why are people so suspicious about opening baby’s things while pregnant?
nana asked:
I am 26 weeks pregnant and bought the stroller and car seat already and set up the stroller already since I am by myself. I also bought a lot of baby things and put them in the closet. People have told me that it is not good to buy baby things like a stroller and open it before the baby is born. How many of you agree or disagree with that and how many of you have purchased baby things in the past and now you still have a healthy baby that came home with you. I don’t believe in that nonesense.
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I am 26 weeks pregnant and bought the stroller and car seat already and set up the stroller already since I am by myself. I also bought a lot of baby things and put them in the closet. People have told me that it is not good to buy baby things like a stroller and open it before the baby is born. How many of you agree or disagree with that and how many of you have purchased baby things in the past and now you still have a healthy baby that came home with you. I don’t believe in that nonesense.
December 30th, 2009 at 6:59 am
I know miscarriage and still births are always possible, any time. If you open every thing and throw away the boxes and receipts you can’t return them if some thing happened. silly_duck96
January 2nd, 2010 at 4:20 am
sweet heart, you’re nesting, and you should be excited about your babies arrival. And if it helps by buying,opening, and fixing the babies stuff, so be it. If something will go wrong, it has nothing to do with the stroller u opened or the shirt u hung up. Thats superstitious and nature is stronger than that. Good luck and go hang up your babys sweater. Best Mom!!
January 4th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
it’s just silly superstitions. if you want to buy baby things and open them before your baby is born go for it. some people are just ignorant and paranoid. *Skyler Gaige Due 9-12-09*
January 7th, 2010 at 7:45 am
i would open everything up and put everything away too… mainly cuz with clothing and stuff u have to wash them before they wear the stuff as shops/stores add a chemical to them to keep the colour in and keep the item looking nice/not creased etc and the chemical can react with your babies skin and give him or her a rash due to them being allergic/sensitive to it.
there is no way i wouldnt set up the cot/pushchair after the baby was born… where would he or she sleep when they get home from hospital? єnglísh вєαutч- вαвч 2 duє 23σct
January 7th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
They think you are jinxing yourself Allie R
January 10th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
i bought all my baby stuff and set it up months before the baby got here! my little boy was fine! your excited and a lot of women are nesting once your past 20 weeks wheres the harm? (i won’t before that just because if you lose the baby you have to see everything put together much less painful to see boxes) i went into preterm abor at 28 weeks so i think its stupid not to set anything up! what happens when you have nothing and you go into labor at 36 weeks and birng home a baby to nothing? you won’t have time to put it all together then! Simone
January 12th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
What a load of crap. I’ve not bought a lot yet because we’re moving house, but if I had you’re damn right I would have set it all up! I have a bunch of tiny little baby outfits that I take out once a week and coo over and (for some reason, I dunno why) smell.
And my sister had her whole baby room decorated and ready for her son for months, and he’s fine.
Should you wait until you’re ready to leave the hospital before you install the car seat? Ridiculous! Leuco
January 13th, 2010 at 1:57 am
I don’t believe it either….exactly when the heck would i have time to shop for a baby while taking care of a newborn?!
Nothing in life is certain, but im not going to live my life that way! getting ready for the baby is called Nesting, and it’s just FINE to do so!
i swear the second i found out that after 8 yrs i was FINALLY pregnant again i went straight out and bought the CUTEST girliest footed sleeper and hung it in what would be our nursery! i just KNEW i was going to have a little girl this time. (i had 2 older boys at the time, an 8yr old, and a 10 yr old stepson), everyone told me i shouldn’t have bought the sleeper because i might have another boy…so what! i can dream right?!
and sure enough, we found out she was a girl! haaa haaa lol.
I’ve always bought things for baby while pregnant. in my opinion it’s BETTER to have all that stuff set up and ready well before baby gets here so you don’t have to worry about it later. but then I’m anal when it comes to preparing for anything. lol, my poor husband.
Edit:
oh geee. leave it to someone (the first poster) to point out the silver lining of a miscarriage or stillborn! how MORBID…yeah hon cause the first thing I’d think of after losing a child is saving some bucks by returning baby things! MW&M ( ¡ ♥ Mγ ηÇΦ)
January 15th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I’ve never actually heard of that. But I guess it makes sense if you are worried or superstitious about jinxing yourself before you “know” that your baby is safe, I guess. I set pretty much everything up for my son before he was born and he’s three now. I’ve already set everything up for my little girl too and I’m 32 weeks pregnant still. So I suppose I don’t believe I’m jinxing anything. Still, if something were to happen. I wouldn’t be worried about returning everything. I would probably end up giving it to someone else and keeping some for memories. I wouldn’t be worried about the money. -No Ones Fool-
January 17th, 2010 at 8:27 am
I am 26 weeks myself and people have already bought me a crib and travel system. The crib is put together and I think it’s fine to do stuff. I would like to have most of the stuff done so i can enjoy the last month of pregnancy. Who cares what people say. Expecting a baby girl!
January 19th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
People seriously expect others to not set up the room or anything? That’s absurd. We don’t have all of our stuff yet (I’m 31 weeks) but will be doing a bit of a spree in a couple weeks and you’d better believe it will all be set up ASAP. dogbot
January 20th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I’m in the middle, I don’t think it’s a healthy way of thinking to say I’m not going to buy anything until after the baby is born just in case something happens. However, I have seen the other side of it. My friend was nine months pregnant, had everything! The nursery was all set up, stroller and everything was put together and then her son was born stillborn. It was horrible. She could never go into her sons room. It’s been about four years and the bedroom door is still shut and she refuses to go in there or let anyone else in there. That is why I’m in the middle. Having stuff around if something does go wrong is a horrible reminder. But then again, having a healthy baby and not being prepared for their homecoming isn’t exactly wonderful either. So I’m on the fence about it. With both my children I was set up and ready for their arrival before they were born, but I understand why some people want to wait. ******************
January 21st, 2010 at 7:44 am
people say that because of the risk of miscarriage and still birth but I dont believe its necessary to wait. Opening a stroller will not cause a still birth. These things happen and you cant put it off forever just in case. I am 18 weeks and have bought stuff all the way through. If something is goingto happen to my baby its going to happen. My childs life is in the hands of God, not mine. Also, items can only be returned up to a certain point so even if you bought it and kept it in the box, it may not be returnable if something were to happen at a later point. I also wouldnt want to be returning things if something happened. It would be too hard. I would rather pack it up and save it for another time or give it away to people I know having babies. Good luck and shop away. angeldust_599
January 24th, 2010 at 11:59 am
I’m sure that the out come of you’re baby will have nothing to do with weather you opened the stroller or not. I would still keep the boxes because you just never know. Good luck and I’m sure your baby will be just fine. Sunshine
January 25th, 2010 at 9:26 am
at 26 weeks i dont find anything “wrong” with it..
but any earlyer and id be heasatent, just on the chance of a miscarage.
with my son i had tons of clothing and items… but we didnt open andy of the big stuff like the crib or pack n play or even install the car seat till like 34+ weeks. i think i was 39 weeks when we went to set up the crib.
i dont belive that it would/wll cause a problem but i hate to have a misscarry and then have to disassimble it and pack it away Willow O