Lack of Education.
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Topic: Lack of Education.
Posted By: mamanee
Subject: Lack of Education.
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 5:56pm
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This fully disturbed me as my baby is the same age and I would never do this.
My stepmum is a nurse and told me a lady came in to the doctors with her six week old baby because he was unwell. She had been feeding him weetbix and normal cows milk. My stepmum said to her that she shouldn't give her baby either of those things and that babies tummies can't handle solids at six weeks and to definitely not give him dairy products. The women then said 'That's ok, I will just give him yoghurt'. 
My stepmum said 'Yoghurt is a dairy product!' The women then rattled off a whole lot of other things that she had been giving not knowing that they not good for baby, ie: Custard baby food, other tinned baby foods, weetbix, cows milk, yoghurt, cheese. Then after being told that none of these things should be given to a six week old baby, she said 'What would you know?!' to my Stepmum who has been a nurse for 20 years and has two children! It saddens me about the lack of understanding about infant nutrition and I hope that she gets some help! |
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:24pm
I actually I have nothing I can say in response to that but WTF?????? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:30pm
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That is shocking! Baby food tins specifically state for 4mos+ (or more), and surely her mw would have been clear on that stuff before discharging her, not to mention Plunket! -------------  |
Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:39pm
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Yeah I agree busymum, is it a case of lack of education or a case of not taking in the education given!?! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:46pm
OMFG!!!! she actually sounds like a complete dumbass!! to me cos if it was an honest mistake then she would think "oh god! i better not do it again and take this ladies advice!" and not snap at someone who obviously knows what they are talking about!!! ggggrrrrr!!!
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:50pm
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I think people tend to get defensive when they're called on their parenting practises, regardless of whether they are actually wrong or right. I remember my Plunket nurse telling me about a lady she went to visit and was horrified to see her rinse out a dirty bottle under the tap then make it up with tap water for her newborn, yet the woman didn't understand what the issue was.
That said, it's pretty sad that no one bothered to educate this poor woman on what NOT to do with her bub, I have a friend who fostered a wee girl at 6 months who has pretty severe allergies from being given solids too young and the wrong types of foods. Even now at 5 it still affects her  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 7:47pm
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That is just plain scary! I am shocked to hear that there is a mother out there that doesn't know that a 6 week old baby doesn't eat solids full stop. I think she is very lucky the baby is still alive and hasn't choked to death on the food it has been given. And as Emma said I hate to think of the long term effects on this poor child! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 7:52pm
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In defence of plunket etc I wonder if the mother is actually going to them?? Or even told the midwife what she is feeding the child? Because it strikes me that if she told the dr's office to go jump she has probably also told plunket and her MW that. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 7:57pm
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having lived in south auckland most of my life I am afraid to say that this doesnt suprise me....nor does coke in baby bottles etc....
i think there is plenty of info out there for most things in life but of course it is up to individuals to access it - and there are pockets of society who choose not to... or maybe she lives in east auckland where they have such a severe lack of plunket nurses etc that they DARED to TRY and cancel my appointment today and make it for 3 weeks from now (WTF!!!)- and maybe that mother was one who gave up on them - unlike me who is about to write a stinking letter about their services....oops now that is another thread! 
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Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 7:58pm
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I don't know what to say.
. . . Nope. There's definitely nothing there. Shocking. ------------- Defending the male species since 1980 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:02pm
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Absolutely Paws. Like when Plunket told me to stop giving Briona water in a bottle at 8mos. I had already made up my mind and completely disregarded her advice.
Surely it's not lack of education though - IMO there's heaps around! - but why would she think that was ok??? ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:15pm
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That is really sad for the baby Situations like this really freak me out as Im applying to be a plunket nurse this month and coming across these sorts of situations or other neglect type ones worry me as I'll prob be a complete mess wanting to "save them all". I guess in alot of cases tho education and support will go along way! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:23pm
| People like that shouldn't be allowed to breed. |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:29pm
Eheh. How would you propose to stop people like that from breeding? ( Busymum just said mmm it can be done with scissors!!! )------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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nikkiwhyte wrote:Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:38pm
| I was thinking more along the lines of some sort of screening process for potential parents... a test of sorts. Not sure how to implement it - will have to work on the finer details. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:43pm
Hahaha it would be like an exam to have sex!!!!  ------------- |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:49pm
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no more like a LICENSE to have sex! can you picture it at high schools "i just got my license!" "oh i failed mine 3 times before i got it" "i had to have lessons"
ahem, anyway... that is just so sad, i cant even comprehend how that sort of education doesnt get through. how hard is it? milk for babies, sheesh! wow kels, good luck, you would make a fab plunket nurse. thats why alize is not letting you sleep, he is making you see what real sleep deprivation is like, so you can smpathise properly with your clients ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:56pm
My DH thinks the exact same thing! What a good idea  ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:19pm
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OMG that poor baby I hope the mum gets some help. I agree with you Niki some people just shouldn't be allowed to have babies. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:21pm
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OMG But I did receive my baby (plunket book type thing) from my mum and at 2 months I was on solids, i'm wondering if she had some not so friendly advice from an older woman saying a baby should get the taste of solids early I do hope the baby is ok. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:23pm
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:31pm
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A woman I know used to work for CYFS and she had an interview with a girl who had alreday had one of her babies taken off her. They had called her in because she had just given birth to another baby and they were checking to see if this one needed to be taken off her too. She went to get her from the waiting area and the girl was sitting there trying to feed her newborn McDonalds fries
The scary thing is that obviously no one else around them knows any better either! ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 6:41am
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Becks I was fed solids at 2months aswell, it was the norm back when we were babies.
Some people are jsut silly, I thought it was more common knowledge you dont feed babies solids till they are 4+ months and def no dairy till over 1. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 7:46am
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aaaargh poor kid ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 9:51am
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When I was at the hospital there was a mum that was feeding her baby water only. The baby had a full tummy but was basically starving to death and the midwives there only found out when the happened to walk in and see it happening ------------- "> 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 11:48am
Poor baby!
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 1:39pm
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wholly shed! Thats terrible!! Where are these people coming from and where are these ideas coming from??? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 8:26pm
I'm speechless! OMG! That's crazy! Water only! McDonalds fries! Weetbix!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 8:43pm
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*head explodes* ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 8:56pm
| Complete and utter disbelief. Those poor kids. |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 8:39am
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water only, man thats just wrong ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 8:19pm
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When I took jack to get his 6 week jabs the dr told me of a mum who took her 6 week baby in with a lollipop in its mouth
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 10:38pm
| And here I was freaked our cause taine had his first solids at 3 weeks! (chocolate from a "sharing bro") |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 10:43pm
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This all makes me quite sad These babies of ours are so precious, and some people are just so bloody clueless !!
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