A nanny is asking for your help.

We all know parenting can be scary in those first few months. You’re thrown in the deep end, expected to know everything about something you’ve never done before.

But one nanny of a first time mum is concerned that her 5 month old is not getting enough breastmilk.

The nanny’s friend posted the following plea for help on 

Reddit

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The Reddit user received a huge response from the community, some calling it negligence and child abuse. They urged the nanny to approach the mum.

The Reddit user updated the thread in the following days:

We spoke to Alynis Howard, an Early Childhood Health nurse and Lactation Consultant, who said that while breastmilk doesn’t increase in volume as a baby grows, it does change in quality and make up to suit a growing baby’s needs. In other words, it’s not always about volume, so much as about quality. However Howard did say a 5-month-old baby weighing an average 7 kilograms, would need approximately 800 mls of breastmilk a day (if exclusively breastfed).

Of course, unless breastmilk is expressed (and measured) it’s hard to know how much your baby is getting.

The Australian Breastfeeding Association suggests using these indications to tell if baby is getting enough to eat:

As always, if you have any concerns about your baby, please contact your local doctor or the National Breastfeeding Helpline, 1800 686 268.

What advice would you give this nanny to approach the topic with the mum?

Want more? Try:

“Idiot parents, listen up, this is directed at you.”

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