When you read through the articles about this baby, Riley, you will read 
how his mother "used glass bottles to feed her baby" for her milk. This 
baby obviously was NOT exclusively breastfeeding.

Also, according to the one article, the state had gained custody before 
the mother walked out with the baby.

There is obviously more to this than is being reported. If social workers 
have become involved (as is reported) then there are obviously multiple 
problems with this mother (and maybe other family members). The parents 
are not married (not that that matters) but that's just another red flag 
with this baby. The father was in agreement with surgery. Social workers 
are not brought in for absolutely no reason at all. I am often involved 
with new mothers and babies within the community and also work extensively 
with the Department of Children and Families on some cases. I have yet to 
ever see a case where social workers and DCF were involved where there 
isn't a risk of some sort.

This young baby has an ongoing medical condition. It would be my guess 
that the medical doctors and nurses involved in all levels of this child's 
care (both as an inpatient and also as an outpatient) have cause for 
concern about this baby and family or they would not have involved social 
workers and certainly not the state. It takes a lot of work to remove a 
baby from it's parents' custody so my guess is that this involvement is 
necessary.Judges are not quick to remove children without just cause.

This mother put her baby in a diaper bag and sneaked the kid out of the 
hospital. She put her child at risk with just that one action alone. This 
is a medically fragile child. Does that show good sound judgement? Of 
course it does not. If that is an example of how this mother reacts to 
situations, I can see why social workers would be concerned.

Betsy Riedel RNC, IBCLC

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