Mother pleads guilty to drunken breast-feeding

manonthestreet

Even though I am not known for having much good to say about women I think this is ridiculous. It's just another example of how the state can nail you when it wants to, and it wants to all the time. It also shows the intolerant and smug nature of US society which is a sick society intent on imposing its own twisted vision of perfection on everybody.

So the lady likes a drink - well that at least one good thing that can be said about her.

I once had a girlfriend, 16, who had a baby when I started dating her. Before I got with her, she drank while breastfeeding (with the logic that if she ate bread after and before breastfeeding, it would "soak" up the alcohol in her system), and smoked pot while she was pregnant. I felt sorry for that child; at 6 months, she wasn't even sitting up by herself. I wonder what that kid is like these days, being that she's about 11 or so now.

How is this any different than giving her kid a bottle of formula mixed with a beer? None. Granted, our pediatrician gave my wife the go-ahead for A GLASS (read: ONE) of wine while breastfeeding. The breasts are fantastic devices; they filter out a lot of stuff. But that's only if there's a little. You'd be surprised how quickly things go to the milk. My wife took a Benadryl once, and fed my eldest an hour later. He conked out before he was done, and slept the whole night.

This is child abuse, plain and simple. If it was one, probably not. But that article suggests that she was getting blasted, pissed, wasted. If a man put a beer in with formula, he'd be locked away, no questions asked, for life.

This is not "Big Brother sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong," or "the Man is out to get us." This is abuse. Plain and simple.

Can the alcohol enter the breast milk and intoxicate the baby?

I am not sure what this has to do with men's rights, but the story is ridiculous or it has left out a few details.

I don't condone exposing a baby to alcohol, but I would like to know if the police conducted a blood alcohol level on the baby? If not, then how do they know if a crime occurred?

I am a mother that breast fed for 3 years straight. (My babies were 10 months apart, so you figure it out). With the pregnancies and breast feeding I had to live like a saint for far too long. I was dying for a drink!

I don't think anyone really knows how much alcohol gets into breast milk, all they know is it can.

It is best to lay off of everything, that include prescription drugs, but mothers have to be able to live life without the police/government busting us for every little thing.

I think giving babies pop probably does more harm that what this mother did.

However, I am assuming that the baby was not intoxicated and that they are attacking the mother's lifestyle.

SpikeRant:

Why would you date a girl like this?

She seems to not have any self control (cannot clean up her lifestyle for the sake of a baby!), makes poor life choices and is selfish!

She is a person of low character, and if you sat by and watched as she neglected and/or abused her baby, than that says a lot about your character as well.

I bear a lot of shame in this situation.... but honestly, I was 19, a virgin, and desperate for a shag. Seriously, not kidding there. Bad choice, both in the reason and the girl. Thankfully, it never went that far.

As for the drinking and pot smoking, to my knowledge (meaning what she told me), it happened before we got together. My character in that aspect is clean; she never did those things while I was with her. And when I was told, I expressed great disapproval about them.

Can't exactly stop somebody doing something if you haven't met them when they're doing it.

edit-- just noticed I said all the things mentioned in the middle paragraph of this post in my OP.

Sorry if it sounded like I was coming down on you. I just can't stand the thought of a child being a victim of their parent's poor choices. You're lucky that you did not end up having a child with the girl.

In my original post, I give the mother the benefit of the doubt that no crime was committed, but if it comes to light that the baby was intoxicated, I will change my tune. You also have to consider if it is a one time thing or if the baby was being exposed regularly.

I just worry that things will get to the point where mothers will get thrown in jail for taking a Benadryl. A Benadryl vs. alcohol; do we really know if one is significantly worse than the other? I think one is socially acceptable and the other is not, but the effects on the baby are probably the same (assuming a one time exposure).

And yes, breasts are wonderful devises. I am always surprised by women that choose not to breastfeed. I can't help but notice that it is usually low income women that I assume receive free formula. They should at least breastfeed for economic value.

PS- I thought I was the only person that was a virgin at 19!

At most light probation.

At least a couple of sessions with a 3rd rate county psychologist.

If this was an isolated situation then whether it be male or female, (father gives infant beer) what ever happened to our compassion? I mean come on, re-education and training could serve the child and guilty individual as well as society as a whole, what are we thinking? Have you ever had a child with cholic? I had twins, they both had cholic and the doctor gave them opiates, so as he put it, the ex-wife and I could get some sleep. Before we pick up our whips perhaps we should try them on ourselves first. It used to be that men calmed down their women and children in times of threat. Now it seems that when a hysterical female cries wolf that half of the people screaming for blood are men. The same compassion that women expect should be extended to men. But it seems that we are becoming more blood thirsty across the board, almost as if we are saying "IF I have to suffer to this degree then everyone must suffer the same!" Why aren't we seeking real change? I am not referring to the current systems ability to find women in general irresponsible for their own actions. It is the harshness with which men in general are treated within our "justice/penal/family court" systems. I mean what good would it really do to crush woman as they have been working at crushing men? Why not elevate everyone? Must of had to much coffee this morning!

David A. DeLong

because if they did, it would make sense.

and we all know how allergic the people in charge are to making sense.