It's Just A Myth!

Soon to be a mother and wondering what to believe and what to ignore from the mountains of advice being off-loaded onto you? Read on to see which beliefs you can safely ignore...

Show me a first-time-pregnant lady or new mum and I’ll show you 10 well-meaning aunts, neighbors and ancillary old ladies waiting to confuse her with plenty of unsolicited advice on what to eat and feed her baby! I’ve noticed certain trends in this advice – most of it originated at least four generations before ours when our ancestors followed a more agrarian style of living (replete with a couple of cows); verification is always based on the example of a relative of a relative of a cousin who listened to the advice and was ‘saved’; current proponents generally distrust modern medical science and doctors “…who are too young to know what we know”!

Let’s look into a couple of the more common ‘food myths’ to identify whether there is indeed any head to them? In certain cases, the suggestions are actually scientifically backed, in others, the reasoning may be flawed but the food advice is bang on… and the remaining cases really are strange old wives’ tales!

Myth #1

Drink plain milk (or eat white rasgullas) when you are pregnant to ensure your child will be born with a fair complexion; don’t drink tea or coffee lest your baby’s dark!