8/8/08 C-Sections
Well today is 8/8/08 and it’s a big day. Why? For one thing it’s the start of the Summer Olympics in China but it’s also “8/8/08″ …which has kind of a ring to it.
But what struck me as interesting is that my good friend and maternity nurse, Sheila told me that today will be one of the busiest days at the hospitals because of all the moms requesting c-sections in order that their babies be born on this day. That doesn’t surprise me, remember the 1/1/01 date? It was a c-section frenzy.
Ok, I think it’s cool to have your child’s birthday on such a memorable date but putting yourself through a c-section would be a little more than I’d want to go through for claiming any date as my child’s birthday.
My hope would be that anyone passionate enough about grabbing the 8/8/08 birth date that they put themselves through a c-section, then they’ll be plenty geared up and ready for the recovery …I hope :-)
Any thoughts?
It constantly amazes me how superficial people are that they would risk complications of a C-section just so they can say their child was born on any particular date. I am, of course, not talking about those that were going to have to have a C-section anyway due to other issues. I would like to point out also to add to your comments that this date is considered very lucky for Chinese people. The number 8 in Chinese apparently sounds very much like their word for “Money”. Who says the Chinese aren’t Capitolist! That is why the opening ceremonies for the Olympics is today and that might also be a hugh factor for the C-section crowd.