I used to believe that you got pregnant just in the same way you caught a cold. A man would cough on you or sneeze on you.
A childhood belief about getting pregnant

others believed things like this
- I used to think if you caught a cold during summer, it was called a "hot".— Brandon Campbell
- I thought that a woman got pregnant kind of like catching a cold, by being around her husband for a long time.— No Name
- I used to think that if you don't close your eyes while you sneeze YOU DIE!!!!— Nutter
- I used to believe that I was allergic to the sun, because whenever I looked at it, I would sneeze.— John 117
- I was once told by a friend at school that if you sneeze you actually die for a split second.— Alex
- My dad always told me to never hold my sneeze and if I did, then my head will explode.— anon.