Full moon myth or real?

laxhottie23

So with the biggest full moon of the year happening this weekend, do any of you believe it will cause women to go into labor?

Some articles state a full moon does not affect labor, others state it affects your bag of water the same as the tides.

I'm due the 11th but have high hopes the full moon will get things moving!!!

I also read that some hospitals have extra staff on hand during a full moon.

Thoughts?!?!

aadewitt

I don't think it should affect anything- BUT when I had my m/c last Aug it happened on a full moon.  needless to say the 1st full moon after I found out I was pg this time I was a bit nervous- but ive been through a few full moons since getting pg and nothing so far . 

 

PurpleSnapDragons

It's just a myth

https://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/births-full-moon2.htm

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1068607X98001000 

Though I have read that some hospitals have more staff for full moons...probably to cope with all the hopeful women in false labor.

sandy02

While Im not sure about medical proof or research my mom is a nurse and says there is an increase on full moons for whatever reason.

sheilatakesabow

I was wondering about this too .. .  If the full moon thing ISN'T a myth, then will the biggest and closest full moon of the year have an even greater effect than normal?

FWIW the nurse leading our hospital tour told every body that it gets crazy every full moon and the chances of getting a private room then were slim.  

jlsweets

I don't care if its a myth or not I'm rooting for the full moon to help out!!

LadySnowblood

You know, I was joking with my ob yesterday about the full moon and he told me how the the whole full moon thing got started. He said that it's not that more babies are born on full moons (because that's never been scientifcally proven to be true) but that women back in the day (like waaay back in the day) tracked their monthly cycles by the lunar cycles and once they got to the 10th full moon from their last period, that's how they knew it was baby time. Somewhere along the line, that turned into more babies are born on full moons. But I guess where the whole thing originates. That being said, I wish full moons triggered labor. I would love to have this baby by this weekend! I am done!

melrrr

My mom laid on her bed letting the moonlight shine in on her belly with my brother. He was still 2 weeks late. 

Davesgrl2011

I worked in a hospital for 4 years.  I don't care if people say it is a myth lol, the maternity ward was crazy during full moons!  Just like if multiple woman live in the same house they have the same cycle.  I believe that there is a tie to a woman's fertility and the lunar cycle.  So i fully expect some of our early June momma's might meet their LO with our big moon this month! 

xnbride

I have heard that change in barometric pressure was indicated in causing women to go into labor and I also read once that you are most likely to have your baby under the moon that he/she was conceived on. So if babe was conceived under a half moon, then baby would arrive on a half moon etc. It is all speculation, I suppose but fun to read about nonetheless.

Sawyerplus1

I had DS at a hospital attached birth center and this question came up during orientation. It's not a very big birth center and the MWs couldn't say 'yes' or 'no' definitively, but they did say that anytime they're full and or run out of beds is mainly on full moons. 

Who knows? But I suspect, like ANYTHING thats supposed to encourage labor, it'll only 'work' on mammas who are ready to go anyway.

HuskerBabyB

It's something to do with the barometric pressure change and graviational pull. Water (whether lakes, oceans, etc..) tend to stir up, wave, tide, whatever because the full moons have an effect on it. Same with your bag of waters, which is why lots of women go into labor/water break on full moons.

I believe in it!

tikilove81

I am also due on May 11.  I would really love this full moon thing to work!  LOL

bbjoys

I had my son during a full moon.  Could have been a total coincidence, but it's still fun to think about. 

The nurses in L&D swore that they get packed during full moons.  Who knows.

ashleyann331

This isn't really pregnancy related, but I used to work in an nursing home and when there was a full moon my little residents that had dementia and alzheimers would act up more it seemed like. One of the older nurses told me that she had always noticed this too and believed it was due to the changes in pressure and the magnetic fields. I know they advise pregnant women to avoid doing things that change pressure to avoid triggering labor one they are into their 3rd trimester. I've also read that animals get kinda crazy during them too, but I wouldn't know if that is true or not.... my dog is always a fruit loop, full moon or not.

Hopefully the full moon theory rings true for you!!! Sending labor thoughts your way! 

ankadlec211

LadySnowblood:

You know, I was joking with my ob yesterday about the full moon and he told me how the the whole full moon thing got started. He said that it's not that more babies are born on full moons (because that's never been scientifcally proven to be true) but that women back in the day (like waaay back in the day) tracked their monthly cycles by the lunar cycles and once they got to the 10th full moon from their last period, that's how they knew it was baby time. Somewhere along the line, that turned into more babies are born on full moons. But I guess where the whole thing originates. That being said, I wish full moons triggered labor. I would love to have this baby by this weekend! I am done!

Yep, this is exactly how the full moon thing started, But hey your body does  what your mind tells it, so If you want it bad enough maybe you'll get your full moon baby!! LOL

babymomma623

my dr said it was a myth... I hope she is right because she is out of town this weekend and I dont want to have my baby yet!

bumpuser1691848

HuskerBabyB:

It's something to do with the barometric pressure change and graviational pull. Water (whether lakes, oceans, etc..) tend to stir up, wave, tide, whatever because the full moons have an effect on it. Same with your bag of waters, which is why lots of women go into labor/water break on full moons.

I believe in it!

This. My MIL is a nurse and told DH to watch me close this weekend for this reason.