Why can not we photograph sleeping children?

With the birth of a baby, you can often hear that it can not be photographed during sleep. Since newborn babies sleep almost all the time, it can be extremely difficult to keep from this.

Of course, believing or not believing in various signs is a private matter for everyone. Nevertheless, most young mothers try to listen to those superstitions that concern babies, and are especially keenly interested in what exactly are caused by certain prohibitions or rules.

In this article, we will tell you whether it is possible to photograph a sleeping newborn child, and how those who forbid doing this explain their position.

Why do not they photograph sleeping children?

There are many beliefs with which you can explain why you can not photograph sleeping children, in particular:

• a person who is photographed during sleep can remain forever in this position, that is, simply not wake up;
• the child thus "can steal" health and destiny;
• photographing during sleep affects its quality, that is, the person who was photographed, will not necessarily get enough sleep;
• the sleeping child in the photo is not protected from spoilage, evil eye and other negative magical influences. If such a picture gets to a person with magical abilities, he can easily harm the baby and will not encounter any resistance;
• flash or the shutter of the camera can greatly frighten the guardian angel, after which he will forever leave the crumb.

All these reasons have no scientific explanation, however, many people believe in them and convince them of the truth of their position as close friends. Meanwhile, there are other, much more realistic reasons that can really explain the danger of photographing a baby during sleep.

So, a newborn or small child may be frightened by clicking or flashing the camera. As young parents do not know if the baby is really fast asleep or just lying with closed eyes, they can greatly frighten him with their careless action. In the most severe cases, such fear can provoke stuttering, enuresis or nervous tics.

In addition, flash photography can actually have a slight effect on the quality of sleep. Of course, this does not mean that the child who was clicked once, will not necessarily get enough sleep, but the biorhythms of his sleep can undergo serious changes.

Finally, people who profess Islam can not photograph sleeping children for religious reasons. Shooting during sleep is equivalent here to the creation of sculptural images, which is a sin and forbidden by Sharia.