https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:46:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101703 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:49:24 +0000 kjpugs 1101703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: LOL! :) oh they can definitely be taken to court for it! I'm saying it's more "grey" than say, the very black and white (usually) standards/guidelines a physician is held to, at least in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101700 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:47:37 +0000 mrbee 1101700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I think there are some standards around parental neglect? Although I'm not that familiar with them, as my knowledge here is based on Law &amp; Order episodes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101696 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:44:59 +0000 kjpugs 1101696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: totally agree. I think in both cases (moreso the doctors) more details are needed. I just see doctors as having to be less biased, like they should have set standards to follow or lose their job- so I can't see how he followed them (with the info that I've seen.) The parents clearly have MORE issues, but since there's no "guideline for parenting" that you get "fired" for not following (LOL- can you imagine) it's a different situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101692 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:43:12 +0000 mrbee 1101692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I don't think we have enough facts to judge this medical decision? At least, I don't feel like I do.</p> <p>However, ultimately the buck stops with the parents. They have twice now let their decisions compromise the health of their child... I would hold them accountable first. And then if the doctor didn't do the sufficient due diligence on the family (or if he somehow coerced them into agreeing to something that they didn't want), he should be held accountable. But ultimately I feel like parents are the ultimate decision-makers for their children and are generally capable of giving consent when the health and life of their child is at risk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101680 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:33:39 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1101680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am floored that they found a doctor to perform the surgery on a toddler. A two year old isn't responsible for feeding himself. He can't fix meals and portion control. It just doesn't make sense to perform the surgery. It's just awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101678 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:33:24 +0000 kjpugs 1101678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: the doctor or the parents what?</p> <p>I think the doctor definitely needs to be investigated. I think the parents obviously have issues but I think it's a medical professional's job to say "this is not a surgery that should be performed." The parents have a responsibility to keep the child on their diet(s) until that child is old enough to make those type of decisions and understand the pros and cons. I have a close friend who had GB and I know how much went into the surgery BEFORE it even happened- including therapy! I don' tknow how that could be required for an adult, but the surgery could be done on a child who couldn't possibly understand? Just makes no professional sense to me. I'd NEVER see a doctor again if I heard they did somethign like this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101675 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:30:22 +0000 mrbee 1101675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: the doctor or the parents? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101669 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:26:43 +0000 JessicaMcB 1101669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find this really sad, especially since the parents are still not keeping up with his diet post-surgery :( . </p> <p>In regards to everyone who is curious about how any toddler could get this enormous did you ever watch the Maury show of the distant past? Before obesity was an "epidemic" he used to have shows all the time with older babies and toddlers that were this big or larger because of overfeeding :( . This is sadly not a new phenomenon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101655 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:20:48 +0000 sarac 1101655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It always breaks my heart to see truly overweight toddlers and children - not just chubby or husky, but truly overweight. That is just so, so preventable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101573 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:45:15 +0000 kjpugs 1101573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so sad. GB has a high rate already of people "falling off the wagon" because your stomach can re-stretch if you don't continue with the strict dietary guidelines. It changes SO MUCH and I think that whatever doctor performed it needs to be investigated. You need to be able to comprehend the dietary changes and lifestyle changes necessary before consenting to such a surgery. And then the stuff that you just can't change after... like you can't take pills anymore. Have to take liquid meds. Can't drink at meals. Etc etc. I just cannot imagine that a CHILD (or even most adolescents) could understand the scope of the surgery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101528 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:29:41 +0000 looch 1101528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't access the original article, it gives me all kinds of spam, but I have to think there is something else going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101519 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:27:32 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1101519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So strange that he could weigh that much at such a young age... when I can barely get my toddler to eat anything! So sad... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101516 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:26:29 +0000 sunny 1101516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg crazy! I agree... Babies are pretty stubborn. If they don't want to eat, they won't so it really makes me wonder if there is some medical condition that was missed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101502 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:22:54 +0000 HLK208 1101502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even understand how a baby can gain that much weight?? There HAS to be problems besides diet? So odd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101498 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:20:59 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1101498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This just blows my mind. There must be SOMETHING wrong with this kid's metabolism to make this possible, right?! I honestly can't wrap my head around this happening, even on a purely junk food diet. Just. Can't. Poor kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101487 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:17:15 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1101487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omgosh! The surgery must has been the very last resort. A friend of mine had one of those surgeries and her doctor required her to see a therapist first to grasp how life altering this would be. A toddler wouldn't understand that. How awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101373 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:51:42 +0000 chopsuey 1101373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. How is this possible? At 14 months he weighed 46lbs... Babies don't/cant eat that much, can they?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101365 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:47:19 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1101365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't understand how you can overfeed a toddler to THAT extent though. Toddlers are stubborn little creatures and if they don't want to eat it's really hard to force them! Did they literally give him nothing but lard and sweets? It's hard to believe. I feel like there must be some underlying medical condition to begin with... but yes I agree the parents were being irresponsible with not following through with the prescribed dietary regimen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101360 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:46:22 +0000 plantains 1101360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How on earth is this possible?!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101352 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:42:17 +0000 deerylou 1101352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Completely agree; this is child abuse.</p> <p>My nephew is a big kid (nowhere *near* this level of obesity), and was just diagnosed with sleep apnea. :( My SIL is terrified and the entire family is doing a major overhaul of their kitchen and changing their eating habits (it was a matter of making convenient, yet unhealthy choices). I'm really passionate about food, and eating well. Feeding your child mammoth portions of absolute junk is unacceptable, in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101351 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:41:49 +0000 wahine08 1101351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I absolutely agree this is child abuse! This is so, so sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101346 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:37:36 +0000 yoursilverlining 1101346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely think that obesity of these levels in children is child abuse. It isn't just about a kid being "fat"; it's setting them up for a lifetime of obesity-related health issues.</p> <p>So sad, poor child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101337 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:33:14 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 1101337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:sad: this is so sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101333 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:31:55 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1101333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm puzzled how they found doctors to actually go through the surgery. Surely a team was involved. Why didn't anyone stop it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101321 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:24:23 +0000 LuLu Mom 1101321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, this should not have been an option and honestly that kind of weight on a child is not okay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101317 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:22:30 +0000 Crisark 1101317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is awful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101313 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:20:52 +0000 Smurfette 1101313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How does that happen?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101309 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:19:39 +0000 mrsjyw 1101309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so disturbing. The parents should be held responsible. Gastric bypass for a 2 year old?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101307 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:19:10 +0000 mrsjazz 1101307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Yeah. I was wondering if the obesity clinic they sent the child to was an inpatient thing or if he went home with his parents. </p> <p>Wow, I just read the abstract and it seems that although prior to this boy having surgery, the youngest child to have gastric bypass was 5! <a href="http://www.casereports.com/article/S2210-2612%2813%2900259-9/abstract" rel="nofollow">http://www.casereports.com/article/S2210-2612%2813%2900259-9/abstract</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-gets-gastric-bypass#post-1101299 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:17:27 +0000 Adira 1101299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What!!! How does that happen??? What are they feeding him that he got morbidly obese?? This is depressing. :(</p> <p>I don't know if it's abuse... but maybe neglect? It's not right, whatever it is. </p>