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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Forcing" a baby to finish every oz. in every bottle borders on child abuse. This is never an acceptable option for a 5 month old infant. Why don't you think the nanny should have an opportunity to discuss this issue with the baby's pediatrition?[/quote]

I think we aren't taking OP's word here, because she didn't give us a whole lot of relevant information.

How do you force a baby to eat if they're not hungry? I've held a bottle there for 10 minutes, baby never started sucking because he wasn't hungry... so... I'm having a hard time visualizing exactly what it is OP is describing. Some more information might garner her more sympathetic posts.[/quote]
You've never seen a child being force fed your world? I have. The way I have seen parents force feed a baby, is they keep shoving  the bottle into the baby's mouth until the baby finally starts to suck the nipple. All this after the baby has repeatedly refused the bottle.[/quot
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Why are people afraid of the nanny getting any medical advice from the pediatrician? If the doctor that the parent has chosen, can support the Mother's feeding method (forcing the complete consumption of the entire contents of each and every bottle), the nanny would have less apprehension about causing harm to the baby.

Seems to me that we may have here a nanny who wants to maintain some level of admirable professional standards. Presumably that should include, 
"do the child no harm".

Personally, I would specifically want that kind of nanny for my child. By the same token, it's appropriate to acknowledge here that not every parent desires a professional nanny, for said reason. Some parents may prefer a lower priced warm body nanny, who will simply obey parental requests at every turn. This is what's otherwise known as a "high-maintance nanny". You can't trust her to know what it is you'd want her to do in any given senerio, unless you have specifically spelled it out for her, and she remembers exactly what you told her. Alternatively, you can compile a nanny manual for her to refer to, assuming she has adequate reading skills in English. Each parent has different priorities when selecting a caregiver.[/quote]

I am a very professional nanny and have consulted with pediatricians many times, which is why I would knew that this is not harming a child. I still would follow MBs direction as she is the child's parent and my employer. A professional nanny does not mean they can go against parent wishes.[/quote]

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