The baby is fed coffee every day. The child is in good health
The British Daily Mail reported on the 20th that a pair of parents in a small village in West Sulawesi province, Indonesia, began to drink coffee when their child was only six months old because they could not afford milk powder and milk. At present, the child is 14 months old and drinks three bottles of coffee a day. The parents said that their children have difficulty falling asleep, but they have no disease and are 'growing up healthily'.
Anita and her husband shalifuding earn only $1.42 a day by working in a coconut plantation, the report said. The couple gave birth to their daughter Jora 14 months ago. When Jora was only six months old, the couple began to give her coffee. They explained that because they were too poor, they 'had no choice'.
Nevertheless, the Daily Mail quoted local media reports as saying that the 14 month old baby girl did not suffer from any serious diseases and seemed to be growing up at a normal rate. But her parents admitted that the baby had difficulty falling asleep.
Anita also issued a statement saying that she could not get milk, milk powder or any other healthy things from the local government. Later, officials from the local health department visited the family and sent them milk and biscuits.
The officials also warned the young couple that caffeine in coffee might be harmful to infants and young children, and told them not to drink coffee for their daughter, the report said.