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    alkalineangel Posts: 2,391, Reputation: 323
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    Dec 20, 2007, 08:17 PM
    Full moon and labor
    Just a quick question for all my medical friends here, and anyone else interested... Anyone know if the old wives tale is true and there is a correlation b/w the moon and labor? Just curious... there is one coming up on the 23rd and I thought it would be a fun question to throw out there... I have heard maternity wards are more staffed, but I never know what is just hear say and what is fact... LOL happy holidays all!
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    Dec 21, 2007, 07:23 AM
    I hope that it is not true because I have a schedules C-Section on the 26th of this month and I don't really want to go into labor before then. I will be sure to keep this post at the top of my list. LOL :)
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    Dec 21, 2007, 08:14 AM
    Well, I can tell you, my doctor told me the same thing, there was a full moon the night before my due date, I was no where near going into labor and an induction date was set for a couple days later, but my doctor warned me to not be surprised if I went into labor that night with the full moon... and wouldn't you know it, I did. He said they have a LOT of women go into labor with the full moon. My mom told me the same thing, and I have heard it around before. So, I've never been much of one for wives tales... and I can't say that it's a for sure thing every time... but in this instance, it sure worked for me ;0) and I really was surprised hah.
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    Dec 21, 2007, 08:18 AM
    Considering that most women's monthly cycle coincide with the moon cycle--it wouldn't surprise me at all. I don't know medically if that's true or not!

    However--I expect to hear that anyone who has their baby on the 24th to name their baby "Synnen", since that's my birthday!
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    Dec 21, 2007, 09:11 AM
    I have heard this is true. Someone told me it had something to do with the gravitational pull or something.
    I do know that a full moon does make kids more crazy. As a teacher I promise that the day of a full moon the students are more hyper and crazy than they normally are. I don't know what affect the full moon has on all these students but it honestly does. Strange isn't it?
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    Dec 21, 2007, 09:33 AM
    I also have heard of this and when there was a full moon and I was 41 weeks pregnant I was praying it would work for me but it did not lol. Hope it does for you.
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    Nov 19, 2010, 06:45 AM
    My mother was due with me on the eighth, but my grandpa said that she would not have it until after the full moon. It happened like he said, and I was born on the twenty-second.

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