Touchy situation, what would you do?

[SC Minnie]

I am glad to hear the child is going to be taken care of.

 

[Hillbeans]

Thanks for the update. I'm glad that the baby will get the necessary care she needs. Hopefully your niece will do the same at some point.

 

[Dee & Greg]

Your niece is going with her husband to DC "for a few WEEKS" and leaving the baby behind. Where is the husband in all this? Is he just going along with it all? I find that very strange. Maybe it's just me, but every father that I know would look at their wife and say "are you nuts?" Something isn't adding up here with the father.

 

[happybratpack]

Your niece is going with her husband to DC "for a few WEEKS" and leaving the baby behind. Where is the husband in all this? Is he just going along with it all? I find that very strange. Maybe it's just me, but every father that I know would look at their wife and say "are you nuts?" Something isn't adding up here with the father.

Sorry, screwed up my post, I said AF and meant Navy. Been one of those days.

 

[happybratpack]

Your niece is going with her husband to DC "for a few WEEKS" and leaving the baby behind. Where is the husband in all this? Is he just going along with it all? I find that very strange. Maybe it's just me, but every father that I know would look at their wife and say "are you nuts?" Something isn't adding up here with the father.

The father is a 20 year old kid that joined the Navy 2 weeks before the child was born. He has been gone most of the time except for a couple leaves that he came back here for. Like I said, it's not a great situation.

 

[taximomfor4]

You're right, I don't know why I'm being vague. I'm paranoid, but nobody else I know reads here.

It's my niece, she's 21 and had a baby WAY before she was emotionally ready. She's almost a year old, very tiny - she only feeds formula and resists giving her any kind of baby food because she doesn't want her to be a "chubby baby". The pediatrician told her she's not feeding her enough and gave her a recommended schedule, but she's still feeding her the same amounts as she was months ago. We had not seen her in a few months, but my Mom kept her yesterday and is so upset. She said when the baby stayed with her she was eating everything she gave her and was wanting more. She also mentioned she's very weak. My niece has had eating disorder problems since she was a tween, she's 5'10 or so and is under 100 pounds. She eats maybe a meal a day.

UGH. This is a horrible situation. I honestly don't feel like she's taking proper care of her and she is adamant that she's fine.

Now that I've written this out I've solved my dilemma. I'm calling. My gut is saying that someone needs to step in that's not family and evaluate the situation. If I'm wrong then I'm wrong.

I am a little late piping in here...but if the ped's office is truly believing this baby is in danger, they are obligated (at least in my state) to call it in. There is no wavering...that was one of the first laws pounded into our heads in nursing school.

Good thing family is taking care of the baby, hopefully the temporary arrangement becomes more long term. Eating Disorders are a serious problem, one that is a life-long battle. The damage is far-reaching. Hope this was caught in time!