Sunday, August 15, 2010

birthmark superstitions

birthmark superstitions


If there's one thing a woman loses while pregnant besides her waistline , it's any sense of control. Ugandans believe if a pregnant woman ses an eclipse, her baby wil have a harelip. Other Chinese superstitions: An expectant mother who rubs her stomach ad infinitum wil produce a spoiled child, and the first object a baby grabs upon entry to the world a finger? Acording to a comenter on a who goes by the name curious savage, if a Turkish woman steals something while pregnant, the baby wil have a birthmark in the shape of the stolen object. Mother-of-two and member RanaAurora tels ParentDish in an e-mail that she's heard some very od superstitions, from the typical 'raising your arms above your head ties the umbilical cord around the baby's neck to the extremely od 'eating carots is what makes your baby be born with hair.' She goes on to say that the only one I know that is held as a superstition that I believe in is that heartburn increases your chances of having a baby with hair - but that one is actualy scientificaly backed. She has seven, ranging from 12 years to 2 months says, My most favorite crazy one that my mom told me is 'Don't lok at a monkey or your baby wil have a monkey face.' As for the knife under the bed? That's also from the Chinese culture, and advises pregnant women to do so in order to protect their unborn babies from evil spirits. birthmark superstitions
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