Signs at childbirth: what can and can not be done when a woman gives birth

Pregnancy is a very exciting period for a woman. For nine months, the expectant mother is preparing for the final stage of waiting for the child. The very process of childbirth at all times was considered the greatest sacrament. Our ancestors treated him very seriously, so the appearance of the baby in the world was accompanied by a lot of signs and rituals.

Superstitions associated with childbirth

Beliefs associated with pregnancy and childbirth are transmitted from generation to generation. For example, it was not customary to talk about the beginning of childbirth. It was believed that during this period the woman is particularly vulnerable and easy to jinx it. Other popular superstitions have reached our days:

1. To give birth was quick and easy, with the onset of labor, the relatives of the woman in childbirth had to open all the windows, doors of cabinets and doors in the house. In this form, the valves should remain until the woman returns home. This rule is strictly observed by our ancestors. But today the woman spends at least 2 days in the hospital, so you can close the door right after the birth.
2. The next 3 days after the birth of a child, you can not give anything from home, lend and borrow money. It is believed that in this way it is possible to give well-being and a happy share of the baby.
3. During the battles, the woman was weaving her hair, taking off her jewelry and untying the belt. There is a belief that any knots and locks on the body will make childbirth long, and the child may get confused in the umbilical cord.
4. To give birth quickly, the woman should put her veil on the floor and step over it back and forth. This long mark on numerous reviews really helps to reduce pain during labor.

5. Dreams in which a pregnant woman sees herself in a position are considered very favorable and herald mild births.
6. In the last months of pregnancy a woman should be especially careful. You can not cut hair (the life of the child will be short), knit (the probability of hanging the umbilical cord increases), raise hands high when hanging clothes (premature birth is possible).
7. A child born face down will be much ill. Infants born to the face up, on the contrary, will have strong health and good immunity.
8. Birochki from the maternity home are hiding houses so that none of the strangers could not see them. Superstitious people are sure that with the help of such personal things it is easy to bring damage to a person.
9. To alleviate the pain, the woman giving birth is given a piece of elderberry in her mouth. The healers thought that it helps to reduce the uterus.
10. During the battles, the woman was washed with running water from a river or stream. Such a rite helped the child to appear in the world more quickly.
11. Children born in a "shirt" (fetus) are considered lucky. "Shirt" takes the mother of the child and hides it in order to keep good luck for life.
12. If you tie the severed umbilical cord with a red silk thread, the child will not have trouble and epilepsy.

Village doctors advised pregnant women to drink decoction of elecampane to avoid premature birth. And to strengthen postpartum excretions recommended drinking a decoction of Artemisia vulgaris. It should be remembered that it is possible to resort to folk medicine prescriptions only after consulting a doctor.