There are many superstitions associated with pregnancy. Do they even have a grain of truth and rationality? There is…
Many future mummies are given advice on "can and not" from superstitions. Someone believes in signs and tries not to do what is impossible, someone shrugs off and continues to behave as usual. Both of them are right in their own way, because in some superstitions there is a rational kernel, and you still need to listen to the opinion of the older generation. No, to rush to extremes is completely useless, but
.1 example: pregnant women cannot pet cats. Old people believe that if a pregnant woman strokes a fluffy or ordinary cat, then the child will definitely have a so-called hair stain, and in his life he will be accompanied by envious people and enemies. The scientific explanation for the ban is that cats are carriers of toxoplasmosis, a disease that can cause great harm to the baby’s health in the womb.
2 example: a pregnant woman can’t sit on the porch or threshold, because they are a kind of line between the worlds, have magical properties, etc. The explanation is actually quite simple - the porch and the threshold are usually in a draft, that is, mommy can catch a cold.
3 example: the ban on sewing and knitting - this superstition is connected with the principle of the knot, that is, if mom is engaged in needlework, then she makes the child enter the world (childbirth will be difficult). Scientific explanation: very often a woman sits at needlework for a long time and in an uncomfortable position. That is, you can do sewing and knitting, but for a short time, "diluting" the activities of your favorite hobby movement.
Example 4: in the later stages of pregnancy, you can’t raise your arms high, as the baby can get tangled in the umbilical cord. And nothing like that - the hands of the mother and the umbilical cord are not connected in any way. But just reaching somewhere up (to hang clothes, curtains) is not recommended, since in this position it is easy to lose balance and fall.
Conclusion - you need to listen to the elders, because all superstitions have come to us from the depths of centuries and are based on the experience of our great-great-grandmothers. And mystical properties were attributed to them for intimidation, apparently so that all of them were observed.
