Ghosts and Pregnancy
I've heard many stories about crying child ghosts and the ghosts of women looking for lost children or lost babies. I've heard stories of phantom fathers looking for babies and creeks that wail like a baby in the night, but I have never heard a ghost story about a pregnant ghost. I started looking online for a story like that tonight and I found something else instead. Although there are a few pregnant ghosts stories, there are many more stories about women who are haunted during their pregnancy.
I googled pregnant ghosts. You can try this too. What I found was innumerable stories told by pregnant women indicating that they had suddenly become more receptive to ghosts and the paranormal after they became pregnant. On babycenter.com, I found an entire conversation of members sharing their ghost stories. One woman described seeing a ghost before she miscarried. Another woman said she tried to block ghosts out while she was pregnant. There was a running theme of complications associated with paranormal presences. There were also very benevolent stories. One woman described waking up to see the ghost of her father standing over her. She had been having a difficult pregnancy and her father told her everything was going to be OK.
There are similar conversations on many paranormal websites as well. On unexplained mysteries, a pregnant woman asked if other women had paranormal experiences during pregnancy. She described her own experiences fearfully. One interesting response was by a commenter said that as a woman's overall senses are heightened during pregnancy it would make sense that they would also be more sensitive the paranormal. The stories of women haunted during pregnancy are numerous and I tend to think that perhaps it is do to a woman's heightened senses during pregnancy. There are things you just don't notice when you aren't pregnant that you suddenly become aware of when you are pregnant. I am, as always, open to other opinions on the matter. Although, there are many posts by pregnant women who have been haunted, I haven't heard much in the way of interpretation of these phenomena so I would love to hear what readers think about the matter.
I googled pregnant ghosts. You can try this too. What I found was innumerable stories told by pregnant women indicating that they had suddenly become more receptive to ghosts and the paranormal after they became pregnant. On babycenter.com, I found an entire conversation of members sharing their ghost stories. One woman described seeing a ghost before she miscarried. Another woman said she tried to block ghosts out while she was pregnant. There was a running theme of complications associated with paranormal presences. There were also very benevolent stories. One woman described waking up to see the ghost of her father standing over her. She had been having a difficult pregnancy and her father told her everything was going to be OK.
There are similar conversations on many paranormal websites as well. On unexplained mysteries, a pregnant woman asked if other women had paranormal experiences during pregnancy. She described her own experiences fearfully. One interesting response was by a commenter said that as a woman's overall senses are heightened during pregnancy it would make sense that they would also be more sensitive the paranormal. The stories of women haunted during pregnancy are numerous and I tend to think that perhaps it is do to a woman's heightened senses during pregnancy. There are things you just don't notice when you aren't pregnant that you suddenly become aware of when you are pregnant. I am, as always, open to other opinions on the matter. Although, there are many posts by pregnant women who have been haunted, I haven't heard much in the way of interpretation of these phenomena so I would love to hear what readers think about the matter.
Comments
http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/5837/buddhist-view-of-ghosts/p1
As far as the ghosts go...
I had totally forgotten about my first ghostly experience till I read your post. I was 20 and expecting. Took a nap, then just when I was in that dreamstate before waking completely, I saw a man standing in the doorframe to our bedroom. He just stood there and stared. I didn't feel threatened. I was more curious about who he was and why he was there.
My niece, a teen mom, had a more malevolent spirit lay a hand on her pregnant belly. Her son is now in college and doing well. But the experience scared her. Freaked me out, too!
I am almost nine months pregnant and have had two very intense experiences in the past 2 months. I do believe it is directly tied to my pregnancy. The first instance happened at around 3 am, I woke up out of nowhere and opened my eyes and saw a black figure almost like a shadow right next to my bed. I didn't have a bad feeling just acknowledged it was there and went back to bed. Last night, I woke up around the same time and it almost felt like a dream, but I knew it wasn't-- My closet had a faint light on in it, and in the door way I saw a man and a young boy standing there, transparent but could see their faces. No one I knew at all. Once again, they seemed happy and didn't give me an evil vibe at all. I rubbed my eyes and they were still there at which point I freaked out and snapped out of it, they were gone. I do believe pregnancy heightens paranormal experiences. I have always had strange things happen since I was younger, and my mom's house was haunted but I never actually saw a ghost until now!
I was googling this topic because I am 8 weeks pregnant with second child. We live in a very old house (built in late 1800's). Last night I was in the bathroom and turned as I sensed someone standing next to me. No one was.. But it happened again a minute later and I had this incredibly strong sense of someone gentle placing their hand on my lower back then leaving. It was unnerving but not scary which was just bizarre. I am a scientist and have never really believed any paranormal activity is possible. I wonder if possible? Or crazy hormonal hyper vigilance? Lol :-)
I also believe that sometimes the spirit of the unborn child comes through, back and forth. This is a fascinating subject. Thanks for the great post. I will be following your blog from now on.