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Mama didn't know

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 11:31 AM

Shaken baby syndrome. Someone fluent in Spanish please post up some Spanish language documents about not shaking a baby. I will print them out and give them to the neighbor girl.
Some how the neighbor girl got the idea shaking her baby would help it's digestion. She is actually a good mom. apparently no one in Baja has the job of educating young people on basic knowledge. Things like,

wash your hands
don't shake a baby


If someone fluent in Spanish wants to take the time to post in Spanish about not shaking a baby ... please







[Edited on 3-11-2012 by joerover]

DENNIS - 3-11-2012 at 12:09 PM

There are a few things seen here that will boggle one's mind. I had well educated neighbors with a toddler who they supposed was developing slower than they imagined normal. They told me that, under doctors orders [ I'm not so sure of that part] they shaved the childs head so the body could spend more of it's limited energy on body growth and not have it wasted on hair growth.
These parents were professors at UABC. That was the hardest part of this scenario for me to digest.

By the way....this is more common here than one would imagine. They even sell head bands that look like frilly garter belts for the pelon child to wear while adjusting it's body growth. The head bands and absence of hair are a give-away.

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DENNIS
under doctors orders [ I'm not so sure of that part]


She said a doctor told her to (not sure about that), shake the baby as a way to burp it. I would expect that 100% of doctors know shaking a baby is wrong

EnsenadaDr - 3-11-2012 at 02:21 PM

Patting the baby on the back gently is acceptable...to burp the baby

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:23 PM

Dr how do you get a spanish speaking girl not to shake a babay?

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by lencho

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/sHIC/html/s13779.asp


thanks
maybe someone will post a little more Spanish material. The trick is to have someone look at it one time and remember it always. I don't know enough Spanish to do so. Pictures would make it more memorable for sure.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image...
I'm sure Spanish speakers could find some.

We are talking about 19 year old girl who wants to take good care of her baby.
No one ever provided her with important information like this.

Shaken Baby Syndrome...

EnsenadaDr - 3-11-2012 at 02:37 PM

I think Lencho has provided adequate enough material for this woman. Maybe you could go to the local Centro de Salud and speak with the Social Worker. We have a wonderful lady at our Centro de Salud in Zorillo. She would gladly refer the woman to a psychologist to discuss stress management...which is often a prelude to a shaken baby. Otherwise, you certainly have done your part being concerned. If any damage has been done to the baby, then certainly a call to DIF would be in order. Have you talked to the woman yourself?
Quote:
Originally posted by joerover
Quote:
Originally posted by lencho

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/sHIC/html/s13779.asp


thanks
maybe someone will post a little more Spanish material. The trick is to have someone look at it one time and remember it always. I don't know enough Spanish to do so. Pictures would make it more memorable for sure.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image...
I'm sure Spanish speakers could find some.

We are talking about 19 year old girl who wants to take good care of her baby.
No one ever provided her with important information like this.

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:44 PM

It is not a case of stress management. She could give lessons in patience to others in letting a baby cry.
She says, "yea mama yea," as she changes the diaper.
She was given bad information. Someone told her to shake the baby after drinking a bottle.

Bad information..

EnsenadaDr - 3-11-2012 at 02:52 PM

I believe printing out the link Lencho posted and giving that to the woman would be very informative. Do you speak Spanish yourself that you could explain adequately enough to the woman that shaking the baby could harm it? How much does she shake the baby? Does she bounce it on her knees or take it by the arms and shoulders and shake it violently?
Quote:
Originally posted by joerover
It is not a case of stress management. She could give lessons in patience to others in letting a baby cry.
She says, "yea mama yea," as she changes the diaper.
She was given bad information. Someone told her to shake the baby after drinking a bottle.

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:55 PM

"you certainly have done your part being concerned."
Being concerned is not good enough. A shaken baby can have problems for the rest of its life.

The ROOT of the problem is Mama didn't know

No one has the job of telling young ladies how to care for their babies

Anybody can make one, few know how to care for them.
Quote:
Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
I think Lencho has provided adequate enough material for this woman. Maybe you could go to the local Centro de Salud and speak with the Social Worker. We have a wonderful lady at our Centro de Salud in Zorillo. She would gladly refer the woman to a psychologist to discuss stress management...which is often a prelude to a shaken baby. Otherwise, you certainly have done your part being concerned. If any damage has been done to the baby, then certainly a call to DIF would be in order. Have you talked to the woman yourself?
Quote:
Originally posted by joerover
Quote:
Originally posted by lencho

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/sHIC/html/s13779.asp


thanks
maybe someone will post a little more Spanish material. The trick is to have someone look at it one time and remember it always. I don't know enough Spanish to do so. Pictures would make it more memorable for sure.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image...
I'm sure Spanish speakers could find some.

We are talking about 19 year old girl who wants to take good care of her baby.
No one ever provided her with important information like this.

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:56 PM

arms and shoulders, not violently
Quote:
Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
I believe printing out the link Lencho posted and giving that to the woman would be very informative. Do you speak Spanish yourself that you could explain adequately enough to the woman that shaking the baby could harm it? How much does she shake the baby? Does she bounce it on her knees or take it by the arms and shoulders and shake it violently?
Quote:
Originally posted by joerover
It is not a case of stress management. She could give lessons in patience to others in letting a baby cry.
She says, "yea mama yea," as she changes the diaper.
She was given bad information. Someone told her to shake the baby after drinking a bottle.

joerover - 3-11-2012 at 02:59 PM

I believe printing out the link Lencho posted

got it



Do you speak Spanish yourself
no not that much, not enough