# scietist say pregnacy is actually contagious...... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 7, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108 "2019-02-07T10:14:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/1 "2019-02-07T10:14:47Z")
remember the old myth about womens monthly cycles syncing up? well according to this it actually happens for pregnancies [https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/pregnancy-is-actually-contagious-according-to-study/ar-BBT3QSF](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/pregnancy-is-actually-contagious-according-to-study/ar-BBT3QSF) although one could say calling it contagious is a bit much… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/2 "2019-02-07T14:35:06Z")
Well, you can certainly catch it from close contact with other people… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/3 "2019-02-07T14:36:32Z")
My pary are with the fathers who conscevd their chrilden. I am truley sorry for your lots. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/4 "2019-02-07T14:38:42Z")
At last we know how is babby formed ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/5 "2019-02-07T15:40:25Z")
I don’t know if it is contagious, but it is most certainly hereditary: If your parents don’t have any children, chances are you won’t either. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/6 "2019-02-07T22:19:42Z")
my grandma used to call I t "lambing in the spring/summer " when the younger church ladies would have 3 or every year ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/7 "2019-02-07T22:22:46Z")
Am I missing a joke? Is the atrocious spelling in this thread intentional? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/8 "2019-02-07T22:25:28Z")
I was assuming it was a riff on the “How is babby formed?” meme which also features uncertainty about the causes of pregnancy and bad spelling. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/9 "2019-02-07T22:28:39Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Am I missing a joke? Is the atrocious spelling in this thread intentional? The OP and title are spelled like that because **nightshadea** , but the other misspellings are from this video: [“How is babby formed?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll-lia-FEIY) which is, in turn, derived from a 2006 Yahoo! Answers question. > **[How Is Babby Formed?](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/how-is-babby-formed)** > > How Is Babby Formed refers to a popular question posed to the Yahoo! Answers forum about how humans reproduce. The question is known for its awkward phrasing and misspelling of the word “baby.” Personally, I prefer this video: [“how is prangent formed”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EShUeudtaFg) and its sequel [“Curse of the Weggy Board”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15nNY7uofNw) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/10 "2019-02-08T03:36:31Z")
Well, my cousins and I all came in “sets”, if that makes sense. Every time one aunt would get pregnant, another would at the same time. It was a joke in our family. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/11 "2019-02-08T04:08:49Z")
There’s something in the water, I always heard. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/12 "2019-02-08T07:37:34Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > my grandma used to call I t "lambing in the spring/summer " when the younger church ladies would have 3 or every year 3 every year? Wow, big families. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scietist-say-pregnacy-is-actually-contagious/829108/13 "2019-02-08T16:39:50Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > There’s something in the water, I always heard. Is that what your parents told you when you asked where babies come from?