Restrictions?!

Hi, Wanna know if anyone experiences cases where the elders have strange advices on your food intake and how you handle them? For example, I was told NOT to eat the following foods/fruits that are recommended to have during pregnancy and to EAT the food where is it not recommended to have during pregnancy The DONTS by Elder - anything sour - kiwi - strawberries - yoghurt -bird nest - don’t drink too much water The DOs and OKAY by Elders - cold ham - papaya - LOTSSSS of durian (they say don’t be worried, I won’t get diabetes) - best to only eat apple and pear for fruits (really like only this two fruits for 9 months?!) Not saying I’m going to follow what the elder say, but I’m definitely will not be comfortable doing what I do usually with them around as I will be nagged and blamed for. How do you handle and manage all this “restrictions” given by the elders? Of cos one way to tackle this issue will be consulting the Gynae if the above foods are good to eat !

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Super Mum

I experienced this too, what's more ridiculous is my own parents would have a set of rules and my in-laws have their own different set of rules haha. It's impossible to please everyone. You yourself know best what's good for baby as we have gynae to advise us plus Internet resources. Their outdated beliefs might not benefit anyone. So for me I just ignore and eat what I want when they're not around.

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5y ago

Thankfully I have very supportive parents and they trust that whatever I’m doing meant well for the baby! Thanks for sharing your experience and advice ! ☺️