Two unrelated infants were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, within a span of five days last month.
Both had been fed homemade vegan baby formula and were suffering from hypocalcemia — blood calcium levels that are too low — with cardiac and nervous system problems from the nutritional deficits, hospital officials said.One infant has now been released from the hospital, but the other had severe electrolyte abnormalities and suffered
, which led to brain damage, said Nicole Fragale, manager of clinical nutrition at the Nemours Children’s Health System. That baby is still recovering in the hospital, but is no longer in the intensive care unit.It’s not the“We do worry about what kind of information families are finding out there and what other families might be putting their children on these formulas, which are so dangerous,” Fragale told TODAY.
“I don't think that these were intentional acts of neglect, it was just pure lack of knowledge of diet and what's appropriate for an infant.” She’s seen “extremely concerning” online recipes for baby formula that include unpasteurized milk, protein powders, and vitamin and mineral supplements meant for adults.
As a parent your main job is to keep your baby healthy and thriving, not to worry about if things are vegan. If you are not sure if diet you found on the internet is safe then go with what millions of parents with healthy, happy babies have done.
Misleading headline.
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Those 'green' people are SO annoying!!
Bloody idiots. Quit imposing your babies with this ridiculous vegan nonsense. Babies need their full nutrition to develop their tiny bodies.
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