Is it just an old wives tale?

[skybie]

my water broke at 35 weeks on a full moon, i think there's a connection, the maternity ward was chock a block that night, all the midwives commented that there must have been a full moon

[sneakysparkle]

yeah apparently its the same with a thunderstorm too!

[skybie]

i heard the storm one is because the atmospheric pressure drops, not entirely sure why it causes women to go into labour though

[~Phoenix~]

hmmm it's all very interesting, I've been googling it too and there seems to be some relation to tides, our body & amniotic fluid etc.

Suppose I'll have to wait and see will update though when it all happens.

[Campari]

I just checked, and my DD was born one day before the full moon - with a spontaneous labour that began with my waters breaking... The birth suite was really full that night too.

Now I am hoping that this bubba #2 doesn't do the same thing, as the next full moon is Dec 31st... we're due around 11th Jan, and i really want to make it through Christmas and New Years first!!

[prama]

how strange - ds was born on half moon - 2 weeks early!! and actually conceived on a half moon.
and this bub was conceived on a full moon. would be strange if it's born on a full as well! oh i just looked up and bub's due date is a full moon!

[~Phoenix~]

Prama - I had to go check, I O'd day of fullmoon......I remember commenting that it was early coz I get pain in my side when I do.

[prama]

wow! it will be interesting to know , pheonix!!

[Artechim]

As we left a friends house after dinner, we were all standing outside commenting on the nice big full moon. About two hours after we got home I went into labour. Four other girls in my belly buddy group had their babies on the same day.

[Ozziehoffy]

yeah apparently its the same with a thunderstorm too!

Elijah was born on the Wed (3 days under) straight after that massive storm we had at Easter... I remember I had a hossy app on the the Tues and driving to the app I looked at all the mess there was and the fact that we'd have had trouble getting there if I'd gone into labour cos roads were blocked and we were cut off apart from one way I think. I can't remember if the storm was 2 or 3 days before.

With Oskar it was exactly 1 week after a new moon and 1 week before full moon (smack bang in the middle - 4 days over.

[Laranna]

Interesting thread! The full moon theory doesn't seem to apply to me though. I've gone and looked up the moon phases and have found that my DS, myself, DH and my brothers and sisters were all born within 3-4 days of a half-moon....