fresh pineapple and early pregnancy

Hi ladies.

So ive been craving for pineapple!

I just ate half a pineapple but just read that it can cause miscarriages!

Nw im so worried!

Anyone else had pineapple and are ok?

Thnx

I love pineapple. I've never heard that before.. I've been known to eat most of a pineapple.
The only problem I've had from them is heartburn.

Just like pineapple bringing on labour i'd say you would have to eat a truckload of it to have any effect!

Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain which can soften your cervix and theoretically bring on early labour (or in the case of very early pregnancy, miscarriage). A single pineapple only has a very small amount of pineapple, and while no studies have actually been done to prove/disprove any of this, it's thought that you'd have to eat at least 7 pineapples for it to have an effect.

The most likely effect though would be a pretty nasty case of diarrhoea which would stimulate your tummy and therefore could also stimulate your uterus.

So basically, I think you're going to be just fine :)

Funny story though... When I was 37w4d pregnant with my daughter I ate fresh pineapple out of a fruit salad at a family birthday party. Then next morning I went into labour. I'm pretty sure it was just a coincidence though considering my son was born at 37w4d, so my daughter was probably already about to come anyway ;)

Hilariously I read on a website when in the IVF 2WW that fresh pineapple can help with implantation so ate a whole pineapple AND got a BFP - obviously a load of hog wash hehehehehe