Baby Lore: Superstitions & Old Wives Tales
Baby Lore: Superstitions and Old Wives Tales from the World Over Related to Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood
by Rosalind Franklin
Published by Diggory Press, Sept 2006, ISBN 1846853699
A collection of hundreds of superstitions and old wives tales from every corner of the world related to every aspect of pregnancy, birth and babycare. Theres tribal beliefs from Aborigine to Romany Gypsy to Inuit (Eskimo) and superstitions from countries as diverse as Canada and China.
There's beliefs on everything from influencing a babys sex at conception to easing baby's teething pains.
Some examples:
~ A broom sweeps away the bad luck and evil spells that cause infertility. (Voodoo)
~ If a woman puts two spoons in her saucer, shell have ginger twins. (UK)
~ If children pile cabbage stalks around the doors and windows of the house on Halloween, the fairies will bring them a new brother or sister. (Scotland)
~ Baby will be born with a fish-head if Mum doesnt give in to her craving to eat fish. (French Canada)
~ If Mum wears high heels during pregnancy, Baby will become cross-eyed. (Guyana)
~ Mum should throw salt three times behind herself shortly before her Due Date to ease her labour. (UK)
~ If a womans labour isnt progressing, she must drink water into which her Mother-in-laws big toe has been dipped. (India)
~ A babysitter must never clean their teeth while theyre sitting. (India)
~ If three drops of water are given to a baby before hes baptised, hell answer the first three questions put to him. (Ireland)
~ Never tickle a Babys feet or youll make him stutter. (UK)
~ When you see Babys first tooth, immediately box his ear, and hell cut the rest of his teeth quicker. (Germany)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rosalind Franklin has won two national awards for her baby food recipes: one of which is currently produced under the Heinz 'Mum's Own' range.
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