Q. I just found out Friday I am pregnant, and now everyone keeps telling me these pregnancy myths... like:
Your hair grows faster and thicker. Don't buy any baby things until you are about 6 months along or its bad luck.
Have you heard these? What other pregnancy myths have you heard and do they hold their worth?
Your hair grows faster and thicker. Don't buy any baby things until you are about 6 months along or its bad luck.
Have you heard these? What other pregnancy myths have you heard and do they hold their worth?
A. the hair growth thing is true, it's caused by the hormones...and they say not to buy baby things until later in pregnancy (after 14 weeks/first trimester) because of the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy...there are all sorts of old wives tales though, you can google it and get a ton of answers...
What is the craziest pregnancy myth you have heard?
Q. This is a good one that my Grandma told me. She lived in England when she had her first child and it was thought then that if a woman had her child and hadn't had her child baptized that if she went to someone's house before the baby had been baptized that she would spread the pregnancy to any child bearing women in that house as if it were a disease. So new mothers didn't go over to their friends houses to show off their new babies until the baby had been baptized, unless of course the woman wanted to have a child.
Her aunt wanted to get pregnant at the time she had my aunt and her aunt told her that she couldn't get my aunt baptized until she came over to her house.
That is the craziest pregnancy myth I have ever heard.
The drano test lol. My cousin did this and it said she'd have a boy and she did, but I don't count that as a scientific way of determining the sex of the baby.
Her aunt wanted to get pregnant at the time she had my aunt and her aunt told her that she couldn't get my aunt baptized until she came over to her house.
That is the craziest pregnancy myth I have ever heard.
The drano test lol. My cousin did this and it said she'd have a boy and she did, but I don't count that as a scientific way of determining the sex of the baby.
A. Eating lots of chocolate during pregnancy can make it a girl. LOL. I guess it was invented by a preggo woman that desired to eat alot of chocolate and wanted a girl. as The saying goes "Girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice"!!!
Also as a another poster said the hands above the head thing will make the umbilical cord wrap around the baby's head. My grandmother would not let me do it. I KNEW BETTER.
Also as a another poster said the hands above the head thing will make the umbilical cord wrap around the baby's head. My grandmother would not let me do it. I KNEW BETTER.
Is there truth to the ideas that carrying high/low & having a hard/easy pregnancy are signs of the baby's sex?
Q. I always hear people say that if you are carrying high, the baby is probably a boy, and if you're carrying low, it's probably a girl (maybe the other way around, but I think I got it right). I've also heard that most women get sicker when pregnant with girls than with boys. Is there any truth to these, or are they just pregnancy myths? What have your experiences been? Thanks :)
A. Well in my experience it was opposite!
If a woman's carrying low, it's a boy; if she's carrying high, it's a girl.
False. If a woman's carrying high, this may be her first pregnancy or her body's in good shape. Stomach muscles have a tendency to become more elastic with each pregnancy, so a belly that's seen more than one pregnancy may hang a little low.
HERES A COOL PAGE ABOUT MYTHS IN PREGNANCY:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/old_wives_tales.html
this page is kinda cool..idk if i believe any of it tho
http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pbabyprep/0,,j012,00.html
If a woman's carrying low, it's a boy; if she's carrying high, it's a girl.
False. If a woman's carrying high, this may be her first pregnancy or her body's in good shape. Stomach muscles have a tendency to become more elastic with each pregnancy, so a belly that's seen more than one pregnancy may hang a little low.
HERES A COOL PAGE ABOUT MYTHS IN PREGNANCY:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/old_wives_tales.html
this page is kinda cool..idk if i believe any of it tho
http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pbabyprep/0,,j012,00.html
Do you want to know 12 pregnancy myths to ignore?
Q. It's not surprising that a large number of myths have arisen regarding the unique challenges associated with pregnancy.
Dr. Robert H. Shmerling, a physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School, has unearthed the following sample of 12 pregnancy myths that he says can be safely ignored. I've never heard of any of these myths; but then, I've never been pregnant.
The worse your morning sickness, the more likely you are to have a girl. (Dr. Shmerling does point out, however, that several studies have shown that women who are hospitalized for morning sickness are slightly more likely to deliver a girl.)
If you raise your arms above your head while pregnant (as when hanging up clothes on a clothesline), the baby will get the cord wrapped around its neck.
If you get a lot of heartburn during pregnancy, your baby will have a thick head of hair.
Avoid sleeping on your back; or, always sleep on your left side.
To keep your unborn child safe, avoid sex and exercise during pregnancy.
You should not touch a cat while pregnant. Women are indeed advised not to handle their cat's litter while pregnant because a cat's stool may carry a parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis, a serious infection in the mother and a possible cause of deformities in the fetus. However, other activities, such as petting your cat or allowing it to sit on your lap, are not prohibited. If you want complete peace of mind about this, you can have your cat tested for toxoplasmosis.
If you are pregnant, you cannot have x-rays and should avoid microwaves and computer terminals. Excessive or needless radiation should always be avoided, pregnant or not, but you should follow your doctor's recommendations for x-rays that are necessary. Modern microwave ovens and computer terminals do not expose the fetus to harmful radiation.
Don't take a bath if you are pregnant.
If the weather is stormy or the moon is full, you are more likely to go into labor, even if you are weeks away from your due date.
Avoid spicy foods � they can trigger labor before you are ready.
Avoid bumpy car rides � they can trigger labor; or, labor can be triggered by being bumped in the abdomen or by lifting groceries.
You can determine your baby's gender by the position of sexual intercourse when the baby was conceived, and by how your baby is situated in the womb.
Dr. Robert H. Shmerling, a physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School, has unearthed the following sample of 12 pregnancy myths that he says can be safely ignored. I've never heard of any of these myths; but then, I've never been pregnant.
The worse your morning sickness, the more likely you are to have a girl. (Dr. Shmerling does point out, however, that several studies have shown that women who are hospitalized for morning sickness are slightly more likely to deliver a girl.)
If you raise your arms above your head while pregnant (as when hanging up clothes on a clothesline), the baby will get the cord wrapped around its neck.
If you get a lot of heartburn during pregnancy, your baby will have a thick head of hair.
Avoid sleeping on your back; or, always sleep on your left side.
To keep your unborn child safe, avoid sex and exercise during pregnancy.
You should not touch a cat while pregnant. Women are indeed advised not to handle their cat's litter while pregnant because a cat's stool may carry a parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis, a serious infection in the mother and a possible cause of deformities in the fetus. However, other activities, such as petting your cat or allowing it to sit on your lap, are not prohibited. If you want complete peace of mind about this, you can have your cat tested for toxoplasmosis.
If you are pregnant, you cannot have x-rays and should avoid microwaves and computer terminals. Excessive or needless radiation should always be avoided, pregnant or not, but you should follow your doctor's recommendations for x-rays that are necessary. Modern microwave ovens and computer terminals do not expose the fetus to harmful radiation.
Don't take a bath if you are pregnant.
If the weather is stormy or the moon is full, you are more likely to go into labor, even if you are weeks away from your due date.
Avoid spicy foods � they can trigger labor before you are ready.
Avoid bumpy car rides � they can trigger labor; or, labor can be triggered by being bumped in the abdomen or by lifting groceries.
You can determine your baby's gender by the position of sexual intercourse when the baby was conceived, and by how your baby is situated in the womb.
A. i am so glad my wife had to do this.. all i can say is if you have any worries go to the doctor that is what they are there for.. good luck to you all our there that are going to have babies.
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