Did you make a Pidyon Haben for your firstborn?

Executive Member Joined: Dec 29 2009 Posts: 379

I am curious to see how common it is....

I know that sometimes you can supply more than one reason for no, but since you can only chose one option, please chose the FIRST one that is applicable. (I listed them in a specific order). I would be nice though if you would share in the comments all the reasons that applied to you.
And if you have no children yet, please don't vote.

Thanks!

Btw, my answer is that we had a girl first, B"H. Otherwise we would have made a Pidyon.

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 01 2009 Posts: 8195

Yes.

On my mother's side of the family, it was the first pidyon haben in 60 years.
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I had a pidyon for my bechor. I had had a miss before him during week 5.
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Another bas Levi

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No because my husband is a Cohen.

[saw, that's pretty amazing! Must have been a big simcha.]

No, it was a C section
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48145

Sure did !

Our oldest is a girl.

My brother made a pidyon haben. Recently my father discovered that he is a safek Levi! He got a psak that it is a safek. So if my brother's son(s) make a pidyon haben, it may have to be without a bracha or something. (Is there a bracha?)

Gee, would this apply to my brother's daughter(s) too?
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Gold Member Joined: Dec 24 2009 Posts: 2433

Well, she was a girl.

And I'm a bas Kohain (it's a sufik though).
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No.

I am a Bas Kohen and I had a c section.

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We made one for our bechor. DH had one has he is a bechor. DH's father had one as a bechor. (Additonally, I am a bechora, my mother was a bechora and DH's mother was a bechora -- lots of first borns).

Of my married children, 5 have made for the bechorim; 4 others had girls first and 1 is a bas kohen.
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yes, we made for our bchor.

my husband is a safek bchor -- because his mom had a miscarriage before him. re: miscarriages before first born, it depends @ what point in pregnancy it was.
Just FYI - my husband did his "own" pidyon -- redeemed himself as an adult in yeshiva -- because he is a baal yeshuva. Laughing

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Silver Member Joined: Aug 24 2010 Posts: 695

yes, he's twin with a girl!!

Yes, we had a pidyon for our first son.
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yup, I just did!

everyone was commenting, were 5 married sisters now, and 4 of us made a pidyon haben. being not so common, its just interesting! the other one had a girl first. I also have 3 married brothers, and none of them did-2 had girls first and the other's wife is a bas levi.
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yep- BH we were zoche to make a Pidyon HaBen!
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