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Nine months after back-to-back blizzards brought life to a near-standstill in much of eastern Colorado, some doctors and hospitals say they're seeing one more bit of fallout: lots of babies.
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The belief that being shut in during a blizzard causes couples to have sex more often, resulting in a "baby blizzard" nine months later is an old myth.
I remember reading about an anticipated "baby blizzard" in Chicago in October of 1967, nine months after a severe blizzard stalled the city. Newspaper headings would read something like, "Snow Storm Brings Baby Blizzard." It's nothing new. B. A. Rainey |
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Doesn't that also assume that during blizzards, etc., that people suddenly stop using birth control? Granted, it might be harder to get to condoms, but a lot of people carry condoms around. And if you're on the pill or a hormonal method, then being in a blizzard probably won't make a difference.
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I've often thought it not so much of a co-incidence that maybe 80% of the people I know from the Isle of Man has a birthday in March, which is nine months after June, which is when they shut the roads for the TT and no-one can get out to do anything. My theory hasn't gained much credence amongst the natives though.
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Depending where in Colorado you are, the power does actually tend to go out for somewhat prolonged periods during the really big blizzards. Not so much in the cities, but definitely in the towns further out. And in some specific parts of some cities... my area of Colorado Springs has pretty old construction overall, so even during good weather it's not unheard of to have a couple hour blackout over a few block area. Had one just last week actually lol... first a flicker where the power was out for maybe 5 minutes, then later that day it was out for like an hour.
Course I don't really buy into the whole blizzard babies thing... I think if you're expecting a sudden influx of babies, it'll make normal traffic so to speak look heavier than it really is if that makes sense. |
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During historic snowstorms in December and February, folks trapped indoors searched for ways to relieve the boredom. Nearly nine months later, the things some residents did seem to be breeding results.
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If the power goes out where we live it is either too hot or too cold to have sex. If it is a heat index of 100 like it will be here tomorrow and the power goes out the last thing we'll be doing is getting our grove on. We'd probably be headed to either one of our parents houses to sit in the A/C. If a winter storm hit and the power goes out We'd be putting on as many cloths as possible and cuddling under a nice warm blanket. I can see why people would want to believe this myth.
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and maybe some people do this but as has been said, if you're using birth control you're not suddenly going to stop and say, "hey the powers been out for six days, let's have a kid." Doesn't work that way in the real world. |
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Apparently it does for all those people who use electrically-powered forms of contraception.
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![]() If there is a spike in DC area births next spring/early summer, it will be because of the vicious thunderstorms the area is experiencing now. Dawn--why don't we do it in the rain?--Storm |
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With nearly 15,000 homes left without power, numerous roads closed and homes buried nearly to the eaves by the fluffy stuff, residents were reduced to finding alternate ways to whittle away the time indoors.
The board games were eventually exhausted, movies were watched and re-watched, and after all was said and done, for many couples there was little else to do. Suffice it to say that February really lived up to its signature holiday. Now, the consequences of this “boredom” are just about due, and not even Harford County is safe from what is being called the “Blizzard Baby” phenomenon. http://www.exploreharford.com/news/6...-harford-shut/ |
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"Not even Harford County is exempt"- are people exceptionally not shaggable there?
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I had to shovel snow in the December
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Friday marks the nine-month anniversary of "snowmageddon" -- the February blizzard that shut down much of Maryland for days. Some couples used that time to, well, get a little closer and at least one Baltimore-area hospital is seeing the results.
http://www.wbaltv.com/r/25637687/detail.html |
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