https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:13:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586845 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:38:00 +0000 regberadaisy 1586845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: it's a big no no in the Chinese culture.<br /> @MamaMoose: interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586600 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:13:10 +0000 lioneyes 1586600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very superstitious. I won't buy any clothes/furniture/gear for the baby until he's here, so definitely no baby shower. I know we have to get a car seat/stroller, but they will stay in the box until the last possible second. I also won't share the name (mostly because I don't want to hear peoples opinions...) and we don't refer to the baby by it. And, even though the majority of my friends buy stuff ahead of time, most of them won't go to the cemetery part of a funeral. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586539 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:58:12 +0000 BabyMats 1586539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People freak out over here if you wear a closed lei. Because it represents the cord wrapped around the baby. So u never give apreggo lady a closed lei. I never knew that until I was preggers over here and someone put a closed lei on me at the baby shower. They practically ripped it off and stepped on it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586411 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:28:47 +0000 MamaMoose 1586411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: I believe it's a Jewish faith thing to not attend funerals while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586397 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:22:55 +0000 psw27 1586397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not superstitious but I don't really like telling people what the baby's name will be or referring to the child by name until its born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586380 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:17:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 1586380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: oh yay, congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586345 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:11:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 1586345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I attended a funeral pregnant, no one looked at me funny, never knew that was a thing? I'm not really superstitious though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586269 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:58:35 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1586269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586249 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:56:03 +0000 pui 1586249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Yes! It's a girl! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586202 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:45:19 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1586202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: did you ever find out what you were having? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586199 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:44:10 +0000 anandam 1586199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: My hair is so totally insane right now but I'm 37+ weeks and at this point I can definitely hold out! I didn't know this was a Chinese thing, but a Turkish friend of mine told me it's a superstition there, so I figured why mess with it.</p> <p>I did attend a funeral, though (and there were 3 other preggos there!) DH felt a little funny about it, like the baby might be reminded of the other side and head back, but apparently it was okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586046 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:01:02 +0000 Mae 1586046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: well I'm screwed then because horror movies are my fav and DH and I do/host scary movie Fridays every week of October each year! I was in my 1st trimester then and we totally kept up the tradition! lol. Also I &lt;3 walking dead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586044 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:00:42 +0000 BoogieBea 1586044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, but my parents made me follow them anyway. With both pregnancies, we moved homes so I was not allowed to be involved in the actual move at all. They never mentioned the not cutting hair though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586004 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:50:31 +0000 lawbee11 1586004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1586001 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:48:16 +0000 regberadaisy 1586001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: oh yes, I follow that one! I also won't go to cemeteries while pregnant. I know, I don't make sense. But that one is tempting the life of your child. ;)<br /> And only because I'm not 100% convinced ghosts do or do not exist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1585981 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:43:00 +0000 mrs. wagon 1585981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got out of watching anything scary or gross because it's superstition that it's bad for the baby! hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1585961 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:37:56 +0000 Mae 1585961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no. although I have a general superstition against lying about health which I feel extra strong about with regards to pregnancy. I.e. I don't fake sick because I feel like it is tempting fate. So I also haven't used my pregnancy as an excuse to get out of things I don't legit need out of because it seems like bad karma/tempting something to actually go wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1585943 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:34:28 +0000 pui 1585943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did the Chinese gender prediction thing for fun, but I don't put much stock in superstition stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1585936 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:33:09 +0000 snowjewelz 1585936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def sneak one in lol. My family doesn't have any superstitions, thankfully! I know someone wasn't allowed to go any funerals while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnancy-superstitions#post-1585920 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:28:26 +0000 regberadaisy 1585920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you put any stock into pregnancy superstitions?</p> <p>Chinese people tend to be very superstitious when it comes to pregnancy and well everything!</p> <p>I desperately need a haircut and wanted to get one when we were in Toronto for the day. My brother told me absolutely not! It's not allowed and to not even bring it up to my mom or she will yell at me. :(</p> <p>I'm thinking about sneaking one in next week. LOL She won't see me till July and it won't be noticeable then that I got a haircut. :P </p>