Pakistani actress Mariyam Nafees has spoken up about the unsolicited and often harmful advice that many new moms still receive today.

 

She shared a post on her Instagram in which a mother-in-law tells her daughter-in-law not to feed her baby because her hair was wet after a shower. Opposing the advice, Mariyam said, “These kinds of stories boil my blood.”

 

She shared a post originally from Soul Sisters Pakistan which read: “Went to somebody's house yesterday. The mother of a newborn baby was politely informed by the mother-in-law not to feed the baby because she took bath and her hairs were wet. The mother waited till her hairs get dry and by that time the infant went to long deep sleep with empty tummy… Me looking at the tiny baby hungry and crying felt bad… Please ACT NORMAL ACT HUMAN.”

 

The post also highlighted other outdated beliefs, such as: "A mother’s stomach problems can harm the baby through breast milk,

 

Moon eclipses cause cleft palates in babies,

 

Babies should not sleep in silence, and that noise like banging pots helps them."

 

Dismissing the outdated advice, Mariyam strongly encouraged new moms to trust themselves. She wrote: “Read this and kinda boiled my blood. The girl here stated some legit facts.

 

Also, momma's – suno sabki, karo apni. You know what's best for your child. You're the MOTHER. You're God gifted when it comes to instincts."