_9]

when i was in hospital at the start of my pregnancy the doctor told me to eat lots of bananas every day to assist my potassium levels. so surely they wouldn't tell me to eat them if they we're dangerous in any way.

[Inertia]

Never heard of it.

With DS1 I CRAVED Watermelon. I would eat half of one a day for months. Only thing wrong with him is he steals watermelon out of the fridge. LOL.

[popcorngirl]

Never heard of it.

With DS1 I CRAVED Watermelon. I would eat half of one a day for months. Only thing wrong with him is he steals watermelon out of the fridge. LOL.

OMG! thats terrible! hahahaha... cute!