Am I the only one who didn't know this? (dead rabbits mentioned)

OrangeCrush9

So we told my parents last night that we are pregnant again.  Of course they are excited and hopeful.  But one of the first things my dad said was "the rabbit died!?" which elicited a huge "huh?" from DH and me.  Apparently the old HPT was to inject your urine into a female rabbit.  The belief was that if the rabbit died, you were pregnant!

I have confirmed the use of this method as a pregnancy test, but apparently the rabbit always died, so it wasn't too reliable. 

I also had to explain to both of them in response to the question "how far along are you?" why you are already considered two weeks pregnant when you conceive.  They were amazed.  Funny how things change!

kilissa

My mom told my stepdad "the rabbit died" when she was pregnant with my brother. 

vflipo

I had to google it the first time I heard it somewhere.

sinisterkat01

They used to get the antibodies to beta-HCG from rabbits at some point, when making pregnancy tests.  I didn't know about injecting urine directly into the rabbit . . .

grr_aargh

The rabbit doesn't die, the rabbit is killed.  If there are cysts on, I think it's the kidneys, the presence of HCG is detected.

 

And yes.  I knew that.  I deemed myself #1 rabbit killer in 2009. 

mdavidson

My parents told me this too, CRAZY.

nurseJK

I have never heard this. It scares the H out of me...