Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Telly addicts

Related: Film discussion forum.

Original poster

OMG Judging opportunity Teenage Mothers on ITV now

92 replies

Carmenere · 30/07/2007 22:14

Poor babies

OP posts:
nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:02

i couldn't work the microwave or oven at my brothers the other day. ds and dn got a sandwich though. don't see why she couldn't have given toast or cereal instead. i have given ds a biscuit after his breakfast before though.

NormaStanleyFletcher · 30/07/2007 23:03

OK - Can I just point out that there was an "error" with editing recently on telly which led to scenes being shown in the wrong order giving the wrong impression. Stupidly they did it to HRH, so they had to admit it and appologise and start an enquiry and all that.

There are loads of people who complain the whole time that they are unfairly represented on telly and they are ignored pretty much, unless they are rich.

Don't judge these people

And babies feeding themselves is what happens in my house.

If she ain't hungry, she don't pick it up

There are more calories in milk anyhoo

lisad123 · 30/07/2007 23:03

the toast was about her need to not feel sick, not about him not eating. He was eating well off the spoon for the nanny helper lady.

nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:05

obviously toast 3 times a day 7 days a week is not good but i didn't get the impression it was that much. i just got the impression it was cos he wouldn't eat so she would try toast instead.

Original poster
Carmenere · 30/07/2007 23:06

The whole point of the programme is to show them learning how to look after their children, they will come out of it looking good. this was just the first one.
And I'm sorry I think it is a fucking disgrace that teenage girls are allowed be so fecking clueless when it comes to the serious job of keeping a baby safe and healthy. How the hell are they supposed to know if no one shows them. If your daughter gets pregnant at 13, it is your responsibility to show her how to lok after her child.

OP posts:
nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:08

i dont see whats wrong with her giving him food she's not about to throw up into as long as it isnt just one thing all the time and isnt crap. i didnt see him eat off the spoon but if he was it still doesnt mean he necessarily wanted it. the only thing ds has off a spoon is yoghurt and he will eat it til he is sick if i keep spooning it in, not cos he actually is hungry for it. thats why i prefer him to self feed cos i know when he's actually had enough.

divastrop · 30/07/2007 23:08

i'm sure if a camera crew filmed me for a few weeks they could edit it to make it look like my 19 month old lives on chocolate,my 4 year old has crisps for breakfast,and the only thing i ever say to my 8 and 9 year olds is 'GET TO YOUR ROOM!'.

which wouldnt be a realsitic take on my parenting,but would make me look like a very bad mother.

nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:09

the baby on the edge of the bed scared me too. in the middle fine - but not on the edge.

lisad123 · 30/07/2007 23:09

I have to say i was surprised that if they were finding it difficult having one baby, why they would have another. 2 kids at 16, i wouldnt have coped at all
I thogutn there was a lot more imput into helping teenage mums now, surely the HV or parents should have done the basics with these mums?

L

hatrickjacqueline · 30/07/2007 23:09

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

WanderingTrelawney · 30/07/2007 23:10

That nanny made me embarrassed to have ever been in the same profession - I thought she seemed dictatorial, judgemental and thrilled by her own importance.

Nappyaddict imo you are raising your son not to have issues with food - you must be v glad you never met that nanny "expert" when you were weaning him.

Some babies and toddlers seem to survive well on thin air, some prefer milk till they're three, some want three course meals from the moment they meet solid food. Banging on about what babies should be doing helps no one, imo.

Though I must admit to roffling at the answer to 'When do babies sleep?'

"Seven till seven."

She has never met a baby, has she?

nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:10

yet when the parents do help then the poor girls get slated cos their parents might aswell be bringing up their baby and if they weren't ready for a baby they shouldnt have it blah blah blah. you can't win.

peanutbear · 30/07/2007 23:12

I agree with Carmenere that if your daughter or son has a child you should be aware you need to help them

But these things are always edited for shock value I am sure that my parenting wouldnt stand up well to 24 hour scrutiny either if it was a bad day for us

I think its a shame they didnt balance it out with teenage moms that were doing really well as they are out there too

mabelmurple · 30/07/2007 23:12

"oh and until my brother was 4 he would only eat milky bars. doc said it was better to give him them than him not eat at all."
Is that for real ? I think that would always be wrong, IMO.

lisad123 · 30/07/2007 23:13

the BLW is a new idea i dont know much about, and when my dd was a baby we weaned at 4 months (it was only 4 years ago). I dont know if its something i would be feel happy doing, but thats my own issue. I would question whether this is a choice she has made though, no mention of this from her just comments about him not doing it for her, ect.
L

nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:14

who said seven til seven? the nanny woman?

i thought she was very judgemental, narrow minded and up her own arse tbh. if i'd been on that show i think i'd have walked out after the first day with her there which is a shame cos it is there to help them.

she's a nanny. i'd have thought she would have known that

  1. babies go off food especially if they are put in a strange place

  2. not all babies go to bed at 7.

  3. being bigger than average does not make you obese

  4. having a bath everyday is not crucial

  5. some babies can and do feed themselves at 10 months

EscapeFrom · 30/07/2007 23:15

Ds2 was DEFINATLY feeding himself at 10 months - and at 15 months won't eat with a spoon either, it has to be a full sized adult fork

nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:15

yes for real. he had a problem with his throat and had to have something removed. he couldn't taste anything and wouldn't chew. all he ate was milky bars - on the doctor's approval as opposed to giving him nothing at all.

Original poster
Carmenere · 30/07/2007 23:16

Can I just say that Mabelmurple is a wonderful name Are you new or a namechanger?

OP posts:
lisad123 · 30/07/2007 23:16

she remind of my HV when i first had dd. nasty judgemental work.
I have to say in my work with parents its always parent/child lead and my view is always "it might not be my choice but if its not harming them, so be it"
L

MadEyeMisdee · 30/07/2007 23:17

dh was perscribed beer.

i know that has nothing to do with this, but i love mentioaning it. he was the envy of the ward.

WanderingTrelawney · 30/07/2007 23:18

The girl who put her daughter ("Courtnee") to bed at 9pm asked when babies sleep at night - actually it may have been the nanny's helper asking the question.

Nanny "Expert" announced "Seven till seven" as if it were fact.

I've been looking after babies for 15 years and the 'seven till seven' babies are few and far between.

nappyaddict I completely agree with you on points 1 to 5! I thought the nanny was v ignorant, actually.

hatrickjacqueline · 30/07/2007 23:20

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

nappyaddict · 30/07/2007 23:20

if she's going to be teaching them how to look after their children i feel very sorry for them.

very SWMNBN-esque imo

divastrop · 30/07/2007 23:21

was the 'nanny' from 1954?