Folk omens for pregnant women

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Pregnant women are very superstitious people, and the reason for this is the presence of a huge number of different signs. Expectant mothers are afraid to get their hair cut, buy clothes for newborns, they occasionally look at cribs and strollers before the baby is born, knowing that if they buy, some grandmother will definitely make a remark and scare them that the baby may not be born. Many signs relate to determining the sex of the child. What superstitions about pregnancy exist and which ones should be trusted?

What are signs for women expecting a baby?

Many people treat signs with disdain, not realizing that some of them still have the right to exist, because they are associated with people's observations, events and conditions of their lives. Often superstitions turn out to be true, so all existing signs of pregnancy are distinguished into the following types:

• Having a real basis.
• Unfounded.

The first ones differ from the second ones in that they were created as a result of observations of women in labor, and many of them have a scientific explanation. So, for example, a very popular sign that women should not hang up clothes has a simple explanation: in no case should expectant mothers raise two hands, since the oxygen supply to the child is disrupted. In addition, such a movement leads the uterus to tone, which, in turn, can cause premature birth. Therefore, pregnant women should not hang clothes and raise both hands while standing in transport.

How to determine by signs that it will be a girl?

Since in ancient times it was not possible to determine the sex of a child, over the years all kinds of signs were created about who - a boy or a girl - a pregnant woman is carrying. Let's talk about the main signs of a pregnant girl.

It is believed that if during the "interesting situation" the face of the expectant mother becomes swollen, covered with age spots and has an unhe althy color, then she is carrying a girl. In fact, very often women notice that while carrying a daughter, the skin of the face begins to peel off and becomes dry. People say that in this way a girl takes beauty away from her mother.

The belly of a pregnant woman who is carrying a girl is usually rounded, and it seems to “spread out”, hiding the waist. If the belly is visible from behind, according to signs, this means that a girl will be born.

It is also believed that if a woman is often naughty during pregnancy and she is constantly drawn to eatsomething sweet means she's expecting a girl.

Slender expectant mothers most often give birth to girls.

How to determine what will be a boy?

It's time to discuss the signs of a pregnant boy. It is believed that if the expectant mother constantly suffers from toxicosis, most likely she will have a son. The presence of a sharp belly, which is barely visible from behind, also indicates that the woman is bearing an heir.

A woman pregnant with a boy eats a lot, while she prefers sour and spicy foods, meat products. The future mother of her son also grows a lot of hair on her stomach and legs.

If the shape and color of a woman's face has not changed, then she is expecting a boy. A slightly “blurred” nose also speaks in favor of the heir.

Signs of pregnant women: a boy or a girl? Truth and myth

Scientists believe that the shape of the abdomen can not predict who will be born, a boy or a girl. What will be the stomach - round or pointed, depends on the condition of the abdominal muscles. The belly is low or high, depending on the weight of the expectant mother. With each new pregnancy, it falls lower.

As for the sign that women who are pregnant with a boy eat a lot and often, this is partly true, since the strength of appetite depends on the amount of the male hormone testosterone. In addition, boys are most often born with a large weight, they are larger, and this is also related to how much the expectant mother eats. The presence of a high content of this hormone can also explain the fact that on the stomach and legs ina woman who is carrying a boy begins to grow a lot of hair.

Scientists cannot explain the veracity of the signs that boys are most often born in thick women, and girls are most often born in thin women, but the fact remains: according to studies, indeed, if a woman’s weight before pregnancy was 54 kg, most often she became the mother of a girl, and if more than 54 kg - a boy.

Signs associated with a cat

Among the signs of pregnancy, there are a lot of those associated with cats. So, it is believed that if a woman often walks with a cat while carrying a child, then the baby will have a lot of enemies. If a cat comes to a pregnant woman at night, lies down next to her or climbs on her stomach, then something can happen to the baby. Do not allow a cat to breastfeed - milk may deteriorate and problems with breastfeeding will begin.

How true are the signs associated with cats

In fact, the presence of a cat in a house where a pregnant woman lives is really undesirable. This is due to the fact that these pets are the causative agents of toxoplasmosis, an infection that can cause defects in a child, as well as his death. In women infected with toxoplasmosis, miscarriages often occur or children are born with deviations and malformations. With each month of pregnancy, the degree of infection with toxoplasmosis increases, and it is very easy to get infected with it: it is enough to have contact with a sick cat and notcomply with hygiene rules. However, no hygiene rules will help if, for example, a cat infected with toxoplasmosis scratched a pregnant woman. Also, do not forget that cats are carriers of bacteria, viruses and infections, so a woman expecting a baby should limit contact with pets, and street cats are best not to stroke or touch them, as they can be sick with rabies or deprive.

In the first trimester, a woman is tested for toxoplasmosis to determine if she is sick with this disease and whether the pregnant woman has acquired immunity.

Signs about a pregnant cat

It is believed that if a cat came into the house, you can’t drive it out of the yard, as it brought well-being, joyful meetings and joy to the house. If a pregnant cat came to the house, you should wait for the addition of the family. If a woman meets a pregnant cat, she may soon become pregnant.

What should not be done by women who are expecting a baby?

Among the signs for women in position there are many prohibitions. Which of them are the most relevant today and have a rational grain?

As mentioned above, pregnant women should absolutely not hang underwear, and rightly so, because by raising her hands, a woman makes room for a child and he can get tangled in the umbilical cord. In addition, such movement can lead to fetal hypoxia.

What else should pregnant women not do? Folk signs say that you can’t knit and sew, as you can sew up a child’s way to life. Scientific explanation of this signthere is, and it consists in the fact that sedentary work - knitting or embroidery - is very harmful for a pregnant woman, as blood circulation in the pelvic organs is disturbed, and this negatively affects both pregnancy and fetal development.

And what else can not be pregnant? Folk signs warn that one should not look at terrible things and one should not be frightened, as a birthmark may appear. Women during pregnancy are very vulnerable and extremely susceptible to bad things, so you should not watch negative news, listen to various horror stories about pregnancy and childbirth, and they should not be scared. It is harmful to the nervous system, and therefore to the child.

A pregnant woman should not sit cross-legged, as the child may be born with a clubfoot. This is quite possible due to the fact that blood circulation is disturbed, and this can lead to various developmental disorders of the fetus.

Sleep on your back is not allowed, the baby may suffocate. This sign is also not without common sense, since compression syndrome of the inferior vena cava may appear.

Expectant mothers should not wear makeup - the baby will be born with spots on the skin. This sign is also not devoid of logic, since some components of shadows, hair dye and foundation can penetrate the mother's bloodstream, causing allergies in the child.

Unpopular signs about prohibitions

Among the popular superstitions there are signs for pregnant women, which should not be done, but women often violate them, because they do not believe in them. Among these, the following are noted:

• OhPregnancy cannot be said until the belly is visible. There is no scientific explanation for the sign, therefore, talking or not talking to loved ones about the upcoming joyful event is the business of every person. Since pregnancy is a joyful event, most expectant mothers are happy to share the news with their loved ones.
• Pregnant women are forbidden to buy children's things, and this sign has no logical explanation, although it is believed that an evil spirit can get into things and the child simply cannot use them. The appearance of this sign, rather, is due to the fact that in ancient times pregnant women were not allowed to prepare the dowry for newborns themselves, since needlework involved a long stay in a sitting position, and it is very harmful for pregnant women. And since today everything you need can be purchased, there is nothing wrong with the expectant mother buying a pair of pants for her child, no.
• Women are not allowed to be photographed showing their belly during pregnancy, as the baby's life may stop. Also, for the same reason, you can’t cut your hair, life force leaves with it, which means that the child may die. Most moms enjoy taking photos of their "pregnant" belly, and to look attractive, they get a haircut.

What signs indicate the approach of childbirth

There are signs that indicate that a woman will give birth soon. These include the following:

• An animal quickly runs into the house.
• A pregnant woman did a spring cleaning. This omen is notdevoid of a logical explanation, since active movements, raising hands, squats and even washing the floor raises the tone of the uterus. It is not for nothing that the old generation advises women who overbear children to scatter a box of matches and slowly collect it on all fours.
• Expectant mother collected packages for the hospital. It is difficult to judge how relevant this sign is, since all pregnant women try to prepare things in advance so that everything is ready and there is no need to fuss before going to the hospital.