House-wife Breastfeeds Baby To Death

Yes, it is true! It happened in Nigeria. An infant can indeed die from being breastfed? And did you know that it is dangerous to over feed your baby?

Well, a case was reported in Lagos, Nigeria, where a mother breastfed her baby to death. As many nursing mothers do, she laid with her child on the bed with her extra large breast in tuck his mouth, and she fell asleep, both she and her husband on the other side of the bed.

As babies can’t talk or control the intake of food at their tender age, the child kept gulping milk from the ever ready supply of milk. His tiny tummy became bloated and he suffocated to death.

When the father woke up, the mother was still fast asleep with her breast in the baby’s mouth. But blood and milk oozed from his nostrils. When the man raised alarm, it was too late.

Mummy loved Junior. But she fed him to death. Was she wicked, foolish, nonchalant, lazy or just negligent?

Indeed, there are many nursing mothers out there who need to learn how to master their baby’s feeding habits to avoid the dangers of overfeeding ones baby.

You may strive to avoid the mistake of the Nigerian women; but there are several other health problems that may affect your baby’s well being when he or she is excessively fed.