For preggers: are you doing something to ward off the "aswangs?"

[i_am_zayda]

In the first place, naniniwala pa ba kayo dito?

Ako kasi I never thought of the "aswangs" not until my sister-in-law mentioned it.
She advised me na maglagay ng walis tingting sa labas ng bintana at magsaboy ng asin.
Wala naman daw masama kung gagawin, so ginawa ko na lang... pero di pa ako nagsaboy ng asin naglagay ako ng bawang... hehe. (my husband jokingly said, lagyan mo na rin ng toyo at suka at ibabad mo ng matagal para lumambot)

[miyay]

Parang totoo sila. 

We live in a mountainous area and I heard some weird sounds at night during my previous pregnancy.  Parang may aso sa labas ng bintana na naghihingalo.  Yung mga paniki parang mas marami sila nuon lumilipad sa may bahay namin.  Then, there's this incident where 4 or 5 neighborhood cats were clawing at the  window screen where I was standing.  Freaked out ang show 

Naglagay lang ako ng bawang sa may bintana and viola! wala ng mga ganun.  Baka imaginasyon ko lang 

[cescilay]

As much as I don't want to believe this, ayaw ko din mapahamak or something bad will happen to me or my baby.

Since I am in the province, may mga nag eexist na story like this sa amin. There is one popular story, an old woman said to be aswang. She knows kung saan nakatira mga buntis and she would sometimes show up sa mga bahay na ito. A friend, once nagkwento na this old woman went to her house when she was pregnant with her daughter. They asked her what they want and she said naligaw lang daw sya. The following night, may mga kaluskos or parang naglalakad sa bubong nila. Then another story, this old woman frequents the house ng classmate ng nephew ko whose mother is pregnant. Minsan di nila namalayan nasa kitchen na sya. The mother's child died in her womb at I think 8 months. May isa pang story about her na namatay din ang baby when the mother gave birth.

At guess what?? Twice na syang pumunta sa bahay namin, or at least nakapasok sa gate. First, nung hindi ko pa confirmed na preggy ako although delayed na ako that time. Second just a couple of weeks ago. I was sleeping pa naman sa bamboo bench sa labas ng bahay. Good thing when she entered the gate, I got inside to pee. My tito who was near the gate asked her to leave and as usual, her reason for getting inside the gate is naligaw lang daw sya.

My cousin also made kwento na they once cornered this old woman sa house ng friend niya. They placed walis tingting sa gate at hayun hindi makalabas ang matanda. She asked them to remove the broom para makadaan sya.

My husband said that the babies' deaths could be coincidence since walang namang proof but that we should be cautious na lang. Better safe than sorry.

[duhyan]

Grabe katakot naman yan mga sis.

Pero diba sabi nila effective din daw yung buntot ng pagi?
Usually kasi nakikita ko to sa bintana ng mga buntis sa Province namen.

[i_am_zayda]

@cescilay shockers! na praning ako dun sa kwento mo na hindi na lang namalayan nung mga tao dun sa bahay ng classmate ng nephew mo na nasa kusina na yung matanda! ibig ba sabihin bukod sa bintana namin kung san ako natutulog maglagay din ako ng mga bawang, asin o kung ano pa man sa bintana namin sa salas?

praning overload tuloy ako...waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....

[cescilay]

@i_am_zayda Better close the doors lang talaga sis. Kasi during the day sya pumapasok sa mga bahay. Sa bahay ng classmate ng nephew ko open ata ang house since araw naman at yung mother baka nasa kitchen or somewhere doing something. Sa amin din if walang tao sa gate malamang nakapasok na sya sa bahay mismo.

Not necessarily naman siguro na lahat ng bintana lagyan ng mga ganun. Important sa kwarto and most of all, keep the doors closed. Anyway, kung wala namang nabalita na ganyang mga story sa area I don't think there's a need to worry.

[miyay]

Careful din daw sa mga weird behavior ng mga animals, sis.  They use animals to get near their prey. 

According to some books I've read, these "aswangs or ungo" who prey on the unborn are astral or energy predators.  During pregnancy, angels or higher beings are very busy fashioning the body of the unborn child and tremendous energy is given to the fetus for it to develop.  This is food for the astral predators. If they get substantial amount of energy from the baby, the baby may die or at least be deformed.   

One way of protecting oneself daw is to create a shield surrounding oneself including the baby by invoking the protection of angels, higher beings or whatever god one believes in.

Very fascinating books 

[baby_peanut]

ay nakakatakot naman. nung time na preggy ako ayaw akong patulugin ng kuya ko sa bahay namin sa laguna. uso daw dun yung tiktik kaya ayun dito ako sa qc dinala.

[April30]

I also have a share of experience sa "aswang" thing. When I was pregnant with my 3rd child, we are still living in my parent's house. Kasama din namin dun yung family ng younger brother ko and his wife is also pregnant, yung neighbor namin sa tapat, preggy din and yung neighbor next house after sa katabi namin preggy din, and lahat kami weekslang ang pagitan ng due date.

Here it goes, one time nagising yung neighbor sa katabing bahay namin, it was around 3am daw. May nakita daw syang pusa na nakasabit sa sampayan ng katapat na bahay nila. As in nakasabit or nakalambitin ang pusa. Takot na takot daw sya.

The following month after that incident may nagyari sa kin. We used to sleep kasi na lights off. And wala naman ako mga precaution na ginawa to ward off aswang that time. Biglang may tumalon sa belly ko, nagulat ako and nagising, makita ko may mahabang buntot and it looked like a big rat to me, e open ang door ng kwarto namin dahil ginagawa pa house ng parents ko. As in kinalmot yung tyan ko. Masakit sya and medyo malalim yung kalmot. Bakat talaga sya tatlong scratch na magkakatabi na mga 1 to 1 1/12 inch and haba. Sabi ng mga neighbor namin inaswang daw ako. Buti na lang safe kami ng baby ko.

[lovelymaeve]

share ko lang, sa tondo na ko nakatira ha. before pa naman may mga pusa na sa labas ng bahay namin. pero mula nung nabuntis ako bigla bigla dumami sila saka sa gabi grabe ang lalakas ng mga sounds nila as in. so ginawa ko naglagay ako ng walis tingting sa pagitan ng pinto at bintana namin. ayun unti unti nawala na mga weird sounds ng mga pusa.

[jasmine3689]

Kakapanganak ko lang last september. For me mukhang totoong may asawang kasi nung buntis ako, sa labas ng window ko (nakascreen naman) may pusang biglang umaaligid. Now lang nangyare yun. Kaya kinabukasan binuburan ko ng asin ang labas ng bintana ko at lagi kona sinasara lalo pag gabi.