Nobody fed the baby.

"The adult/s in charge of the baby all day 'didn't realise' ... ??"

Did the adults in charge eat during the day?
Do the adults in charge have any eating disorders?

Is it a one off and the person "looking after" the baby will never be trusted with them again, or is this a regular thing and requires serious intervention?

I would imagine the baby was quite grizzly and miserable, so whoever was "caring" for them was missing any cues that the baby needed something. I think the average 12yo could have done a better job, so I'd guess who ever was responsible has serious issues themself.

Even if the baby was ill and not wanting to eat, they should have been given a drink.

Snacks are in addition to meals - ½ an egg (approx 40 calories) might be a snack but is not lunch

Half an egg and no liquids all day? For ten hours? The people who did this shouldn't be in charge of a child again.

Did the adults in question know they were responsible for the baby? Or was it a case of they all thought someone else was? (Which might be partly down to poor communication from the usual caregiver) if the adult knew they were responsible for a baby all day then its absolutely neglect, food, drink and changing nappies as required is the very bare minimum anyone should know a baby requires.

Absolutely baby could get seriously ill! My little one is 3 her sister is 18 years older when she was born if I went to shop for an hour she'd be fed changed played cuddled etc. Therefore if an 18 year old can this is completely unacceptable. If this is a childminder or provider they need reporting. If this is your friend/ their partner they need reporting and a care plan for complete training and supervision if they fail then they need the bin. What was the excuse? Not that there would ever be a good one to neglect a baby. Hope little ones ok now. Sounds as though your asking about a friend or relative please do the right thing and contact social services theres no other correct alternative here this is terrible and probably not the only neglect.

I'm surprised at the strength of the responses.

The baby had breakfast and lunch and at 13 months, half an egg is probably about right for lunch. The NHS recommends they also have 2 snacks a day (usually morning tea and afternoon tea) but lots of kids aren't bothered about a snack.

She should have been offered water and milk but again, lots of babies don't drink much unless you really harass them.

This sounds about average for what my DD would have eaten at the same age, maybe a few strawberries or some veggie straws in between, and breastmilk if she was with me.

Yes it's neglect. My own (now ex) husband did this when I had to visit and sick relative. Came home to a screaming baby who he'd not fed at all. Absolute fucking twat. Said "he forgot". Weaponised incompetence. So what are you going to do about this OP?

I'll just echo what everyone else is saying, it's very neglectful.
But I just don't understand how it could happen? Just, how could they not notice, were they not supervising/caring for the baby? Did they forget to feed themselves? Poor baby.

Surely the baby would have screamed and screamed to express their hunger. 😢 Did that just get ignored?

And nappies, were they changed? 🥺

Please report this OP. Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility.

You can change it, just click the “correct” one you wanted instead.

Drip drip drip

I’m pretty sure you need to report this if they’re parents/regular carers for the baby.

Fuck asking MN. You know what to do.

No excuse but is this a regular thing or a one off? I reported my neighbour many moons ago. Her toddler had half a tin of spaghetti hoops for lunch. The other half for tea. 7 days a week. No milk as her new baby had bottles to make.. I had met her twice when she asked me to have her very newborn ds for the whole day. Took me not long indeed to get the measure of her.. I reported her to ss. I often think about those dc... What is your conscience telling you op?

Thirteen-month-olds do not always eat that much. So breakfast (how big/substantial was breakfast?), then half an egg at lunch, then dinner at 5pm in and of itself is not that crazy a schedule. Essentially, they’ve just had a small lunch.

HOWEVER (and it’s a big however), you would expect the baby to drink several bottles or formula, breastmilk or cows milk in that time. Going that length of time without drinks feels neglectful.

Blatant neglect. Abusive. I wouldn’t hesitate to report to SS and other appropriate authorities. Do you right thing to protect this child.

If the child wasn't screaming blue murder it is probably used to this treatment. Report.

I think you're going to need to state the relationship to the baby really, otherwise the thread will just fill up with guesses.

I would report this as it is probably the tip of the iceberg. Did they play with baby, change nappies etc. if they cba to give food and water then unlikely they took very good care generally

Are you in a position to say or do anything so that it doesn't keep happening ? Or is it possibly a one off ?

No you dont need peoples' answer. You know the answer!

If the baby is theirs it is in danger and you need to report this.

If it's not theirs but the mum left it knowing this is how the baby is cared for you also need to report it.

Good, at least you know it's neglectful.