Leaving your child in the care of someone else requires a huge amount of trust in that caregiver. Imagine how you would feel if you found out that your child's nanny was openly going against your instructions?
That's exactly what happened to one mom who says her nanny fed her baby formula instead of breastmilk. This mom is now suing the nanny for failing to follow her instructions.
There's the whole breastfed versus formula-fed debate with shamers on both sides. Not to mention that you have to make this decision while operating on no sleep.
It's not as simple as just choosing to breastfeed or use bottles. New parents have to take into account whether the baby has allergies, a lip or tongue tie, colic, or is prone to gas...
Given that there is a lot of debate around this issue, it's important to remember that sometimes this decision is out of a parents' control. It's what is best for the baby.
Wojton hired Marcia Chase-Marshall, a nanny, to help with her newborn daughter during the nights so that she could catch up on some sleep.
Wojton's daughter was exclusively breastfed. On their third night home from the hospital, Wojton says the nanny failed to wake her up.
"I was very upset,” Wojton said in an interview with The New York Post. “This is not what I wanted — this is not what I want — for my baby.
Marshall-Chase allegedly admitted to feeding the baby formula because it was less work and allowed her to get more sleep, according to the mother's suit.
Many seemed to agree that the nanny should have followed the mother's instructions, regardless of her opinion. This is a decision that is 100% left up to the parents.
Having someone you hired to take care of your child openly go against your wishes would make any parent uncomfortable, even if it means you caught up on your sleep.
Chase-Marshall has not commented on the suit.
Wojton has since hired a new nanny and she and her daughter are doing well.
