Being caring and attentive is a common grandparent trait. They want only what’s best for their kin, which is why they might go to extreme lengths to make sure nothing bad ever happens to them. Though in order to make sure that it doesn’t, one has to take certain precautionary measures, which might sometimes seem illogical or cuckoo at best.
For instance, according to some grandmas, moms have to bite off the nails of their babies instead of using clippers, or else the little one might become a thief. Other grandmothers have something against socks, as they say that putting them on babies can stop the growth of their ankles.
These are just a couple examples of superstitions regarding babies grandparents have shared with their loved ones. In a video that went viral, TikToker ‘artbydemarcusshawn’ discussed some that he’s heard from his, starting a thread of netizens discussing more surprising instances. Scroll down to find some questionable suggestions on the list below and see for yourself how superstitious grandparents can get when it comes to babies.
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My MIL would bother the s**t out of me to bath my baby with lettuce every day because it reduce chances of sleep apnea I’m like girl I’m tired
My grandma would say don’t let the baby look at it’s reflection in the mirror or their teeth won’t come in
My grandma told me to never hold my baby on my hip or else he’ll be bow legged
Lol I’m Appalachian and there are so many of these. “dont hold the baby upside down because you will turn it’s liver over” my fav
my mom said that long hair can wrap around my babies fingers and cut them off one by one so I shouldn’t let him play with hair
My husbands grandmother always said if my child (who was inside) wasn’t wearing socks, he’d get hypothermia. in the middle of the summer too.
My granny said I was patting my baby to hard she said “you don’t want her intestines to fall out” it was a regular tap as she was falling asleep
“don’t go outside after birth for a month the baby can get colic”-RIP grandma
granny saw a fly in my living room and then proceeded to order MOSQUITO NET COVER for her bassinet bc obviously flies will lay eggs in the baby mouth
I was told not to tickle babies feet or they will be incontinent as adults.
‘Don’t tickle his feet, he’ll get diabetes’ was a real one we heard.
My grandma used to tell us not to sit on the cold concrete cause it will ruin our internal organs
My grandma said not to have the baby out at night because he will get gas
My grandma yelled at me and said that I could get scoliosis from holding my WEEK old little brother “too much”
My grandma used to tell me that if a baby stared at a fan too long that they would be hypnotized.
My aunty and mama said I need to put greens and corn bread in my baby bottle to keep him full at night because that’s what they did back in the day.
