It's sad the woman put herself and the newborn through that. Using her mother not ******-feeding her as the reason for her disconnected relationship with her mother, to the point of risking the health and well-being of her newborn.
Perhaps postpartum played a part in the lack of judgment and thinking about the matters of importance when it comes to the health safety and well-being of her newborn.
"I had been fed with formula as a baby myself, and I wanted every kind of distance from my own upbringing".
"My relationship with my own mother is a challenging work-in-progress. I always had my share of friends, some of them good, but rarely did I feel I could trust women completely. Inevitably, it seemed, there was a hefty serving of cliquishness with a side of subverted rage".
I hope the newborn got the nourishment he needed in time. And the Mother has the life and connection with her newborn she wanted with her own mother.
"The baby was wetting nappies, but he needed to nurse constantly, and never got a full belly on which he (and I) could rest for a few hours"
"She was visibly shaken by the sight of our shrivelled infant".
Other Symptoms
"A malnourished baby may sleep too much or cry excessively".
Signs & Symptoms of Malnutrition in Babies
http://www.livestrong.com/art...
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It's sad the woman put herself and the newborn through that. Using her mother not ******-feeding her as the reason for her disconnected relationship with her mother, to the point of risking the health and well-being of her newborn.
Perhaps postpartum played a part in the lack of judgment and thinking about the matters of importance when it comes to the health safety and well-being of her newborn.
"I had been fed with formula as a baby myself, and I wanted every kind of distance from my own upbringing".
"My relationship with my own mother is a challenging work-in-progress. I always had my share of friends, some of them good, but rarely did I feel I could trust women completely. Inevitably, it seemed, there was a hefty serving of cliquishness with a side of subverted rage".
I hope the newborn got the nourishment he needed in time. And the Mother has the life and connection with her newborn she wanted with her own mother.
"The baby was wetting nappies, but he needed to nurse constantly, and never got a full belly on which he (and I) could rest for a few hours"
"She was visibly shaken by the sight of our shrivelled infant".
Other Symptoms
"A malnourished baby may sleep too much or cry excessively".
Signs & Symptoms of Malnutrition in Babies
http://www.livestrong.com/art...
Precautions
Failure to thrive and loss of weight can cause serious complications in young ********. Talk to your doctor if you think your ***** may have a nutritional deficiency or shows any symptoms of malnutrition. Without prompt treatment, malnutrition in infants and toddlers can cause permanent physical and mental stunting, minimizing the possibility of your ***** reaching his full potential.
http://www.livestrong.com/art...
Its not just about the ******-feeding everything that person eats / consumes transfers to the baby. If I had a baby I would want the baby to bond with me. And be a strong influence over that *****, until it could make its own safe rational healthy decisions in life. If that means formula fed so be it! The *****'s life is more important than what I want!