by Maggie Downs posted in Life

Normally I'm half-assed when it comes to superstitions.
For instance, I don't like the number 6 or 13, so I'll avoid them if possible. But if I can?t help it, like if I roll up to a #6 gas pump, meh. It won?t ruin my day. I knock on wood to prevent bad luck, but I'll also knock on plywood, glass, or in a pinch, plastic. And I'm alarmed when black cats cross my path -- but I will also chase after said cat and give it a hug.  

This all changed when I was pregnant on the heels of a wounding miscarriage. Suddenly I was anxious in a way I?ve never been before, and the superstitious side of me bloomed along with my growing belly.
A BabyCenter community thread recently delved into some of the pregnancy superstitions that sound silly -- but many of us believe them, just in case. (This is not a new trend, by the way. One poster pointed out that in Tudor England, it was believed that if you had a fright during pregnancy, your baby would be ?monsterous.? Also the ancient Greeks removed any kind of knotted rope from the birthing room, since it was thought to slow down labor.) Here are some of the pregnancy superstitions I absolutely believed:
Princesspiper3 replied: "That if I announce before twelve weeks, something bad will happen. That if I buy baby stuff early, something bad will happen. If I buy stuff for one gender, it will be the opposite."
MadeMarshall said: "In Hindi culture the numbers 7 & 9 are considered lucky, and the ...