Re: interfering relatives.
Yup, same issues with the honey thing and ppl telling me it’s time to start feeding solids to my 4 month baby (while I want to wait till she’s 6 months).
How to find balance b/w advice from the ped. vs desi totka’s and advice from older generations?!
Guess everyone here is dealing with the same! 
Re: interfering relatives.
I do it my way! People including MIl and my mom have become offended but I didn't care. Even the "doctor said this" works some of the time as my MIL said oh doctors! let them say. I get back to people with "research says this" and really if you don't believe in research we do as we have an eduacted approach", it ticks off people so much that they stop saying things.
Re: interfering relatives.
^ About the talc thing, there is research that suggests a connection between it and cancer in the lungs and in the ovaries. Given that the dust can be inhaled and the placement of talc in the diaper area, I think the link is reason enough to stop using it.
sahar can you help me to post the link..my bhabi use the talc for new born
Re: interfering relatives.
Lol gemini... My point wasnt that if we give honey it will def cause somethin bad to happen but it can. I was just sayin that when kids die here its labeled as sids or infection or pneumonia and when kids die in pak its labeled kala jaadu or just allah ki marzi. It just annoys me when ppl say that how come all these diseases dont exist in pak? Well they do but its just under a diff label.
EXACTLY
Re: interfering relatives.
Here’s one source: Talcum Powder: The Hidden Dangers | HuffPost Life
And another: http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/AtHome/talcum-powder-and-cancer