20 Craziest Bits of Pregnancy Advice Moms Have Ever Heard

"The craziest thing would have to be when my dear grandmother told me to not look at the monkeys when I go to the zoo. She said if I did, then my baby would look like a monkey. She was dead serious while telling me this."

"I was warned that if I cut my hair, it would cause a premature birth. Also that if I crossed my legs, the baby's legs would stop developing."

"Put clothespins on your nipples every day to toughen them up."

"Don't take a bath. You will drown the baby."

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"I was told to wear some type of metal on your underwear so when there is a full moon you won't lose your baby."

"I was told to only go as far as my knees into the ocean. If the ocean water got up to my vagina, it would make me go into labor."

"I was told to pick up your belly when you think you're done peeing and more will come out. Weird but it worked!"

"Have sex doggy style to flip a breech baby." 

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"I was told to cover up on the beach, because if you got sun on your stomach, it would blind the baby."

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"Shower in room temperature water only; otherwise you'll cook the baby. Well, I had five kids and I managed to take my hot showers without cooking any of them."

"My sister told me that consuming castor oil while pregnant would help my baby have a higher intelligence. Fortunately, I had enough intelligence to realize that was not a smart idea!"

"Someone told my daughter not to bounce ... The woman said it drives the baby down your birth canal. My daughter thought she was insane. I just laughed."

"I was told to not to eat spicy foods or my baby would be born blind."

"My mother-in-law advised me not to breathe on a crowded street to 
avoid inhaling car emissions."

"Don't go outside during a solar eclipse or your baby will be all messed up. I did anyway, and she is perfect."

"Don't raise your arms above your head; it will cause the baby to flip and get the cord wrapped around his neck."

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"Stop wearing jeans — because I would squish the fetus."

"Put a coat on. That baby is going to catch cold! This was said to me when I was about six months pregnant and standing outside on a winter day. They do know it doesn't work that way, right?"

"Drink beer to prevent cradle cap."

"I was told by my 88-year-old grandma that pregnant women should only have sex in the butt to help keep things moving back there. For the record, I didn't follow her advice!"

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