Busted for BUI
By raincoaster
Budding barfly Allanah Earley of Durham, Connecticut, is being held on a $10,000 bond on charges of endangering a minor. The specific offence?
Breastfeeding while intoxicated!
From WFSB:
Police said Allanah Earley, 36, brought the baby to the Eagles Club on Stack Road Friday evening. They said while at the bar, Earley had seven drinks. They said she then wandered out into the cold with the baby, and eventually brought the child to a friend’s house, where she had more drinks. Police said Earley then breast-fed the 3-week-old infant while still intoxicated.
Police said friends at the bar called police because they were worried about Earley. When officers arrived, police said Earley was unable to stand upright and was near-combative with officers.
Well, first of all that kid should have been carded!
Also, as a woman not-unacquainted with the effects of 7+ drinks, and equally not-unacquainted with the task of caring for an infant (well, maybe not equally but I’ve cared for a solid six-pack of infants in my time and that doesn’t even count the frat boys) I think I can say with a certain degree of authority that while it may make the process somewhat more carefree for the moment, in the long run it’s a bad move, particularly for those who choose to breastfeed.
A baby waking you up every four hours is one thing. A baby waking you up every four hours when you’re hungover is another. And a hungover baby waking a hungover you up every four hours is the level of Hell of which Dante was too frightened to write.
January 7th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
That is all kinds of crazy. I could see maybe having one glass of something and then a few hours later nursing, but going on a bender and nursing while actively drunk? That is nuts. What if she had dropped the baby or forgotten it in the bar? Sheesh!
January 7th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
I don’t know exactly how much alcohol is passed through breastmilk, but with that many drinks, I’m guessing it would be entirely possible to give alcohol poisoning to a 3-week old that probably weighs less than 11 pounds.