Topic : 10/11 Munchausen Mom

 We are dealing with a very similar case.  My stepson was taken to the ER countless times and had mutliple surgeries.  His mother would always have him on many, many medications.  She would make up cancer and disease stories about him and his brother.  She is a pathological liar and loves drama.  We have him now, thanks to family and protective services.  What you should do is keep a detailed journal, write down all you can remember from what has happened and contact your local CPS or family protective services...they'll investigate this.  Time is of the essence.

  In regards to the show about "Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy".  I don't doubt the professsionalism of Dr. Phil, I personally love Dr. Phil and I don't miss an episode, but is this not just giving people an excuse to abuse their children?  I just gave birth to twin miracle babies. A boy and a girl.  They are my world and I can't imagine causing harm, in any way to my children.
When I saw the clips of (so called) mothers smothering those defenseless babies, I wanted to go through the television. I was holding my son at the exact moment while my daughter slept, and I knew that those people could not touch my children, but I went into defensive mode.  Just the thought of harm coming to any child just mortifies me.  God gives us these children to love and to protect.  These ingreats who ABUSE their children should be prosecuted to the furthest extent!!  Further more, they should be chemically castrated, sterilized, forced to have a hysterectomy, anything to insure the fact they can NEVER do these hateful acts to another innocent child.
MAYBE if they were forced into these medical procedures, they MIGHT be able to empathize with what they have done to their own flesh and blood.
So, getting back to my point.  Calling these deplorible actions "Munchausen Syndrome" is just a way of giving these people more of the attention that they want.  The description I have for these actions is pure and simple...CHILD ABUSE!!

Where was the father of all these children?

I've heard of this for years now, really awful to watch.  I think the daughter who found the baby also found herself exaggerating on the whole "found the baby alive" thing, the detective even said he'd never heard that before.  She must be one confused 19 year old, so unmedicated therapy can't hurt.   

 

People do all sorts of things to gain attention, affairs, suicide attempts, any high drama drinking,  This is the lowest of the low.  I'm amazed how the average American knows so much about prescription drugs these days, it's like they love to discuss their medication....maybe more people have this problem than we realise, maybe they apply it to themselves as well.

 

I find it odd that doctors are willing to work with these women, not knowingly of course, but a doctor, just like an auto mechanic, can always find something wrong.  Possibly why bi-polar disorder, or even ADHD is diagnosed so often these days, easy to apply, harder to prove.  This is no different than a plastic surgeon who happily keeps operating on the same people over and over.  With prescription drug commercials rampant on the airwaves, doctor appointments have tripled over the last 8 years or so (there was a study done), which I understand completely since the commercials always want you to "make an appt. with your doctor", proof that advertising works!..... 

I believe in socialized medicine, always have, medicine for profit just bothers me. 

Fascinating/scary stuff Dr. Phil. 

Love, Luanne

 

I was watching the show the other day when you had that mother on. First she should not be allowed to have any more children and what happen to the little boy that you show at the begining. You just showed the two girls I thought she had a little boy

 

i just want to say these kids were lucky, they are alive. my sister in law had this and was able to kill three of my nieces before she was caught. you have no idea how much pain this has caused my family and her two surviving children. i was only five or six when this was going on but i clearly remember seeing many incidents of abuse and my niece witnessed her mom killing one of the babies. the day my sister in law killed herself was the day i stopped being scared of dying. i didn't know what was killing my nieces, i thought they were dying in their sleep and i thought that is how i would die. people tell you the pain will go away, but it never does. you never get over someone murdering little babies.

I am also a survivor with a mother in denial. There is one yahoo group with other people that are very supportive. Just type in muchausen by proxy in the group search box. Everyone is nice there, but as you can imagine we all have differing amounts of healing that has been done. There is also another board at www.ashermeadow.com, but it is larger and is sometimes attended by those "falsely accused" of MSBP. I found it difficult to deal with these people so I generally prefered the smaller yahoo group.

All the best to you and your sister. Remember you did nothing wrong and your mother is responsible. It is great that you and your sister have each other and I respect you for not selling out your own memory for the comfort of other family members.

Try Marc Feldman as an expert witness. He has contact information online. There are so few that know about MSBP. CONGRATS on going out on a limb to prosecute this mother. As a survivor of MSBP, I am grateful by proxy :)

To all you survivors of MSBP, you can find support online. Try the yahoo group Adult Survivors of Munchausen by Proxy Abuse ASOMBPA. They are small, but very supportive. I have found insight by listenting and talking to other survivors of this disorder.

Please know that it is not your fault and that much like sexual abuse your bodies were used for someone else's purpose. You can live a good life despite your childhood. There are other people out there that understand what growing up like this is like. Even if other people don't want to hear that a mother would ever do this to her child, remember the truth will set you free. Find support and live well :)

I totally agree with you. If my son gets sick or something is wrong I call and make an appointment for him for that afternoon (only a few times have I needed to do this) and then I go to my baby books and read everything that index tells me too. So when I go walking into that doctors office I have a pretty good idea what is going on but I wanted a doctor to give that finally say. I have had all my doctors tells me that I'm a great mother and its good I have all the books it makes there job easier, i really don't trust advice from my family so I like having my books, my first child and all.

 

But I think the big sign is, is not going a week without going to the hospital with your kid, and it not being the same problem but different problems everytime. I would assume a woman that feels her child is sick and brings him/her into the doctors and ER for the same symptoms she just wants answers to why her child is sick. But I would worry about someone if it was always different every weak. Kids arent the most healthy little people but they don't get that sick either.