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Both grandmothers say no curd or banana for the baby while it's raining. Do you follow that?

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Our daughter is a little under a year and has been eating curd and mashed banana happily for months. Since the rains set in, both grandmothers, my mother on the phone and my mother-in-law in person, have separately told us to stop both until the monsoon is over. They are 'cold' and she will catch a cold. When I asked at her last check-up, the paediatrician said there's no reason to stop if she's well, and that the colds going around this season come from other children, not from curd. I believe that. I've also noticed that I quietly stopped giving banana at dinner, so some part of me clearly isn't sure. I'm not looking for medical advice; I'll go with the doctor. I'm curious what families actually do. Did you follow these rules, ignore them, or do one thing at home and another in front of the grandparents?

6 comments

  • lilac_gecko_7835

    We did the last one. Followed the rules whenever my mother-in-law was visiting, forgot them the day she left. Daughter is 15 now and nobody can tell which regime she grew up on.

  • fig_bottle_4651

    We kept curd and gave in on banana. Curd was a big part of what she ate at that age and I didn't want to lose it for three months. Banana was easy to swap for papaya or chikoo, so that's where we let my mother win. It kept the peace without changing much. Whether it made any difference to colds, I have no idea. She got the usual ones anyway.

  • hazel_gecko_2892

    Curd at room temperature instead of straight from the fridge. That was the compromise in our house and both sides accepted it.

  • moss_kettle_2802

    In our house the curd rule never stood a chance. The elder one had curd rice most days through two monsoons. My mother was far more worried about him crawling out onto the wet balcony than about anything he ate.

    • willow_notebook_1251

      the balcony is the one i can't win either. our youngest heads straight for the wet floor out there, and whatever happens next, the grandparents blame the curd.

  • maple_veranda_9329

    My mother had a list of 'cold' foods that was longer than the list of allowed ones. With my daughter I followed the doctor and let my mother say her piece. What helped was not announcing anything. If curd was on the plate, it was on the plate. Once it was obvious the baby was well, the arguments faded.

  • lagoon_bookmark_7250

    Late to this. Telugu grandmothers have the same list, with curd at night right at the top. We kept curd at lunch and skipped it at dinner, which was an easy middle ground for everyone. My daughter is nine and my mother still checks.

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