baby birthmarks

Ugandans believe if a pregnant woman sees an eclipse, her baby will have a harelip. Other Chinese superstitions: An expectant mother who rubs her stomach ad infinitum will produce a spoiled child, and the first object a baby grabs upon entry to the world (a finger? According to a commenter on a who goes by the name "curious savage," if a Turkish woman steals something while pregnant, the baby will have a birthmark in the shape of the stolen object. Mother-of-two and member RanaAurora tells ParentDish in an e-mail that she's "heard some very odd superstitions, from the typical 'raising your arms above your head ties the umbilical cord around the baby's neck" to the extremely odd 'eating carrots 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 actually scientifically 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 look at a monkey or your baby will 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. baby birthmarks baby birthmarks