Woman drank beer while breastfeeding baby at bar, court docs say (Indiana)

WISH (Indiana) ^ | June 19, 2017

[ConservativeStatement]

Michael Trosclair, 45, and Shari Treba, 42, both face felony neglect of a dependent charges, along with misdemeanor public intoxication charges.

Authorities say the pair were in town for a work conference when a witness reported Treba drinking alcohol while breastfeeding a baby outside a downtown bar.

According to a probable cause affidavit, around 12:38 a.m. June 16, officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to Wild Beaver Saloon at 20 E. Maryland St. on a report that a woman was breastfeeding an infant while drinking alcohol, as well as soliciting customers for beer.

[ConservativeStatement]

Sgt. Joe Friday's log: 12:38 a.m. The Beaver Bar. Woman breastfeeding baby.

Paging Laz.

[Seruzawa]

Well, she went to the right place.

[smokingfrog]

You need to stay hydrated when you’re breastfeeding.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Sad.

[MCF]

When my daughter was born in 1976 the old Dr. told me to get a six pack of beer and he left orders to the nurse that my wife got a beer everyday. Even after she and the baby came home she drank one beer everyday as long as she breastfeed.

[hinckley buzzard]

Strange. Drinking a beer for nursing mothers is a long recommended addition to the mother's diet. Goes back at least to the forties. This appears to be an exercise in ignorance by the powers that be.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Wait. Was it an IPA?

[reaganaut]

They still tell you that, beer helps with milk production. The rule my OB gave me 2 years ago was ‘if you can drive, you can nurse’ so one beer is not unusual.

[Bob]

And not just any beaver saloon, it was the Wild Beaver Saloon. :=)

[ladyjane]

I think my mother was given beer in the hospital right after she gave birth. All mothers who were nursing had a beer with dinner. It kept them hydrated and the beer had calcium, B vitamins and potassium.

Breast feeding seems to make some men deranged.

[doorgunner69]

Not like she was knocking back scotch and soda, or whatever that stuff is.

Now, if she was nailing boilermakers with the beer.............

[NorthstarMom]

If you are going to consume alcohol then while actually nursing is probably the safest time as the milk is already produced so the alcohol isn’t present. The alcohol will then leave the system before the next round of milk is produced.

[FreedomOfExpression]

Since the woman faces public intoxication charges, I’d say she had somewhat more than one beer.

[TChad]

For what it's worth, here's the opposing viewpoint:

http://biologybrain-simonsays.blogspot.com/2008/12/alcohol-content-of-breast-milk.html

[mfish13]

Guinness is Good for You!

[Mears]

The beer isn’t the problem-——she was outide, drinking the beer,feeding the baby,and soliciting customers for more beer.

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[marktwain]

Should send that to the defense.

[mass55th]

My brother told us that they encouraged them to drink beer while serving in Vietnam as it helped prevent kidney stones. I just did a search on beer and breastfeeding, and beer does help in the production of breast milk.

[antceecee]

Exactly. Also beer is great for many things....uti... doc told me to drink beer and it knocked it out... 1970’s.

[paddles]

I was the youngest of six. Mom and dad had two Old Crow (all they could afford at the time) and gingers every night---including while mom was carrying me. I grew up to be a Colonel in the Marines with 3700 hours in F-4/A-4/F-18s.

I suppose I might've done better in life if mom woulda drank better bourbon....