{"id":2731,"date":"2012-09-18T20:48:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2012-09-18T20:48:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:48:56","slug":"stapleton-moms-switch-to-formula-at-five-weeks-outrages-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2731","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Mom\u2019s Switch to Formula at Five Weeks Outrages Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Jennifer Walsworth was having some challenges with her infant son, Ian. Ian was not sleeping well, had bad gas, and was eating intermittently throughout the night, giving Jennifer very little time to sleep. Not to mention Jennifer has three other children. After struggling with Ian for five weeks, Jennifer decided to stop breast feeding and try formula. \u201cI had to try something different,\u201d says Jennifer. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t happy, I wasn\u2019t happy, and it created a really tough household to manage.\u201d Jennifer recalls only telling her neighbor, Meggan in confidence. \u201cMeggan knew the difficulties we were having, so I thought I could confide in her. Evidently not.\u201d\n\nMeggan immediately posted the news on the Stapleton Mom\u2019s Yahoo! group, and like most non-sales related posts, the firestorm began. \u201cPeople began saying that someone should call child services,\u201d said Jennifer. \u201cAnd, of course, they used my full name.\u201d Many of the posts said that the community needs to think of the child first, and that the mother clearly was not fit. Others sited statistics claiming the terrible ramifications of giving formula to a baby that young, albeit none from respected journals (i.e. JAMA). \u201cIt really hurt to see people that I actually knew trash me publicly like that,\u201d said Jennifer. \u201cIf people took the time to get to know me, they would probably see that I am a very fit mother.\u201d\nSome community members are not interested in wasting that time. \u201cWe need to act fast, for the child\u2019s safety,\u201d says resident Kristen Benning. \u201cAs a community, we have a responsibility to take care of the kids living here. That child didn\u2019t choose to go on the bottle. It is just plain wrong.\u201d Benning did end up calling child services. \u201cThey acted like it was no big deal at all. Obviously, another government program failing us.\u201d Benning then tried the fire department, and they were unable to lend support either. \u201cThey told me that it was probably not a big deal, and maybe I should mind my own business. Then they hung up.”\nSome studies have shown that children have grown up to live healthy lives, even after being on formula at a very young age. \u201cI don\u2019t necessarily believe those studies,\u201d says Benning. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t want to wait around to see what happens to this poor child.\u201d Benning is unsure of her next step, but assures the community that she will not rest until that child is in better arms.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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