11/11/11 is sought after birthday in South Korea; C-sections sought to ensure 111111 in child’s gov'

[unreal.livejournal.com]

In South Korea, expectant mothers are flooding hospitals with requests for Caesarian-section deliveries


Some moms will do anything to give their kids an extra edge.

In South Korea, expectant mothers are flooding hospitals with requests for Caesarian-section deliveries to ensure that their little ones are born on Nov. 11, 2011, Reuters reports.


That’s 11/11/11.

Kids born on that day will have the numbers 111111 as part of their Korean Resident Registration Number, the government-issued ID that citizens will use their entire lives.

"There's always people with due dates in January who want to deliver on the first of the month, but this seems more unusual -- trying to set delivery so they can have the ID number 111111," a staffer at a maternity clinic said.

In South Korea, Nov. 11 is known as the Pepero Day or Sweetest Day.

Pepero is a chocolate-dipped cookie snack, similar to Japan’s Pocky.

Source: nydailynews

Comments

[shiddex.livejournal.com]

that's..... pretty cool. but isn't caesarian a more... umm troublesome procedure than natural birth? hahahaha on the other hand, i really like this peporo day! shall buy 1 box tmr~`

[lainmyownworld.livejournal.com]

my mom had 4 of them :3

we all came out of her like aliens~


creeps me the fuck out when i think about it....or the natural way of birth.

[ideservestars.livejournal.com]

yeah it's dangerous

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Flawless icon. Colette 4ever, number 1 etc.

[vag-breath.livejournal.com]

yes tbh, it's not usually recommended unless there are issues etc

also i've heard the recovery is a bitch

[kaiweasley.livejournal.com]

Gotta love how that just shifted to Pepero Day. LOL

[steelsigns.livejournal.com]

wtf though, grabbing your baby out of your tummy just to get a date. WHAT IF THEY'RE NOT READY D:

[ayumikoshiro.livejournal.com]

Ummm won;t it be easier for someone to steal your identity if it's got 111111 in it. (just sayin)

[jesymphony.livejournal.com]

This is happening here in Hong Kong as well, apparently all the private clinics are fully booked with mothers getting Caesarian sections (particularly at the 11:00 slot). Not to mention that apparently there's going to be a record breaking amount of couples getting married tomorrow.

I will always by mystified by my culture's obsession with numbers.

[hibohabu.livejournal.com]

I suppose the expectant parents do have the right to make such requests but hope the hospitals know to turn them down if they can't cope. I'd hate for a patient requiring urgent medical attention to have to wait just because every doctor is busy with a prior appointment.

[earthequality.livejournal.com]

This.

[hellafun.livejournal.com]

i don't think this is a good idea, you should just let the baby come out when it has to, unless the mother or the baby is in immediate danger. Sometimes you have to wonder why people bother with such trivial matters.

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

mte

[vag-breath.livejournal.com]

mte

[cette-amour.livejournal.com]

i totally agree

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

No but it is pretty cool. We'll never see something like this again.

[electric-mole-x.livejournal.com]

I still don't get it. What is the appeal of 11/11/11 again? Besides chocolate or what have you?

[vag-breath.livejournal.com]

lol it's so arbitrary though bc our whole calender is kind of arbitrary

also i thought a lot of asian cultures had a diff traditional calender, do koreans not

[nyappnyappcafe.livejournal.com]

I thought it was only important because of Skyrim LOLOL

[ideservestars.livejournal.com]

LOL

[punkylana.livejournal.com]

lol

[hugtimes.livejournal.com]

what even korea?

[morgenderper.livejournal.com]

That baby is fug.

[iexahbest.livejournal.com]

omg, you are mean! lol

[foxxxygrandpa.livejournal.com]

It needs a nose shot and eyelid surgeries

[bishieaddict.livejournal.com]

Um... I hope their babies would be fully developed by then. They are probably causing more harm.

[lil-rach-angel.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering what exactly is this "extra edge" the parents are trying to get for the kids. Is it because the numbers have been assoicated with luck? Or is this a weird, far-into-the-future planning because employee applications are organized by ID numbers maybe?

Otherwise, yeah C-section is a major surgery, but generally not life threatening. Noticed others sharing and I'll follow the trend: I was an emergency C-section actually while the brother was a planned one. Also knew someone whose older sister had C-sections because she could get a tummy-tuck right then and there after having the kid. Interesting to think about.

[lonelymoon.livejournal.com]

11-11-11 ain't going to help if your baby suffers complications from a premature birth, just sayin.

[jetaime-pyon.livejournal.com]

too bad taemin and i are still teenage so too young to have kids D;