I'm participating again here at Thursday 13. Since I am pregnant, allow me to share these pregnancy myths with other pregnant moms out there.
According to a certain Dr. Eddleman, "during pregnancy, the best strategy is to take advice from friends with a grain of salt, but when it comes to the advice from your doctor you should really listen up."
Thirteen Myths About Pregnancy
- If you don't drink a lot of water, the baby will be dirty.
- It's not good to eat pineapple when you're pregnant because the baby will have scabies once born.
- If a pregnant woman raises her hands above her head, she'll choke her baby.
- A baby born with light brown birthmarks (known as cafe au lait spots), the mother drank too much coffee or had unfulfilled cravings during her pregnancy.
- Making mad, passionate love will induce labor.
- Those who deny a pregnant woman the food she craves will get a sty in their eye.
- If your baby's heart is low, you're carrying a boy. If it's high, it's a girl.
- A woman who carries wide, is having a girl. A woman who carried forward, is having a boy.
- If a pregnant woman has frequent heartburn, her baby will have a full head of hair.
- If a pregnant woman sees something ugly or horrible, her baby will be ugly.
- Taking baths is not good because germs could get into your vagina and be passed to the baby.
- If a pregnant woman's face breaks out, she is carrying a girl who will steal all of her mother's beauty.
- Eating the left-over food of a pregnant woman will make you sleepy
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Those are good. I had not heard of most of those..Good idea for a list!
ReplyDeleteThose are true blue pregnancy myths most specially here in the Phils :)
ReplyDeleteHappy TT!
Most of those I have not heard before! But someone who denies a pregnant woman a food she craves DESERVES a sy in their eye!
ReplyDeleteSadly, I have heard of most of these, particularly ones where the mother does something to "mark" the baby. First time here--great TT
ReplyDeleteWell, I've never heard of most of these, but then again, I've never been pregnant. Great list, rather funny.
ReplyDeleteCome on over and check mine out.
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"Making mad, passionate love will induce labor."
ReplyDelete--- Let me clear this one. Having sex during pregnancy doesn't necessarily induce labor BUT IT CAN HAPPEN. I've seen too many premature labors caused by intense love-making, and sadly most have led to miscarriages. You have to be careful with this one. A warning to all pregnant women out there.
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