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title: “15 Terrifying Ways Babys Were Mishandled In The Past” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-07” author: “Travis Rodriguez”

More from CafeMom: 21 Things ’80s Kids Did That Would Horrify Us Now OK, OK — we know it’s not right to judge. But given that the seat belt wasn’t even invented until 1959, it’s safe to assume that everything before that time was extremely dangerous. Baby products were mostly made from metal or hard woods, had no support or precautions to keep baby protected, or, worst of all, were perched precariously where no baby belongs! Some of these contraptions were even used by doctors and scientist, which truly boggles the mind.  More from CafeMom: 20 Kids’ Toys That Offended or Creeped People Out Take a look at these horrifying parenting practices from the early 20th century and be thankful we live in a time when there is so much more known about babycare.  And let us know — which practice was the craziest of all? More from CafeMom: 6 Ways to Tell Baby’s Gender From an Early Sonogram More from CafeMom: The Average Age of First-Time Moms Around the World More from CafeMom: 15 Totally Weird Things Parents Have Caught Their Little Kids Doing More from CafeMom: 15 Outrageously Inappropriate Gender Reveal Cakes  More from CafeMom: 7 Neurotic Confessions From Overprotective Moms

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