I'm pregnant 41/2 months and it has being rainin & ligthning alot lately the past week , my grand'ma told me to to wear a safety pin in my belly to protect the baby from the ligthning so nothing bad will happend to the baby,,,,Is this true I have never heard of this before... :)
2006-09-14 11:32:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
well, I've heard of something like that , but you only put the safety pin when there is an eclipse....not for lightening.....try asking your grandma about that....
2006-09-14 11:37:11 · answer #1 · answered by guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Mickey !
Hey, I think you are being led astray. I have an Engineering Electronics degree and have worked with electronics for 37 years. You DO NOT want any metal on your body when lightning is near or a strike is possible. Metal attracts lightening. (Look at the number of golfers who have died because they wanted to finish a round before the storm hit !!!)
Whether a safety pin would draw a strike is debatable, but don't take a chance. It could kill you and the unborn child.
Butch
2006-09-14 11:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Butch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that may be an old wives tale....besides isn't lightening attracted to metal objects?
Although I do believe it would be a long shot to have a safety pin attract one.
2006-09-14 11:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by Cassafrass 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never hears of it, but I am only 23 years old. Sounds funny though. But I am confused, wouldn't you want the lightning to go away from your belly? The metal next to you would cause the lightning to come close to you.
2006-09-14 11:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of that wither but my mother told my wife not to stretch her arms above her head because it would strangle our unborn so.n
2006-09-14 15:31:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, thats not true. Just another old wives tale.
2006-09-14 11:44:09 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is just silliness. Just an old wives tale.
2006-09-14 11:35:05 · answer #7 · answered by aerofrce1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thought metal was supposed to attract lightning
2006-09-14 11:39:22 · answer #8 · answered by green day fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER HEARD OF THAT.
2006-09-14 11:46:16 · answer #9 · answered by ME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno that sounds awfully strange and painful maybe you should ask a doctor
2006-09-14 11:34:05 · answer #10 · answered by cleanheart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋