awful reminder :( about bathing!

[kateandfelicity]

Guys,

saw this in SMH website in Australia. Absolutely awful, but I thought maybe to bring to people's attention as its so easy to forget to check bath temperature... granted this case is very extreme

www.smh.com.au/news/national/mother-jailed-over-scalding-death-of-baby-daughter/2005/11/18/1132016981417.html

Sorry not very cheerful. But, if it can result in people being more aware, then maybe its worth it?

Thanks

Kate

omg that's awful!
although, i don't think it's really about checking bath temp per se.... the woman was probably on drugs etc and had no idea what she was doing...

i mean, you don't accidently run a scalding hot bath do you?

here

And if you do, you notice when you put the kid in, right away, take them out, cool them down, and then get medical attention.

This is a pretty severe case. I suspect none of us are boiling our kids, then taking them out in a pram to prostitute ourselves and buy drugs.

quite NQC!

Ditto NQC

(didn't read it before doing the lionk)

what a horrific story

thought it was particularly shocking that the dad "was reluctant to alert authorities [after the baby had been scalded] because he "didn't want any trouble with welfare on her [the mother's] back"."

if only they had been

Absolutely disgusting

OMG

i feel sick i wish i had never read that

reminder!

what, not to take crack when bathing your baby dd

ok, thanks for that

Enid . Similarly, it's best not to put a meat cleaver in your baby's pram when she's in it.

Enid...
well, it appears that there are a few f*ckwits around who just may need reminding of this... not MN'ers obviously.

I posted a few weeks ago about my friends ds (3.5yrs) who jumped into the bath before she had put the cold in. He spent 2 weeks in Yorkhill with serious burns to his feet and lower legs. He has thankfully just been given the all clear for no more follow up appointments.

Glad he is fully recovered SackAche

like who k&f? the woman herself? people who are on drugs have NO idea what they are doing and do not think rationally anyway... i don't think that your post here is going to make any difference to them!

God, I feel sick, that poor child tears

that poor poor baby. Should burn that woman at the stake

That is an awful story. There are some sick f*ckers about.