I always thought I will raise my baby in a way modern mothers do, to ignore all the old wives tales which we find to be so ridiculous or clueless about. However, now i am beginning to realize why these advices survive thru the generations. Mothers are simply too protective over their children that they cannot think rationally.

Here are three advices which I do not really agree to the rational behind, but is going to implement into my daily routine.1. never expose the baby’s limbs when you bring her out
Off to grandpa house dressed in cute bodysuits. They are really cooling, since our weather is so warm and they expose her limbs. But the experienced aunties and mothers hurriedly stopped me. ” No No. You should always wrap her up, never expose her legs.” No reasons were given, but it is for the good of the baby. Even the Javanese practices that, Indah told me. Baby’s must be wrapped when they go out, to protect them from evil spirits.

2. never praise the baby straight into her face
This traditional Chinese belief suggest that you either keep your big mouth shut or you bad mouth the baby, never praise in front of her. Well, babies are all petty in nature, praise them and they will show your their true colours. Believe it or not, I am seeing the true colours from baby Zee. Perhaps i shouldn’t comment that she sleeps well and behave like a wonderful baby and is easy to handle, because all the opposite are happening now. I am getting irrational, ain’t I?

3.never pinch her cheeks, nor tickle their feet
Babies have these cute chubby cheeks that humans couldn’t resist pinching and miraculous small feet that we would like to tickle. But you better don’t be caught doing that in front of my mother in law. Don’t pinch her cheeks, or else she will become a drooling queen. Don’t tickle her feet, or else she will have height phobia and have problem crossing bridges. I am still tickling baby Zee’s feet, but cheeks wise, i don’t want saliva all over me.

I wonder twenty or thirty years down the road, will i offer these same pieces of advices to my dear baby.