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July 2016 Moms
elenabrent
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Superstition!
elenabrent
member
It has recently come to light that many of us have irrational (if totally logical to us) superstitions, both in general and surrounding our pregnancies. Let's share! What have you done/not done the past few months because of superstitions?
Re: Superstition!
I am also really hesitant to speak in definitive statements about what is coming next with the pregnancy/baby. I keep saying things like "if all goes well then xyz..." I totally believe that (rational or not!) if I verbalize the assumption that everything will go as planned something will go terribly wrong. This is mostly illogical because I'm an atheist, so I don't know who I'm expecting to pull the strings so things go wrong? I'm not clear on that, but damn if I don't believe it! Thinking about it reminds me of that hilarious Amy Schumer/Bill Nye skit about "the Universe" sending messages/gifts/etc to middle class white ladies.
The Jewish religion is particularly superstitious. My very religious grandmother actually prefers not to even speak of my pregnancy. If she does speak of my pregnancy she immediately says, "Kina Hora" which is a Yiddish phrase that is supposed to ward off evil spirits from anything that is considered a blessing.
A lot of Jewish people consider having any baby related items in your home prior to the successful delivery of a healthy baby to be unlucky and baby showers are an absolute NO NO!
That being said, I feel comfortable having a nursery set up and purchasing items before baby is here. But here's some things I won't do: 1) I won't call the baby by its intended name; I will only call it "baby." 2) I won't post anything on social media until the baby is born.
Married: October 23, 2010
DS: 8/7/2013
#2 EDD: 6/29/2016, C Section: 6/22/2016
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She told me that she went to one baby shower, almost 70 years ago. I asked if everything turned out ok and she just shook her head. I said, "Well then I don't want you at mine anyway. Your track record is awful." I think she flipped me off. She's sweet.
I find myself being superstitious in weird ways. I avoid reading a lot about things that go wrong during pregnancy because I somehow think that if I'm aware of the possibility, it might happen.
I'm in no way religious. Agnostic at most. So I don't know what kind of boogie man I'm thinking will doom me, but it's hard to get those thoughts out of your head.
@ButterMyBiscuit hah! I would have thought the opposite, that not taking them because I might be pregnant would definitely mean I wasn't pregnant.
@stephweinstein I worked for a Jewish museum for a long time and always particularly enjoyed the superstition, as a very superstitious person myself. My 85 year old coworker and I saw eye to eye on basically everything that was not rational.
So there's this boy. He kinda stole my heart. He calls me "Mom"
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Married May 16th, 2015
EDD July 1st
July16 May siggy challenge "May the Force be with you"
Married: October 23, 2010
DS: 8/7/2013
#2 EDD: 6/29/2016, C Section: 6/22/2016
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
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I still have tampons in my hand bag even though I know they wouldn't cut it if I did eventually need them.
I'm being a bit superstitious atm buying a house. I refuse to call it my house, or make any concrete plans until all the checks come back ok. This is even though we've already signed the contract and paid the deposit. I'm just worried that something with the bank or the pest and build will go wrong.
ETA: I also don't participate in the PGAL thread, because it scares me all the ways different women have had loses. I'm happier in my bubble thinking nothing can go wrong once you are out of the first trimester even though I am proof that it can.
ETA2: looks like my house superstition might be right. Just got called by the pest and build inspector and he thinks it has major structural damage and recomends getting an engineer out to check cost. God damn it.
Little boy due July 31st 2016
11 years later, I still work at the same place, and they just put me in the advertising campaign lol. Still not gonna do it tho
I don't judge any one for them though.
-I would NEVER say things are quiet at work (I'm a nurse)
-I prepare myself for a crazy shift when I'm scheduled to work on a full moon
-I knock on wood if I jynx myself (like if I say I've never broken a bone or something)
Plus the full moon brings out the crazy.
I am very superstitious as a nurse and will attack anyone who says it's "quiet" and completely agree with the full moon thing (though I don't work evenings or nights anymore).
I was excited to celebrate the viability party though from personal experience I know that at 24 weeks baby still has a lot of cooking to do! My cousin's wife had her baby at 31 weeks due to HELLP syndrome and still 5 years later, baby still has a lot of health issues. When I make it past that point, I will have my own private party!
@elenabrent that's so funny - my mom (teacher) says the same thing! I thought it was a crazy heath care professional thing but I made a comment to my mom about it and she said all of the teachers at her school believe there's something to the full moon, and that the kids are just OFF when it happens.
When I first suspected I was pregnant I refused to acknowledge the fact that I might be to anyone. When we picked up pregnancy tests, I went and bought a box of tampons as well even though fiancé insisted I wouldn't need them.