I used to think that natural baby birth meant that the baby came out of the mother's belly button, and a "c-section" meant that they had to cut open the mommy's tummy to get the baby out [at least I had half of it right]! At one point when I was younger, I actually asked my best friend's mother if my friend had come out of her belly button or if they had to do a c-section.
A childhood belief about giving birth
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a woman gave birth by pressing her belly button and the baby popped out.
— Tasha K - When I was younger I thought that when a woman was pregnant she would feed her baby through her belly button!— Hennie
- i used to believe when you had a baby it would come out of the belly button— cortni
- i used to believe that when you pushed your belly button a baby would pop out im now 14 and know the truth — kelsey
- I used to believe that when a woman was pregnant, she fed the baby with a tiny spoon through her belly button.— Marie
- I used to think that babies were made when you press your mums belly button.
Then a baby would fall out— Chris Hyndman