bucket baby

n. 1. a foal or calf nursed by hand; 2. an infant perceived to spend an excessive amount of time in a portable car seat. Subjects: English, Animals, Insects, & Birds, Slang

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Citations: 1996 [Nancy Smith] Usenet: rec.equestrian (June 20) “Re: Expecting Mare Not Producing Milk”: A couple of breeders I know have successfully used this drug this year on mares that were pastured on infected fescue fields, and all produced milk within 72 hours of initial dosage. They had no bucket babies at all, for the first time in several years! 1997 [JRDVMDIVER] Usenet: rec.equestrian (Aug. 22) “Re: ‘Bucket Baby’ Question”: “What is a Bucket Baby?” “A foal or calf or whatever that has not got a mother to nurse for whatever reason and it fed milk or milk replacer with a bucket instead of a bottle.” *2000 Diane Wiessinger Common Sense Breastfeeding Topics (Ithaca, New York) (Nov. 17) “Staying In Touch”: By using a sling instead of a stroller, you can provide the closeness and movement that babies expect, even if that closeness doesn’t include breastfeeding. Some “bucket babies” in their plastic seats may settle for a pacifier when what they really need is to be held. Remember that stimulation builds brains, and carrying provides a world of stimulation and security that a pacifier or swing cannot 2001 [kimmhunt] Epinions (June 29) “Not for bucket babies…”: Not for bucket babies…This is a great car seat! We borrowed an infant seat from a friend for our daughter’s first two weeks, but disliked it because she slouched down, her head flopped over, and the straps didn’t seem to secure her very well. 2003 [Belphoebe] Usenet: misc.kids.breastfeeding (Sept. 5) “Re: OT Silly Car Seat & Out & About Question”: I was able to interact with him and keep him entertained the whole time, and it was a pleasant outing for all of us. (So just ’cause we used a carseat doesn’t mean he’s the neglected “bucket baby” of detached parents. 2003 [Emily Roysdon ] Usenet: misc.kids.breastfeeding (Sept. 11) “Re: do people not like holding their babies?”: I also hate to see bucket babies or unhappy children confined against their will to a stroller or carseat while a parent is oblivious or gives them a token “you’re okay” while she continues her adult stuff. 2004 PregnancyCrawler (Mar. 15) “Babywearing”: Some studies have shown that sling-carried babies are more intelligent than bucket babies (nickname for how when a baby is carried around in the popular car seat carriers it looks like the parent is carrying around a baby in a bucket). The theory is that sling babies spend less time crying and more time learning. 2004 [Pinkhouses1961] Usenet: rec.equestrian (Mar. 25) “Re: question about orphan foals”: After about 10 days of 24/7 supervised nursing, physical restraints, and good drugs she finally took him…though we sure doubted often if she was going to work out. Would have been much easier for all to have put him on a bucket, but the TB racing industry frowns on “bucket babies” due to the non-performing reputation. 2005 [FillingMyQuiver] MotheringDotCommune Forums (Mar. 30) “Progesterone Supplements?”: We live in “Mainstream America” NJ, the “bucket baby” capital of the world, :LOL. My OB is NOT supportive of my nursing while pg. 2005 Pam Zubeck Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado) (Sept. 7) “Fear of disease triggers elk slaughter”: Since then, Walker has been negotiating with the USDA but secured clemency for only his four “bucket babies,” pet elk he’d bottle-fed as calves. 2006 [Amy] Usenet: misc.kids.breastfeeding (May 2) “Re: your opinion please (re: baby traveling away from mom)”: I do not have a bucket baby—the kind who are in their car seat 24/7—with a bottle propped up on a blanket and plugged into their mouth. *2007 Rocky Acres Ranch and Equine Designs (Clarksville, Arkansas) (Mar. 8) “Meet Our Rescue/Rehab Patients”: She will be going to her first ever halter show on April 1st.…We were worried that she would be stunted due to being a bucket baby, but that was not the case with her.

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