Momchausen Syndrome

Last month I spent the better part of a week with my friend at the hospital with her then four month old son.  Her texts were frantic, and pleas heart breaking.  Don’t know what is wrong with him, won’t stop throwing up, come quick.  I sped there and took her side while the doctors did a slew of tests.

After a week he was finally feeling better and released from hospital.  I was worried sick, and made sure she let me know if he was ill again.  A week later same thing.  Back to hospital she went.  This time I was not able to go.  I thought of them every second.   He was better again after a few days.

Her facebook status made it sound like her son was not going to make it this last trip to hospital a few days ago.  I jumped in the car and went to be with them again.  I asked the doctor’s what could be going on.  Why was this little boy so very sick all the time?

Today I got my answer.  I was looking through her facebook photos and saw her son at three months old eating chips.  Then at four months old he had a cupcake.  Five months old he is gumming pizza.  I couldn’t even breath.

I am not a judgy mom.  Whatever you think is best for your kid is your problem. But drag me into it and make me worry then there is hell to pay.  I comment on the photos then deleted them and decided to call her.  She defended her choices by saying she was given the okay from her family doctor.  What the hell?  You couldn’t have told us at the hospital that you son was throwing up after giving him ice cream??

I politely told her that she should do her research before steering away from breastfeeding. Hell bottle feed or start out small with solids don’t give your baby stuff he can’t digest.  There is a time and a place for when I will step in and I feel like this is one of those times.

Sadly no matter what I say she is not going to listen. I see chocolate in today’s photos. Over 150 different easter chocolates for her two and three year old.  Sigh.  Why????