Baby Traditions around the World
On this Indonesian island babies are not allowed to touch the ground for the first three months of their lives.
Bali
Madre
Spanish or Italian
The singer of this chilly tune got in trouble for illegally sampling Queen’s “Under Pressure.”
Ice Ice Baby
Cat
2 Months
It’s an old wives tale that if you’re carrying low you can expect this gender baby.
Male
This Baltic nation has the longest paid maternity leave at 85 weeks!
Estonia
Mutter
German
Despite its peppy tune and carefree music video some have argued that this 1999 pop megahit promotes domestic violence
Baby Hit Me One More Time
Rabbit
1 month
According to old wives “tails” you should stay away from this animal during pregnancy.
Cats
The Japanese keep this in a lacquer box called a “heso-no-o” or “tail of the body.”
Umbilical Cord
Mere
French
This 1992 hit may not be talking about a baby bump but it does celebrate female curves.
Baby Got Back
Giraffe
15 months
If you have a lot of heartburn during pregnancy you can also expect your baby to have a lot of this.
Hair
In Bulgaria it is considered bad luck to coo over a new baby. Instead Bulgarians pretend the baby is ugly and tell the baby that they hope this animal poops on them.
Chicken
Okaasan
Japanese
This Mariah Carey ballad may seem like a love song, but some have deemed it the “ultimate stalker” song.
Always Be My Baby
Elephant
21 months
According to an old wives tale, you can determine if you‘re pregnant by adding a few drops of your pee to this home cleaning product.
Bleach
In Pakistan a newborn’s head is shaved when the baby is this number of days old. The weight of the baby’s hair is then given away in gold.
7 days
Ahm
Arabic
With lines like “coming home intoxicated,” “I was high as the sky,” and “I'll make you hot till you've had enough” this Rick James song is probably not baby friendly.
Give it to me baby
Sperm whale
16 months
It’s an old wives tale that eating this fruit can help bring on labor.
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