Chinese Pregnancy Taboos

i would suggest to do things to your comfort level, and practicality. my mum and aunts all said cannot move furniture, don’t set up baby cot etc during pregnancy. do it only after birth. but we do not know when is the birth until bb is born (if natural birth). and only assemble baby cot after birth? that’s going to be so mafan, and create unnecessary stress if your husband need to do it all alone, while concerned about you and bb at the hosp. so what we did was doing all the moving, setting up etc before birth. my husband and some help to do all these, while i stay out of the house. if all these cannot be done before birth, then how do the western countries ppl do nesting before birth too? it’s about what you believe in.

I would think that some of these old wives tale or superstitions stems from a place of safety. Renovations and house moving involve a lot of moving and lifting of heavy stuff, or exposure to chemicals or dust, so they're not advisable for pregnant women to be near. That aside, I did my room and cot set up before the baby was born, and he's fine. We wanted to settle these stuff before the kid comes, so we just carried on with it. Just be careful and ask your husband to do all the heavy lifting.

People will offer all sorts of reasons and share different perspectives on the concern you just posted. As you rightly pointed out, everyone has different experiences. Personally, I believe there’s no absolute right or wrong - because we all believe in different things. Consider choosing the option you feel most comfortable with, one you’re unlikely to regret or blame yourself for later.

I moved house while 6 months pregnant, my good friend moved house while 8 months pregnant. Both of us and our toddlers are doing fine so far! I also bought and got a baby cot installed 2 weeks before my C section. My suggestion is not to think too much and just do whatever you feel comfortable with.

as long you are not the one carrying heavy items and moving baby stuff by yourself is perfectly fine.

not superstitious 😅