Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) - Spirit Protector Of Unborn Child
Among the older Chinese Folks, there is a belief that Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) is hanging around in the house of a pregnant woman, or on an object in the house. Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) is a spirit entity that helps to protect the unborn child until the day the baby is born and continue to linger around the house for 100 days after the child is born to make sure everything is Ok and perfect before leaving.
Goddess Of Pregnancy
(Spirit Protector Of Unborn Child)
The Chinese Calendar and also the Chinese Almanac （通胜） have timing records of the movement, direction and location of the Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen). Any person who is able to read them will able to pinpoint where the location of Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) on that particular day and time. If not, a Chinese Fortune Teller, or Taoist Master , Taoist Sorcerer , as well as a Feng Shui Master may do the job.
If happened that Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) is offended, which show signs of danger such as sicknesses on the pregnant woman that might harm the unborn child, such as miscarriage or baby born premature or disabled etc, a Zhen Sha Fu (镇煞符) - (A Talisman to suppress evil energy of a surrounding / area / premises)， can be used to rectify the problem.
Zhen Sha Fu (镇煞符)
During the pregnancy period, it is advised that..
1) Do not move house / shift house , which might offend the Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) and hurt the Energy of the Womb (胎气).
2) Carry Heavy Objects, which might offend the Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) and hurt the Energy of the Womb (胎气).
3) Hammering Nails or hitting any objects , which might harm the unborn child to be born deformed or abnormal.
In order to play safe, the "Prevent Miscarriage" Talisman is to be kept by a pregnant woman, on the 1st day she knows she is pregnant.
Important Notes:
Often time, younger-generation modern moms will not believe in such taboos. Only those women who have given birth to deformed or abnormal child, or suffer from miscarriages several times then they start to believe what the older-generation parents and relatives told them, but by then is too late .
Be Safe Than Sorry.