Vegan Florida Couple Almost Starved Baby To Death Feeding Homemade Formula

A couple from Florida was charged with neglect after allegedly almost starving their five-month-old son to death. Julia French and Robert Buskey of Titusville, the vegan Florida couple almost starved baby to death by reportedly switched their baby’s doctor recommended formula for some potato concoction that they found on the internet.

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Vegan Florida Couple Almost Starved Baby To Death Feeding Homemade Formula

According to WFTV news, the couple was charged with neglect after investigators found that their son had merely gained one pound since birth. The child weighed seven pounds, nine ounces at birth and was found to weigh only eight pounds, eight ounces at five months old.

According to court papers, the baby was lethargic and was so severely dehydrated and malnourished that he was having difficulties maintaining his temperature and sugar levels when he was found. The Florida Department of Children and Families said that the five-month old’s ribs were showing and his eyes were sunken. Titusville Police Detective, Lauren Watson has said that she has never seen a child this close to death.

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The child was doing well when he was on a formula prescribed by a doctor that was appropriate for a vegan diet. For some reason, the couple decided to change his formula to a mashed-potato creation found by French on the internet. The parents did not give a reason as to why they changed their son’s formula. It appears that they could afford the recommended formula.

The baby has been in the custody of DCF since Wednesday and has reportedly gained half a pound from fluids.

Buskey and French are being held in Brevard County Jail.

Please, for the love of God, don’t feed your baby homemade formula. Everywhere you look when it comes to recommendations for feeding your baby, you’ll see ‘fed is best.’ Fed is best when you feed your baby breast milk or regulated formulas. Playing around with homemade formulas can be so dangerous for your baby.