Most moms try their best when it comes to raising their little ones, hoping that the decisions they make will lead to one healthy and happy baby.
This mom, for instance, decided that she wants her child to be breastfed exclusively. Yet, her mother-in-law went against her wishes, because of a reason quite a few netizens found absurd at best. Be that as it may, the woman’s husband chose to side with his mother. Scroll down to find the full story below.
Women do not always see eye to eye with mothers-in-law when it comes to raising children
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This woman couldn’t believe her MIL’s reason for choosing formula over breast milk
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No two kids are the same, so what works for one might not work for the other
No two moms or babies are the same, so it’s clear that what works for one might not work for the other. For instance, if Susan’s toddler couldn’t be happier eating their veggies—a rare case in the toddler world—Anna Marie’s little one might scream bloody murder just at the sight of broccoli alone.
And that’s okay. There is no rulebook to what’s universally best for—and will not be refused with a temper tantrum by—every child. There are guidelines, of course, and the fact that Anna Marie’s child doesn’t like broccoli shouldn’t lead to them being fed candy only, but it’s a mom’s job to find what works best for their one and only bundle of joy.
The mom in the story decided that what’s best for her child is being breastfed; and she likely had her reasons, as do the mothers who opt for formulas instead. But her mother-in-law’s reason for refusing to give breast milk to her grandchild didn’t seem to be based on anything other than a bizarre belief.
Even though breast milk being “dirty” is arguably not a common one, there are many myths surrounding breastfeeding, which are simply not true. UNICEF Parenting busted quite a few of them, such as that you should always wash your nipples before breastfeeding or that you should only eat plain food during that period. Have you heard that exercise will affect the taste of your milk? Well, that’s also proven not to be true.
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The reason children hate certain foods likely lies in the natural chemistry of their mouths
For those choosing to breastfeed their little stork-delivered wonder, it might be unclear when exactly to stop doing that, as… surprise surprise – that, too, tends to differ with each child; not all of them are equally eager to start snacking on solid foods.
But when they do, some foods prove to be way tastier than others (the aforementioned broccoli is a common butt of the joke for a reason). And it shows; it’s pretty evident that kids’ faces are great indicators of what they do and do not like.
Researchers have found that an answer to why that is arguably lies in the natural chemistry of the human mouth. Newsweek reports that a team of Australian researchers found that certain bacteria that live inside a child’s mouth, called the “oral microbiome”, affect the chemical reactions determining what certain vegetables taste like.
According to the lead author of the study, Damian Frank, chewing broccoli, for instance, exposes chemical compounds to bacteria, which produce sulfur compounds. The latter can then build up in kids’ mouths and impact their perception of flavor, as the more sulfur compounds are found in their mouths, the more they reportedly hate said food.
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Fellow redditors didn’t think that the OP was a jerk, but they did criticize her husband and her mother-in-law
