It's not that I believe them but here are some pinoy pamahiins about pregnancy that I grew up with.
Be Open. It is advised that the house’s doors and windows should be kept wide open during childbirth to help assure that the pregnant woman will have an easy and safe delivery. Labor is the most painful part of childbirth. This is why a lot of people abide by this belief thinking that they do not lose anything by doing so. It is a situation where there is nothing to lose and a lot to gain.
Don’t look. Husbands are advised to stay out of the delivery room and to not witness the process of his wife’s delivery. It is believed that husbands who watch their wives giving birth causes abnormalities related to their child’s blinking and winking.
Say no. Pregnant women are advised to turn down offers of being a child’s godmother. Being one may cause death of the baby that she carries inside her or the death of the child that is going to be baptized.
The Doors. Whenever a person visits the house where a pregnant woman lives, he or she should not stand or sit at the door. Doing so will cause the pregnant woman to have a hard time in delivering the baby.
To Eat or not to Eat. A person should not share a pregnant woman’s food. He or she should not eat a pregnant woman’s leftover. Doing so will make him or her very sleepy throughout the day. Aside from being sleepy, the person will also feel nauseated, just like having morning sickness.
Shellfishness. Pregnant women should not eat any shell fish especially ones that are taken from a brook. It is probably because of a shellfish’s characteristic of being slippery that it is believed that the baby may slip out from the mother’s womb earlier than the due date. Aside from the slippery ones, pregnant women are also advised to stay away from ones with pointed shells. Eating theses will make their child drool too much once it is born.
Bald Hair Day. Pregnant women are advised not to cut their hair off or even get it trimmed. Doing so will cause their child to be bald.
Don’t Cry. Pregnant women should not cry. This may have a scientific explanation behind it. However, what they believe to happen if a pregnant woman cries is that her child will be too sensitive or will be a crybaby.
Share your blessings. People should always share their food whenever a pregnant woman asks for some. If not, her baby will easily vomit when he or she is born.
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