Pregnancy Tips that you Must Obey

1. No hammering in of nails as it could cause a miscarriage.

2. No laughing at dwarves, ugly people, people with deformities or going to the zoo. Your child might be born like the person or animal you laughed at. A true story: someone laughed at a midget side-show once and her kid really turned out to be a dwarf.

3. No eating octopus or sotong because the suckers will cause the baby to be stuck inside and not come out.

4. Don't eat too much oranges or drink cold drinks as it causes phelm in the baby.

5. If you're tired all the time or have difficult morning sickness, it's most likely a boy. Dunno why.

6. Pineapples are out of the question. Eating them can cause a miscarriage.

7. Don't eat too much spicy food. Your baby will come out "heaty", perhaps even have nose-bleeds later on in life.

From my Indian colleagues:
8. Don't cross rivers or oceans.
9. Don't try to find out the sex of the baby till it's born. I think this has it's roots in how traditionally boys are favoured over girls.
10. Look at happy, pretty things. Especially photographs of handsome or beautiful relatives. ore specifically, if you desire your child to look like your husband, grandparent or yourself, look at the photograph every day.

11. Pregnant women cannot dye or perm their hair. This one is medically proven. Is that why in all the old Chinese drama shows depicting the 50s and 60s, women always perm their hair after they give birth?

That's all for now.