26-year-old British woman refused to breastfeed her newborn daughter. The reason for this decision was the fact that the girl was born with teeth that had already erupted.
Immediately after giving birth, 26-year-old Vicky Griffiths went to take a shower, leaving the baby in the care of her husband Stephen. The happy father was holding the newborn in his arms when she began to cry, showing the man the teeth that had erupted.
“When I returned to the ward, my husband told me about what he saw and then showed Eve's lower gum. After birth, her mouth was closed, so I didn't see her teeth. It all looked rather strange,”the newly-made mother admits.
According to the girl's parents, at first they silently looked at each other, and then called the midwives. The response of the paramedics was not very different from that of the Griffiths: midwives with 25 years of experience examined Eve's mouth and exchanged gazed looks with each other.
After being discharged from the hospital, the couple went to the pediatrician to learn from him the peculiarities of caring for an unusual baby.
“I asked the doctor if it was necessary to remove these teeth. The pediatrician assured me that they would not create any problems, so we decided to leave it as it is,”says Vicki.
However, problems still arose, but not for the newborn, but for her mother. The fact is that the 26-year-old British woman could not decide whether to breastfeed her baby, and in the end refused to breastfeed.
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“I have always been an adherent of breastfeeding, and planned to breastfeed Eve, but changed my mind when I saw her teeth,” explains the girl's mother. "I don't think anyone will judge me."
Now Eve's parents are worried about another issue: they do not know what to do if their daughter will soon begin to erupt the rest of her teeth.
“I know that when babies are teething, they are given pain relievers and antipyretic syrups. But Eve is too young to take such drugs. Back in the hospital, I asked midwives and nurses what medicines could be given to babies, but they never answered me. The doctors simply left, and then returned with strangers to show them Eva's teeth,”Vicki complained to reporters.