Gives whole new meaning to the term "JUG of wine"

Wow, as much as I hate to say it, I think that either this charge should be thrown out, OR new laws should be made that regulate a legal limit to how much alcohol can be in your bloodstream when you breastfeed. I'm really alarmed at the idea that women could be thrown in jail and have their babies taken away for breastfeeding after a glass of wine or a couple of beers, which really won't do any harm to the baby whatsoever... in fact, you would have to be pretty much alcohol-poisoning-level drunk for there to be enough alcohol in your milk to have an adverse effect on the baby.

I'm not saying it wouldn't be a good idea to create a legal blood alcohol limit for breastfeeding, just that it would be a terrible idea to prosecute a case like this without one.

[glatt]

I doubt the charges will stick. If I were on the jury, I'd probably let her go free. I'd need to see the alcohol content of the baby's blood and of the breast milk before I'd convict. And both would have to be damning. I would be surprised if the cops got either of those.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Tiki

I'm not saying it wouldn't be a good idea to create a legal blood alcohol limit for breastfeeding, just that it would be a terrible idea to prosecute a case like this without one.

Yeah, I agree... I don't care if the cop thought she was "extremely intoxicated", that's too subjective.

you would have to be pretty much alcohol-poisoning-level drunk for there to be enough alcohol in your milk to have an adverse effect on the baby.

Exactly.
What a shame though... sounds like a terrible situation all around. Probably the only thing worse would be foster care.