You Will Never Believe These Bizarre Truths Behind Rituals In Pregnancy.

Let’s come, you are whole heartedly invited to understand our rich heritage. Come on, we will show you glimpse of our legendary culture where bringing a life is always considered as most sacred ritual. These rituals mark the remarkable journey of motherhood which has several milestones and all these milestones are celebrated as a grand festival. Apart from singing and dancing, this colorful custom brings lots of cheerful moments. Although we give it a name of rituals but these customs have scientific importance in our life. Let’s come, we will mention some of these life hack moments of pregnancy and post pregnancy matters in the form of rituals.

•  Significance of baby shower
  

After conceiving and successfully completing first two trimesters, third trimester is considered as a second milestone for a mother. This auspicious occasion is celebrated as “Baby shower” in seventh month of pregnancy. It is a kind of formal announcement in the society that particular lady is pregnant and expecting a baby. A genuine question! Why in third trimester? It’s because we believe that if fetus survived till third trimester then there is a little chance of miscarriage. Because of rapid development in technology we can see baby’s growth using modern ultrasound method, but previously this was a major sign of healthy mother and a baby. 

The preparation starts with formal invitation to all women who already has given birth. They console the mother and prepare her for next milestone. Lots of fatalities were reported before medical era, it is like a new birth for a mother therefore counterparts share their experience, mid age share their suggestions and age old people share their blessing to successfully achieve third milestone of delivering a healthy baby. In present situation all these roles is getting fulfilled by gynecologist, despite that it has not lost its charm and gives a psychological boost to women before going through labor pain.

Apart from fine dining, local folk song and folk dance is a major attraction. Entire process brings a harmony in behavior of to-be-mother and empathize her to understand the journey of motherhood. Based on region, religion and availability of food, these suggestions may vary, but it is always advised to do squat exercise and take greasy food items which increases lubrication in body. All these suggestions are carried forward from refined experiences of mother from one generation to another. Earlier when normal delivery was the only option, these suggestions played a life saving techniques and these techniques also improvise breast milk

• Massage for mother
  

Once delivered, baby is wrapped in used linen. Simple, we cannot believe new cloth which may cause rashes to new born baby and mother is relaxed using massage therapy to bear the agony of labor pain.

• Purification of house
  

Exactly after six days entire house is cleaned by near and dear ones to maintain enough hygiene for mother as well as child. This custom is called “chatti” meaning sixth day. So, why it is cleaned on sixth day? It is because earlier when babies used to deliver in house, lots of human bio waste used to come along with baby and mother used to bleed for next six days therefore it was mandatory to do purification and take precautionary measures to provide necessary hygiene. Both mother and child take formal bath and wear new clothes. Although it has lost its significance in present context but these customs shows the importance of cleanliness.  

Today technology has narrowed down the gap of survival and solving some of the age old problems with an ease. But these technologies are slowly ruining our environment and making it unsustainable for living. Our ancestors on the other hand were part of the nature and taught those lessons they learned as a form of rituals and custom

• Benefits of wearing black thread 
  

Afterwards all soft joints of baby like ankle, wrist, neck and waist is tied with thick black thread. It is believed that because of baby’s beauty, they attract lots of evil attention, and these threads helps in protecting baby from all those evil eyes. However, this is not the actual reason, these threads absorb lots of oil at the time of massage and through skin it reaches to bone and thus helps in forming strong joints.  It is observed scientifically that babies those who are massaged regularly are able to withstand earlier than those who are not massaged.  This ritual is called “Daanda karan” or wearing black thread.

Some suggestions for normal delivery

Some suggestions for availability of breast milk.

Happy Parenting!