To stop amebos from asking too many quaishin.

mollytinrox: The belief is that evil children(malformed, retards, cretins, abiku, ogbanje) cannot stand the pinch of the pin if they try to enter the womb.

Its not all the time, just when they want to go out in the sun.
Also, in the absence of pins, stones are used.

Scientifically, pregnant women are advised not to walk in the sun because of the dangers of UV rays to the fetus.

How come we then have ( malformed, retards, cretins, abiku, ogbanje, witches, wizards, etc) in our midst, especially religious gathering accusing innocent children of possessing these characters.


The last time I checked, safety pin was introduced and became common, when baby napkin was introduced to Nigerian mothers, perharbs one should ask, which items is been use for such supposed protection before safety pin.


There is a saying that says,
Hater create rumour
Spread by fools, accepted by idiots

All these belief, idea, jargons, hallucinations, etc are created by unexpose minds then.
Spread by media, especially African movie.
Accepted and believe by gullible minds.

Be wise.

You think this is practiced by the Yoruba alon, the get to Benin, Owerri, Eket, Auchi, Okene, Otrukpo, etc
The case is even more among the religious north where certain "tira" is made for this.

sunky644:
Interesting, so nairalanders could be this serious with a particular topic to the extent of forgetting the grammatical error in it or I should say The Wole Soyinkas and Patrick Obahiagbons ve not yet commented.
To the topic, was told the reason is to prevent the fetus from evil spirit hovering around.

bushmeat... Chech ur dico.. Fetus is d sametin as foetus..

Ask4bigneyo: Have been wondering why our pregnant women always attached safety pin(s) to their clothes/wears...

It is commonly practiced among the yorubas bt i don't know weda this also applicable to other culture/tribes..

According to an elderly man who pleaded annonimity pointed out that "Safety pin" is usually attached to their clothes/wears so as to protect the fetus from evil spirit/deamon expecially @ noon and night!

I don't know weda u too have witness this in a pregnant women's clothes...

How do you reciprocate to this...?Nairalanders...

What is the meaning and how true is it?

I will appreciate your good response...
Thanks!

my dear thanks for this post, i ahve been wondering why too,
i had knowledge of this superstitious believe cos i am fond of putting safety pin on my cloths so that i wont misplace them, on one occassion someone called me and told me that she respects me so much and believe that i am so principled, what happend, i never understood, she now asked me why i put pin on my cloth funny enof very close to my stomach
i told her nothing, that was when she told me the implication, since then i become so conscious of it.

harlos: igbos too do it, and i've seen it daadaa... They say its pursue evil away from the pregnancy.

this is a chronic lie, its yoruba, it was even a yoruba girl that told me, that was in university,

even if ibos does it , they were influenced by their yoruba friends.

greatgod2012: I dont know its relevance on pregnancy, funny enough, some dont know d relevance too, yet they use it out of fear that has been planted in them, but i heard that its used against d attack of evil ones on d pregnancy or d foetus, forgetting that it is what God allow to happen that will happen. I have discovered in this life that if u fear God, u have nothing to fear again.

take your mat or bed, lay it on the expressway and then sleep on it. If truly everything that occur is God willingly. A son whom is the only son of his parents coming back home from NYSC and was shot on the process, did God do that??

Olumogun: You think this is practiced by the Yoruba alon, the get to Benin, Owerri, Eket, Auchi, Okene, Otrukpo, etc
The case is even more among the religious north where certain "tira" is made for this.

Never mind them jare....

So it was actually done for all of you here during ur pregnancy.....see what ignorance can cause

Never seen or heard of any preggie attaching pins to their clothes,for those who practise that,i think the answer is cos they LOVE PRIC.KS

OILOFGLADNESS:

my dear thanks for this post, i ahve been wondering why too,
i had knowledge of this superstitious believe cos i am fond of putting safety pin on my cloths so that i wont misplace them, on one occassion someone called me and told me that she respects me so much and believe that i am so principled, what happend, i never understood, she now asked me why i put pin on my cloth funny enof very close to my stomach
i told her nothing, that was when she told me the implication, since then i become so conscious of it.

I do that sometimes but dont place the pins where they can be seen.

tpia1:

common among the yoruba, i should think.

kind of routine, not unusual.

not sure what the actual underlying reason is though.

so will you be attaching one to your cloth when you get preggers? if a woman travels abroad while pregnant, can she also ward off the evil spirit or are these foul spirits only present in nigeria?

OILOFGLADNESS:

my dear thanks for this post, i ahve been wondering why too,
i had knowledge of this superstitious believe cos i am fond of putting safety pin on my cloths so that i wont misplace them, on one occassion someone called me and told me that she respects me so much and believe that i am so principled, what happend, i never understood, she now asked me why i put pin on my cloth funny enof very close to my stomach
i told her nothing, that was when she told me the implication, since then i become so conscious of it.

Could u pls share d implications wit us...?

coogar:

so will you be attaching one to your cloth when you get preggers? if a woman travels abroad while pregnant, can she also ward off the evil spirit or are these foul spirits only present in nigeria?

I doubt it matters if i do or dont, since its not your business, is it?

Ask4bigneyo:

Could u pls share d implications wit us...?

The "implications" are what was discussed earlier on the thread, namely the beliefs attached to it.

SHE didnt say she adhers to them, only that she has safety pins on her occasionally for when she needs some.

harlos: igbos too do it, and i've seen it daadaa... They say its pursue evil away from the pregnancy.

I guess we learn something new everyday
Never heard of it till this thread

Osisi?

jennykadry: Osisi?

Jenny nwa nma
U still hia?
Good to see you again
How life?
How oga dey?
Please where is thiefofhearts,I have been searching for her

babyosisi:

Jenny nwa nma
U still hia?
Good to see you again
How life?
How oga dey?
Please where is thiefofhearts,I have been searching for her

Osisi ooooo.

Infact I dey vex, where have you been since? You know your type is well needed in this family section?

TOH is on sabbatical

Oga is foine and In Naija rocking my mothers plate of ogbono soup as he stated yesterday

tpia1:
I doubt it matters if i do or dont, since its not your business, is it?

oh shut up you hypersensitive hag....
why do you always carry a constipated aura around? i was asking a genuine question since you said you sometimes attach voodoo pins to your cloth. sheeesh, i think you need to take life easy before you blow your gasket. damn! on a second thought, i think you need to get laid.

babyosisi:

I guess we learn something new everyday
Never heard of it till this thread

really? And u dey dis our obodo naija..!

@ coogar

do you ever get tired of doing drugs!!!! Your mood swings will improve when you're in menopause, i hope.

if you know how to read, two separate matters are being discussed on the thread.

1. pregnant women being told to put pins on their person to ward against evil


2. pins on person in order to have some handy when needed.

do you get it now, or you need to sniff some more crack to focus?

I sincerely believe if some of your mums have used these safety pins the children they were blessed with by God won't have been changed to some of you Nairalanders going by your comments; the way you reason, the way to talk to men of God,....you guys definitely are not God's original plans for your parents.
This is why some call the use of safety pins all manner of names. My advice: when your wives are pregnant, allow them to walk at anytime of the day or night; they shouldn't use any safety pins ooo, you should not forget to take them out to clubs, right? The results (babies) you will get will show that AFRICA TRADITION ARE INCONSEQUENTIAL!

tpia1:
@ coogar
do you ever get tired of doing drugs!!!! Your mood swings will improve when you're in menopause, i hope.

what has my drugs or lack of it gotta do with this? i asked you a simple question and the next thing was for you to raise your shoulders like you have got a dozen boils in both of your armpits! lighten up and stop PMSing...

if you know how to read, two separate matters are being discussed on the thread.
1. pregnant women being told to put pins on their person to ward against evil
2. pins on person in order to have some handy when needed.
do you get it now, or you need to sniff some more crack to focus?

so your cognitive reasoning cannot detect these 2 events are not mutually exclusive? if a woman who loves to carry pins on her person suddenly gets pregnant - would she still carry the pins to ward off evil spirits or not? that's the question i asked you before your brain did the usual 21-fart salute!

OILOFGLADNESS:


this is a chronic lie, its yoruba, it was even a yoruba girl that told me, that was in university,

even if ibos does it , they were influenced by their yoruba friends.

i don't know if they were influenced or not all i know is that i use to see it on igbos too cos many people are saying its among the yorubas only lyk say igbos no dey do am...

abouqi: I sincerely believe if some of your mums have used these safety pins the children they were blessed with by God won't have been changed to some of you Nairalanders going by your comments; the way you reason, the way to talk to men of God,....you guys definitely are not God's original plans for your parents.
This is why some call the use of safety pins all manner of names. My advice: when your wives are pregnant, allow them to walk at anytime of the day or night; they shouldn't use any safety pins ooo, you should not forget to take them out to clubs, right? The results (babies) you will get will show that AFRICA TRADITION ARE INCONSEQUENTIAL!

i think there's something about walking at night too, but i dont recall what it was.

pregnant women shouldnt go out at night, or something like that.

however, that one is easy to interpret- obviously, why would a pregnant woman in nigeria be walking around at night anyway?

To whomever said this must be a Yoruba thing, I'm Yoruba and I've never heard of it.

No woman in my family has ever worn a pin for "safety".

Ask4bigneyo: Have been wondering why our pregnant women always attached safety pin(s) to their clothes/wears...

It is commonly practiced among the yorubas bt i don't know weda this also applicable to other culture/tribes..

true its common among yorubas, but i dont know the prevalence in other tribes.

its just a superstition, same as everywhere in the world has theirs.

eg people touching a pregnant woman's belly, etc etc.

Ileke-IdI:
To whomever said this must be a Yoruba thing, I'm Yoruba and I've never heard of it.

No woman in my family has ever worn a pin for "safety".

or used a nigerian toilet either, no doubt.

@ topic and the ones "opening mouth"




probably as a source of iron, in some way.

lack of folic acid [iron] leads to neural tube defects in the baby.

prenatal vitamins are fairly recent.

http://blogs.babycenter.com/community_buzz/05202012pregnancy-and-solar-eclipse-superstitions/


http://forumhealthcare.org/wearing-a-safety-pin-while-pregnant-t175897.html