Old wives tales

Boy or girl? There are so many old wives tales out there when it comes to predicting the sex of your baby, but do they actually work? I’ve had one boy and one girl and some I found to be true while others not so much, but the ones below seemed pretty accurate during my […]

4 years ago

It looks like this old wives’ tale might be true after all.

7 years ago

Nowadays there are early home pregnancy tests and blood tests that your GP can do, but have you ever wondered how they determined a pregnancy in days of yore? Well, some of the ‘tests’ were pretty out there. Here are some of the strangest ones: 1. The Onion Test Be warned, you may never look at […]

7 years ago

Everyone’s heard an old wives tale or two when it comes to health, but a new study suggests it’s worth having a chat about it if your kids spend time in their grandparents’ care. Many grandparents practice outdated health and parenting myths that could potentially pose serious risks to young children, according to illuminating new […]

8 years ago

This two-month-old baby became an overnight internet sensation when her parents uploaded the below snap on Imgur and Instagram. Michael and Andre Rader’s daughter Coral won the hearts of thousands last month because of her full head of dark hair. A photo posted by Michael Rader (@picgenic) on May 17, 2016 at 6:17pm PDT Alongside the […]

10 years ago

We’ve heard plenty of old wives’ tales regarding the sex of the baby but most of those were semi-believable… well, they were fun at least. But there are some old wives’ tales regarding pregnancy that are just so out there that we can’t even imagine how someone came up with them. Here are just a […]

11 years ago