funerals

[laurenmichelle0425]

First of all....hold your babies close tonight.  My best friend just lost her 16 year old. Second, whats all this stuff about pregnant women not being able to attend funerals? Im 18 weeks and I dont think I can miss this one. Is this some old wives tales stuff or is there a medical reason? I can't seem to find much info either way....

[laurenmichelle0425]

Thank you everyone for the kind words and advice. This is not easy. I feel so helpless. I wish I could take her pain away. I have to be there for her. I am just glad to know theres no medical reason to stay away from funerals. I just got back from the vigil. What a day...

[specialmom]

I think it is so important to support a friend who has lost their child.  If it is not YOUR culture that has an issue with funerals (to be honest, I've never even heard of that) then it wouldn't apply to you.  Go, be with your friend and may we ALL count our blessings. peace

[Amy1830]

I actually just left a wake (fiancé is driving  dont worry). It was my fiance's cousin so I felt that I should go to support him and his family. I've heard the superstitions before too but I don't really believe them. I went to a friends funeral when pregnant with my son. When you think about it, it's the circle of life and being there bringing life ink the world when someone is leaving is kind of a good omen.

[mag131]

When I was pregnant with my son my husband then boyfriend grandma passed away I went. I did look at the corpse since I heard it bad. I know it is not true, but for the heck of I did not.

[ash060115]

I'm not trying to make anyone miserable I clearly said its superstition about bad omens and not medical fact - sharing beliefs not scare mongering.

[tiffnys]

My 15 year old cousin was murdered a month ago tommorrow I couldn't miss his funeral and I saw his body

[missi8]

Thats just silly superstitions, dont ypu worry about that. Its like a friend of mine told me to drink alot of milk bevuz that will make they baby very white and prity. I was like no its not, its a dumb old tale.
Stop listning to these rhings called bad omens or have high superstitiones..just makes ur life misrable. Only God is the one who gives and shapes.

[cecilia_morgan]

Thays awful  so sry for the loss :-( I had to attend my father in laws funeral pregnant with his first grandchild. It WAS VERY VERY hard. I was an absolute mess. Amd it brought back flashbacks of my grandfather who I lost when I was 11.  I slipped into a very emotional and depressed state for a long time. Not good for baby. But I couldnt not attend my fil funeral amd I had no odea it waa cause past problems to reapear. I then went on to veey bad post partum labor ending in a csection didn't help even gave up breastfeeding at 3 months bc I was so stressed and depressed and ended up back on meds :-( but doing much these days thay was 3 years ago. But so anyways I guess if you can handle the funeral and won't cause problems and its important to you to go then go. I never imagined it be quit so bad for me but I had to be there for my family and I put an ultrasound picture of his first grand babby beside him in his casket.

[ash060115]

Hope your ok and wish you strength ♡

[21leeann]

It jus make yu worry put unnecessary stress on yu can cause a miscarriage my bf lost his brother wen I was 16 wks I was more emotional than he was at the funeral crying alot and afterwards I couldnt stop thinking of the body I would listen to ash060115

[loveniag]

I just want to say sorry for your friend and yours loss, i believe it is just a superstition to attend a funeral. Just do what ash060115 said to do to avoid any crazy feelings.

[ross1112]

Wow I'm so sorry for her loss

[ash060115]

Sorry for your loss.....

In some cultures its deemed bad omen.  

I was told avoid funerals while pregnant but if you can't avoid it don't walk behind the coffin-
Don't see the persons body and don't watch the burial. . Again this is all superstition about bad omens etc not actual medical reasons...

♡♥♡

[Candy_T]

I'm so sorry for her loss, I can't begin to imagine. :( I've never heard that a pregnant woman can't attend a funeral.