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A member asked:

My wife's family (from slovakia) insist that looking at the baby from the top (so she would see me upside down) will cause squinting. any truth in it?

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The baby is...: The baby is smarter than that. Feel free to go upside-down and look at the baby. If the baby is older, he or she might even giggle.

Answered 5/29/2016

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