My step mom told me that someone she works with told her cucumbers can help induce labor has anyone else heard this?
2007-02-20 14:25:56 · 14 answers · asked by mommytobe 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
If that is the case then all three of mine would have been born early ... could that be the reason for all of my preterm labours?
The only thing I know about cucumbers is that they can lower blood pressure:
"High Blood Pressure? Cucumber Can Help You Cool Down
When people who participated in the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Study added foods high in potassium, magnesium and fiber, their blood pressure dropped to healthier levels. Those people in the study who ate a diet rich in these compounds in addition to the other foods on this diet (low fat dairy foods, seafood, lean meat and poultry) lowered their blood pressure by 5.5 points (systolic) over 3.0 points (diastolic). "
2007-02-20 14:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by Lily18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't I wish! I was 41 weeks with my daughter and one of the foods I CRAVED was cucumbers, I ate a whole one at least once a day for 6 months! My labor had to be induced and then I had to have an emegency C-section.
2007-02-20 20:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No sorry.. I have heard a lot of things about certain foods helping to induce labor and cucumber was not one of them....Good Luck!
2007-02-20 14:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa ♥'s Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ate cucumbers all the time (especially in vinegar) since I was 8 weeks pregnant and am now 16 weeks and 5 days. They are good for you as they contain alot of water. I do not think there is anything to that rumor at all.
2007-02-20 14:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of cucumbers getting things going, but I can tell you what worked for me. My doctor gave me a "vigorous" exam on Friday. My husband and I had sex later that night, and my daughter was born at 6:00PM the next day. Good luck to you!
2007-02-20 14:29:55 · answer #5 · answered by Karen S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing to that rumor. I had a wicked cucumber craving with my second baby (which I indulged) and it never started labor. We had to try all sorts of other things.
2007-02-20 14:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only way a cucumber will help induce labor is if you use it to have an orgasm.
2007-02-20 17:24:37 · answer #7 · answered by Archangel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope, absolutely not true.
Eggplant, on the other hand, does have a reputation for helping labor to get going. No guarantee - nothing is - but it can't hurt to try.
2007-02-20 14:33:24 · answer #8 · answered by ragmama210 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard that one. If that were true, then eating pickles wouldn't be a good thing during pregnancy and I ate A LOT of pickles.
2007-02-20 14:30:55 · answer #9 · answered by Army Wife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of it..and i eat them all the time in salads and im 26 weeks pregnant..so i would hope not...good luck and congrats..
2007-02-20 14:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by ~Ashley~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋