Baby Lore: Superstitions and Old Wives Tales from the World Over Related to Pregnancy, Birth and Babycare
Product Description
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. There’s 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 baby’s sex at conception to making a baby walk early or easing baby’s teething pains. Some examples: ~ A broom sweeps away th… More >>
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I loved this book, it’s brilliant! As an (immanent) mom to be, I was feeling down cos of my ever-expanding belly and thighs and this brought joy to my day.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a wonderful book that will guarantee hours of fun for all moms or midwives. It had all the nursing colleagues at my hospital in stitches! It would make a fanastic baby shower gift for any expectant or new mom.
This is packed full of superstitions that I have never ever heard before, so its thoroughly original as well as well as being very well-researched.
What I most liked about it was that it was very easy to read, full of just the beliefs and superstitions rather than lots of boring academic text.
Rating: 5 / 5