When the due date approaches, many new moms are anxious because their child is born soon. But they see the days go by and nothing happens. It is when some are engaged in a search that is very popular: how to advance or induce labor naturally.
One of the options that we are suggested to achieve this is to consume or drink certain foods that are attributed to the start of labor. We tell you what some of them are.
Chocolate
Chocolate is one of the tricks that some mothers use when they want to feel their baby moving. Having a little caffeine stimulates the baby, so some people think that encouraging him to move could start labor.
Raspberry tea
In some cultures, the use of herbal infusions is common as home remedies for multiple things. Raspberry leaf tea supposedly helps to unleash labor as it has a stimulating effect on the uterus.
Pineapple
Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain that apparently has the same effect as prostaglandin: soften and "ripen" the cervix. Something that moms say they have worked for, is that pineapple must be fresh and you can eat it as is or drink it in juice.
Spicy food
Spicy or spicy foods, such as curry or Mexican food, help cause bowel movements, so some people say that by doing this, contractions could start, derived from those movements.
Before trying anything, consult your doctor
Remember that all these are just assumptions and although surely many moms trust that it helped them to unleash labor, there is no evidence that any of these work.
Perhaps it was only a coincidence or coincidence and that the delivery had already been about to begin without the need for any of these foods. What is true is that some of these things could work as a kind of placebo, since when consumed by them, mothers relax and oxytocin is produced, which could also contribute to the start of labor.
In the end, the one who decides when to be born is the baby, so if he isn't ready yet, nothing will make him leave. And as always, before consuming any food that is not usual or that is not recommended during pregnancy, consult your doctor.
