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February 25, 2020

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The nanny insists she was saving the baby from ‘chemicals’ found in formula…

A mum has shared her horror in Slate’s advice column ‘Dear Prudence’  after she found her babysitter breastfeeding her daughter when she arrived to pick her up from childcare. The mum says she thought she had found the perfect care for her adopted daughter, with the nanny looking after a number of children in her own home.

Immediate Disapproval

The mum said that everything had been going smoothly until she made the discovery, with one notable exception. After disclosing to the nanny that she fed her daughter with formula, the mum says she was met with immediate disapproval. “You feed her that slop?” the nanny allegedly asked, but the mum admits she brushed it off and thought no more of it, despite initially being taken aback by the question. “I ignored the barb (I’m used to it), gave a quick rundown and went on my way,” she said. On the day in question, the mum says she got off work earlier than usual and went to collect her daughter, arriving at the daycare before the scheduled pick up time.

Completely Unacceptable

The mum says she let herself into the house through the side entrance used by parents and saw the woman breastfeeding her baby daughter. “When I got to the area of the house where my daughter was, I about fell over. The day care provider was NURSING MY BABY!” she said. “I marched over, took the baby from her arms, and asked her if she was crazy.”

The potential dangers of sharing breast milk are well documented including infection and nutritional imbalance, not to mention the emotional attachment associated with it, so we can completely understand where this mum is coming from – this nanny definitely crossed the line!

Have you had a bad childcare experience? Share your story in the comments.

  • So very wrong!

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  • What infection can you get from the breastmilk?


    • Exactly what I’m thinking, sounds made up to me, anything to fool the public into thinking formula is fine , and all a child needs. In times past it was an emergency solution to a dangerous problem, now some people just reach for it because some can’t be bothered breast feeding
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  • Oh dear what was the nanny thinking very shocking

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  • Oh wow! Was this her way to show disapproval for the use of formula? She can’t do that. I would have been very upset too!

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  • Totally unacceptable!!!

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  • Absolutely not correct at all,any mother would be shocked by this!

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  • I’d be horrified too! And with good reason. Who knows what the woman could be carrying.

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  • Wow this babysitter sure crossed some lines !
    No, I don’t have such experience.

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  • I probably would have left when she initially voiced opinions about what I fed my child to be honest.

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  • Shocking!! How anything thinks this is right is beyond me.

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  • That’s quite appalling. You shouldn’t do that without the mums’ consent.

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  • That is just so wrong! Not only for health reasons but to ignore the mothers thoughts, beliefs and routine……..so wrong. I hope a report is placed and this ‘nanny’ is fined, warned, barred…..whatever the charges are, throw the book at her

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  • that’s just wrong on the nanny’s behalf – I hope the other mum has at least lodged a complaint with the people that the nanny has to register through so the other parents can assess their children’s feeding needs before taking them to that particular nanny!

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  • No matter what your personal beliefs are you need to respect the choices of the parents. I would be horrified if I found someone else feeding my baby sneakily behind my back.

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