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Pineapple is said to contain something that helps ripen the cervix and start labour. It only works with fresh pineapple not canned and I've read that you need to eat at least 7 pineapples a day for this to work. Blah! I don't know about you but I can't pack away 7 pineapples in a day..lol. I've also heard that Raspberry Leaf tea works well to make contractions stronger. Hope this helps!

It makes you go #2 and when you do that it causes your uterus to contract therefore starting contractions. Let me know if it works though..LOL I am overdue by 3days! arghh!

I heard that if you eat a really spicy curry that can start ur labour and also driving over speed bumps. Let us know if the pineapple thing works!

Could you imagine the ulcers you would have in your mouth if you actually could eat 7 whole pineapple? Riding around in the car always causes me to start having contractions, but they never lead to real labor. My doctor said s_x and Mexican food, but I suppose any type of spicy food would do the trick if you're ready. I've noticed that almost every home remedy I've read about to help induce labor has something to do with stimulating the bowels, so there must be something to it. Just doesn't sound all that appealing to me. I had a bad experience with castor oil in my first pregnancy and even though I have long since forgotten about all of the pain from the labor and childbirth, I will never forget the pain from that castor oil!

With my 1st daughter I actually craved pineapple 3 days before I went into labor with her, I ate an entire pineapple, but 2 days later ended up drinking castor oil to induce labor... I am currently 37/38 wks pregnant & again have eaten an entire pineapple & it just made my mouth sore! That was 2 days ago & I've been drinking Raspberry Tea been doing that for 2 days also... NOTHING! I'm bummed.

Wow, 7 pineapples a day?I had about a cup of fresh pineapple one day for lunch and my mouth was so sore so I couldn't imagine eating that many in one day.I think I'll just stick to s_x and walking.Good Luck, ladies.

well from my experience eating pinapple I am going to take a stab at what it does. I don't think it ripens the cervix, I think it works kind of like cator oil is suppose to. I went to hawaii and over indulged the fresh pinapple off the vine and had the "poops" every day I was there. But I was 21 weeks pregnant and no I dind't go into early labor.

i agree with the curry thing...but i would a__sume that really hot curry would give u diharrea, and diharrea irritates the cervix or something so thats prolly why it works.

Eating 7 pineapples to start labor is insane. That's a LOT of pineapple!! I am not going to try anything rash like castor oil either, I heard it can make for a very, very messy delivery! (EW!) The baby will come when he/she wants to, unless there's a problem and you need to be induced.

I tried pinapple, raspberry leaf tea, s_x, speedbumps and spicy food. Nothing worked, my little man came when he was good and ready. Which was 2 weeks overdue.

S_x always did the trick for me. I can not imagine eating 7 pineapples in 1 day!!! Your mouth would hurt so bad and I think it would prob. get so sick it would not even be worth it!!!