UK - child kept in a drawer for 2 years, 11 months

[Lucy6226]

But other people, including other children, lived in this same house all this time? Obvious question concerns the fact that babies cry, a lot, sometimes very loudly, and not on any schedule! And no one noticed a VERY sudden weight loss at time of birth? Not even her boyfriend?

And what was it about this weird situation that caused the need to feed the baby only crackers and water? And why through a syringe? And when she was off with the other children celebrating holidays, etc., she just left the baby all alone? Or were they saying she left the baby all alone basically all the time? The baby would cry non-stop left alone, I would think.

I wonder how the health of the baby is now and bad he or she was when discovered.

Sadly, babies soon learn to stop crying when they realise no one is coming. The article states the 'mother' also left music or TV on to mask any noise.

 

[LadyL]

what did she plan to do once the baby outgrew the drawer? or maybe she wouldn't ever outgrow the drawer because she was so malnourished

 

[chipwhitley]

Poor baby girl I hope she is getting lots of love from the foster parents, although I'm sure she will be resistant to it for quite some time.

 

[Inthedetails]

Poor baby girl I hope she is getting lots of love from the foster parents, although I'm sure she will be resistant to it for quite some time.

The sadness that a newborn entered the world and wasn't held (for three years!) is beyond heartbreaking. I wish this little one all the best and hope her caregivers will be the most loving of all people.

jmo

 

[Gemmie]

The sadness that a newborn entered the world and wasn't held (for three years!) is beyond heartbreaking. I wish this little one all the best and hope her caregivers will be the most loving of all people.

jmo

The articles I've read didn't say the baby had never been held. They've said the child was in the drawer when people were around. I'm going to venture a guess that she held her when the house was empty. JMO

 

[Inthedetails]

The articles I've read didn't say the baby had never been held. They've said the child was in the drawer when people were around. I'm going to venture a guess that she held her when the house was empty. JMO

Sorry, that wasn't enough.

jmopinion

 

[Gemmie]

Sorry, that wasn't enough.

jmopinion

I totally agree that it wasn't enough. By far. Just pointing out that I'm sure the child was held since the post I replied to said wasn't held for 3 years.

 

[airportwoman]

I wondered about the syringe too but then saw in the article that the little girl had an unrepaired cleft palate.

This may be why she hid the child; perhaps she was ashamed of her, having a facial difference?

 

[MarziPanda]

This may be why she hid the child; perhaps she was ashamed of her, having a facial difference?

This makes me wonder if the mother and her family might be from a different culture where having a child who looks different might be seen as something to be ashamed of, where the others in her society would shun and blame her. But it does seem she was planning to do this anyway because it seems nobody knew she was pregnant or had given birth.