I used to believe that when a woman had a baby it came out through her belly button and when they cut the cord it would form into another belly button for the mum so if a woman had 7 children she would have seven belly buttons all on top of one another! Don't know where that came from...
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- 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 think that babies were made when you press your mums belly button.
Then a baby would fall out— Chris Hyndman - babies come out of your belly button— Kit
- when I was a kid I thought that babies come out of a belly-button.— Ana
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann