pineapples while pregnant

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gingerbik

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hi,

am about 7 weeks along my first pregnancy - and about the only thing my doctors clinic told me to avoid eating was papaya and tuna.
does anybody know about the effects of eating pineapple? after all, it IS seriously loaded with enzymes - like papaya is - but i would like to know whether this fruit is an "avoid" or not.

Ginger
 
Chinese wisdom has it that you're not supposed to eat pineapples or mangoes... I vaguely recall this having something to do with the baby's skin but I could be wrong.

Anyway, I had mangoes when I was 11 or 12 weeks, and one night I had a major indigestion problem that I almost went to the ER. Could be just me though.
 
I had pineapple juice when I was around 10-12 weeks
I also took some mangoes these weeks.
I am now 24 weeks preganant and everything seems OK
I guess it all depends your condition. Some may have problem even
they are not preganat!
 
"loaded with enzymes" - any fruit is! I never heard to avoid any kind of fruit. Local people have said that papaya is not considered to be so healthy, but they'll also tell you to eat chicken's feet, so go figure.
I have a friend you craved (and ate) pineapple all the way through her healthy pregnany. I'm sure it's fine - indulge!
 
When I was pregnant with my first child lots of people gave me advice about what to and what not to eat. I did a survey of what people told me not to eat and what they didn?t like to eat. I know that sounds an extreme thing to do but I am a statistician!

Anyway I found a high correlation between the foods I was told I shouldn?t eat and the foods that the people didn?t like.

Thus I decided that eating things I didn?t like wouldn?t do me or the baby any good and so that left me to eat all the things I liked. Which is maybe why I put on so much weight!

I don?t think that any real food can be harmful and especially not fruit and veg.

Best wishes,
Barb
 
I agree! If you're craving pineapple then your body must be saying that there's something in pineapple that it needs, or something that the baby is taking from you in that particular stage of development. As for Papaya, I've been told by my chinese co-workers that "it is easy for baby to slip out"... Not sure how exactly, but that is what they believe.

I also have a question... I am 6 weeks preggers and feeling ok (little bit fatigued and sore breasts) and I am having a hard time finding a breakfast food that makes my tummy feel happy and settled first thing in the morning. I have read that you should keep crackers on your bedside table and pop them in your mouth before you even get out of bed. However, crackers are the LAST thing I want in my mouth first thing! They're dry and pasty and make me feel nauseous. Today I tried digestive biscuits and they didn't help either. Any suggestions??
 
Morning Sickness

Sunbun,

I had such a bad chase of morning sickness through my 14th week, that I felt like I was undergoing chemo-therapy combined with a champagne hangover. Not one thing did the trick...here are some things that helped me and I hope that do relieve your symptoms some. But, I've felt what your going through... I'm in my 21st week and fine now so most people were right about it lasting only during the first tri.

1. Grapefruit gatorade. Always seemed to settle me stomach whenever I started feeling nauteous. A quick swig usually worked.
2. Fruit juice (anything non-citrus, like grape or apple)
3. Honey-ginger tea sold in Korean grocery stores.
4. Mangos
5. Total Cereal, Chex Cereal, etc...with milk. They also have folic acid and are loaded with vitamins that are good for you anyway.
6. Toast with sweet jam.
7. Roast sweet potato. Pop these in the oven for about an hour and they carmelize and turn really yummy. Packed with good vitamins for bubs.
8. Live yogurt with honey.

I think the trick is to when you are sick on something, not to have that food again for a while. For me, something sweet always helped me and if I ate anything dry as suggested by the books, they were just chalky and hard to swallow.

Hope this helps. It does get better. I promise. Even though I treated myself to these sweets in the morning, I've gained average weight and it was more important to get through the first miserable weeks than watching my sugar intake.
 
Thank you for your suggestions!

Thank you for your advice! I am getting myself into a routine now where I hop out of bed and go straight to the kitchen to have some toast and fruit for breaky, and then get on with my regular routine of getting ready for work. That holds me over until I get to work an hour later and then I need to have my "second breakfast" lol!

I still find that I'm gagging over my toothbrush, but I am learning to control/avoid the queasiness for the most part. I may try out the "Fruit & Fibre" cereal next grocery shop.

It' so nice to have others to talk to in Hong Kong about advice and similar experiences. Thank you GEO Baby!!
 
I've been feeling nauseated throughout most of my days, but the only food that ever sounds appetizing to me are Mangos!

Rice Krispies Treats Cereal also tasted good this morning.

Eating a cracker in bed before i get up is plain yuk. The thought makes me feel sicker!
 
Pineapple

sorry to go backwards, but just wanted to add my two cents about the pineapple question. I'm 37 weeks with my third and have never steered away from pineapple at any point in the pregnancies at all. Throughout all my pregnancies and everything was fine. The only thing that I had heard about pineapples was that they are actually is a natural inducing method- as it contains natural oxytocin, not that it will MAKE you go into labour but if you are ready (or ripe as they call it) it helps (aparantly) So with my first one time was ticking on and as I got closer to 42 weeks I had heard that hospital induction was extremely painful so I tried every possible form of natural inducing that I could find information on - which included eating one whole Massive pineapple in one sitting. All I got from it was a mouth that felt like razors had scraped the inside -LOL. Plus made my husband sick just watching me as he HATES pineapple...... A few days later I had to have the hospital induce- - and yes, it was painful.
 
To Mumof3

Thanks for sharing! Your story made me laugh out loud b/c your pineapple story sounds like something that I would do, but now won't do after learning from your razor-in-mouth experience.
 
avoid esp unripe pineapples

i study ayurvedic medicine and it says to avoid pineapples during pregnancy esp unripe ones. they have traditionally been used to induce abortions in many asian cultures. i guess a ripe juicy pineapple since now and again is ok but i'm 6months and i like pineapples very much and have taken only very very selectively - ie. not on days I take papaya or mangoes (too heaty). Other fruits to avoid are lychee, durians...
 
I heard from a friend that papaya was a natural contraceptive. It contains certain elements that are in contraceptive pills. Not sure if this is true though.
 
I can't hlep thinking that if fruits such as pineapple or papaya were truly a risk to pregnant women, then they would be listed along with soft cheeses, shellfish etc in all of the literature. These foods are associated with a general 'higher risk' factor due to the chance of listeria. Pineapple being a threat to pregnant women sounds like an old wives tale (in the worst sense of the phrase). I have had many pregnant friends indulge in pineapple - no early babies yet! Just eat what you crave in moderation, and try to relax!
 
Burning Pinapple

I agree that all fruit are healthy at anytime of one's life, including pregnancy. I ate pineapple during mine, but because of the hormonal changes I was going through my gum became softer and the acidity of the pinapple burned my mouth and lips! Everyone thought I had a cold sore, ha! I can eat pinapple now, but I sure will avoid it if I were to get pregnant again.
 
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