I read something today (random google search brought it up) that said you should never eat pineapple during pregnancy. The article was kind of wacko, though so I'm thinking it may have been more of an opinion piece rather than a medical piece.
Did you eat pineapple while pregnant? Did you stop because of something you heard about it?
pomelo / 5524 posts
Hmm...I've eaten a ton of pineapple during my pregnancy. Is that a food you're supposed to stay away from? Whoops.
watermelon / 14467 posts
Nope, but only because I hate pineapple. Usually, I can tolerate it in stuff, but I couldn't even eat anything that had come into contact with it while pregnant. Blech.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@2PeasinaPod: well, I just read this in another article, which made me laugh: "you’d probably need to eat between seven and 10 whole pineapples– in one sitting— to take in enough bromelain for it to be problematic"
I think I ate some while pregnant but it just made my heartburn worse.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Nope, still eat pineapple... MIL always brings over fruit trays and that's what I usually eat the most of, that or strawberries!
pomegranate / 3127 posts
I've eaten it, but not a lot because cutting it up is such a pain. I've got a whole one in the fridge now though... yum! It's supposed to help induce labor, but I think it's one of those things that won't work until your body is ready... if it works at all!
pomegranate / 3127 posts
@mrsjyw: strawberries are another no no apparently 
or so I was told by another mom from day care. Uh oh... I was eating them all winter!
pomelo / 5524 posts
@Mama Bird: LOL what?? I had no idea these fruits were off the list! I eat strawberries like it's my job!
clementine / 903 posts
I have eaten tons of strawberries, and I have eaten pineapple. It seems like no matter what the food, there is someone, somewhere who does not believe it should be eaten while pregnant.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I've eaten strawberries and pineapple. It's in moderation. I do love eating fruit but out of all the fruits available now, these two fruits are not my favorite. I'll eat it but I definitely don't eat a ton. Now, honeydew, watermelon, cherries, nectarines and peaches, I do eat a serving or two about once a day.
nectarine / 2784 posts
I ate two whole pineapples over the course of 3 days to try inducing labor after 40 weeks and it didn't do a darn thing!!
nectarine / 2086 posts
Really!? Omg pineapple has been one of my biggest cravings this pregnancy. I've probably eaten 10 so far and I'm 8 months. Lol.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
Nonsense. I don't eat a ton anyway because my mouth is sensitive during pregnancy and pineapple is too acidic. But if I wanted to, I wouldnt be scared to eat as much as I wanted.
pomegranate / 3779 posts
Uh, I just had some for lunch, so no, I didn't stop eating it.
eggplant / 11716 posts
This is an old wives' tale. The bromelain is found in the core and you'd have to eat so many.....
pomelo / 5326 posts
I ate pineapple throughout my pregnancy. At 40w I ate a whole pineapple (not the core) to try and induce labour. Not sure if it was the pineapple or the fact that I was 40w, but labour started a few hours later.
grapefruit / 4056 posts
Oddly, pineapple was one of the few foods I could stomach when I had hyperemesis, so I was eating something in the neighbourhood of a pineapple each day for a while.
bananas / 9118 posts
Hahahaha, I never followed any of the ridiculous rules. I ate plenty of it during pregnancy.
During my last few days of pregnancy, my husband bought one for our 4th anniversary (fruit is one of the traditional gifts) since it was a way to induce. I ate the hell out of that pineapple after weeks of false labor. He came the next day- so it didn't hurt!
kiwi / 735 posts
Yum, I love pineapple while I'm pregnant. There's all sorts of hogwash out there.
pomegranate / 3401 posts
I've eaten tons of fruit including strawberries and pineapple during pregnancy!!!!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
My ob was definitely on the cautious side of food restrictions and never ever mentioned this
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