Weird Baby Care Advice

Here is some odd baby care advice I received from family, friends and strangers:

1. Hold the baby under her thighs and not directly under her bottom so that the baby wont have a flat ass.
2. Give the baby a bit of brandy so she wont be frightened easily.
3. Cut her hair directly after birth because the hair will eat her growth.
4. Avoid the sun so her skin wont darken.
5. Throw tiny baby up in the air and catch her so she can get used to being thrown.
6. Carry baby on your back so she wont refuse later.
7. Give her cooking oil with salt to aid digestion.
8. Cooking oil also helps with gas and oils the poop so it comes out easier.
9. Have a traditional healer type of person check the babies fontanelle.
10. Nurses say a lot, don't listen to it all.
11. A mother should not peak at her babies budding teeth as it will stop them coming out.
12. A penis can somehow magically "cure" a fontanelle.
13. Ingesting cooking oil helps a baby sleep more.
14. Dont allow an "evil" person to hold the baby before her umbilical cord stump falls off.
15. Bury umbilical cord stump to protect it from witches.

I found it best to just nod and smile.

Do you have any strange advice you were given?

Hoodia - Its The Shit!

Hoodia - a genus of 13 species in the flowering plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae:

I know I could have phrased it a tad more eloquently but hey - it really is the shit. I had been struggling with my weigh for a long time. And it helped me. Its not some magic cure, no. I didnt just drink hoodia and magially loose weight.It did help me make better food choices. I changed my eating habits and cut down on my portions. It works! Plain and simple. I took mine in tea form:

And it actually delivered. When I first got it I thought what the hey let me give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised. Im not into excersize too much, so thank you hoodia plant! Thats me below

Vinegar and other natural remedies!

Apple cider vinegar

I discovered vinegar about two years ago. Before that it was but a sour liquid I avoided - even on chips! But    then my mom sent me a couple of books which touched on vinegar and other natural remedies and I haven't looked back since.
Of the top of my head, far I have used it to/as:

• Washing my hair - fights dandruff and is good for your hair
• Slight upset tummy/food poisoning?
• Fading acne marks