The collection of old wives tales below are based on my personal experience that I have tested over the years. However, I do not guarantee that they will or will not work for everybody.
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Washing hair on cold rainy days
4 May 2008
Do not wash baby’s hair on rainy days
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Reason
Baby will catch cold easily
True or False?
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Eating tidbits
6 April 2008
If a man loves eating tidbits he will only have daughters and no sons
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Reason
I do not know
True or False?
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Giving porridge to baby
3 February 2008
Do not give porridge to baby if he has a fever
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Reason
The fever will go up
True or False?
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Fifty cent coin myth
17 October 2007
If baby has an umbilical hernia, place a fifty cent coin on it.
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Reason
To close the hernia
True or False?
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Bitter gourd vine myth
22 September 2007
Bath the baby with boiled bitter gourd vine
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Reason
To reduce ‘heatiness’ in babies
True or False?
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Charcoal and nail myth
19 August 2007
Place a sharp piece of charcoal and a nail in a red packet
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Reason
Prevent your baby from being disturbed by wandering spirits
True or False?
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Baby thigh myth
22 July 2007
The crease(s) on your baby’s thighs will determine the sex of your next baby
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Reason
I honestly do not know the reason
True or False?
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Pomelo leaves myth
19 June 2007
To stop a baby from crying non-stop bathe him with pomelo leaves
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Reason
Pomelos are supposed to have cleansing properties against spirits so bathing with the leaves will drive the spirits away.
True or False?
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Mosquito bite myth
26 May 2007
To stop the itch from a mosquito bite, use your nail and gently press all over the swelling
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Reason
Pressing with the nail will disperse the toxin in the mosquito’s saliva.
True or False?
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Tissue paper myth
2 May 2007
Place a piece of wet tissue on your baby’s forehead to stop hiccups.
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Reason
I honestly do not know and neither does the contributor of this myth but I have tested it over the last 4 months.
Contributed by: Brigitte Rozario
True or False?
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Black thread myth
14 April 2007
Tie a piece of black thread on the ring finger to cure or prevent a stye from becoming worse.
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Reason
I am not sure but according to my late grandmother, the thread is supposed to tie the root of the stye and kill it.
True or False?
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Bread crust myth
14 April 2007
Do not give bread crust to children.
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Reason
They will choke on it.
True or False?
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Underwear myth
1 April 2007
If your baby sleeps all day and stays awake during the night you should put a pair of his father’s underwear upside down above his head for a couple of days.
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Reason
It is believed that the baby’s sleeping pattern is upside down therefore by placing the underwear in the upside down position it will revert the baby’s sleeping pattern to 'normal'.
True or False?
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Hammer myth
1 April 2007
When my mother told me about using a hammer to treat bumps and bruises following a fall I actually laughed at her and said what nonsense.
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Reason
Nobody knows.
True or False?
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Mirror Myth
11 March 2007
Do not let a baby under 4 months look at the mirror.
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Reason
The outcome is the child will be very good at telling lies later.
True or False?
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