Man feeds baby vodka
Georgia father accused of feeding baby vodka charged with murder
Nancy Grace: Vodka as murder weapon?
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Keith Furlow, 20, is charged with felony murder and cruelty to children
A district attorney says Furlow "fed" vodka to his baby, who died as a result
Furlow's public defender says the 4-month-old's death was an accident
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A North Georgia man is charged with murder after authorities say he put vodka in his 4-month-old’s baby bottle, leading to her death – an incident that his public defender says was an accident.
The infant girl died June 8, 2011, after she drank the vodka. Just over a year later, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted her father, Keith Antonine Furlow, on felony murder and second-degree cruelty to children, according to the court document filed Thursday.
“We’re at a point where we are just pursuing justice for this infant little girl,” District Attorney Robert James told HLN’s Nancy Grace on Friday.
James earlier told CNN Atlanta affiliate WSB that authorities don’t see any way the baby could have consumed the vodka, unless it was given to her by the now 20-year-old Furlow.
A grand jury indicted Keith Antonine Furlow on felony murder and second-degree cruelty to children.
“Obviously, at that age, a child isn’t old enough to get up and go pick up a bottle herself. Children at four months old are fed whatever it is they consume,” the district attorney said.
“So the evidence, we believe, would show that he actually fed this baby the vodka.”
Furlow, of Stone Mountain, a community about 15 miles east of Atlanta, has not yet been formally arraigned on the charges. When that happens, he will plead not guilty, according to Corinne Mull, an attorney with the DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office representing him.
Cops: Mom drunk on vodka kills newborn
“Everything isn’t always as it seems,” Mull said Friday in defense of her court-appointed client. “Accidents happen.”
The district attorney explained Friday that Furlow is being charged with felony murder because he is accused of killing his daughter while committing child cruelty.
The latter charge states that Furlow, “with criminal negligence, caused … cruel and excessive physical pain by feeding a four month old an alcoholic beverage,” according to the indictment.
CNN’s Greg Botelho contributed to this report.
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Does alcohol get into milk
Alcohol during breastfeeding - the impact on the body of a woman and baby
Any alcohol contains ethyl alcohol and a large number of additives that are harmful to mother and child. It is worth a woman to drink a sip of alcohol, and ethanol begins to actively penetrate into the blood and all the tissues of her body. Alcohol quickly and freely passes into breast milk. Its highest content will be approximately 30-60 minutes after drinking on an empty stomach or 60-90 minutes - when drinking alcohol with food.
Then alcohol begins to leave the body of a nursing mother. Its withdrawal time is from 2 to 13 hours or more. This depends on the woman's weight , strength and amount of drink.
As soon as the blood is cleared of ethanol, milk will also be freed from it. Therefore, pumping after drinking is meaningless. You can not drink, decant and immediately feed the baby. Until alcohol disappears from the whole body, it will not leave milk either.
nine0004 In addition, alcohol interferes with the production of oxytocin, the hormone responsible for milk production. With frequent drinking, some women produce 20-30% less milk, while others completely disappear. Sucking becomes ineffective, the child is not satiated, there are blockages of the milk ducts and mastitis.
Contrary to popular belief, beer, like other alcoholic beverages, does not stimulate but inhibits milk production.
How alcohol affects the baby
A breast-fed child receives all the substances necessary for its growth and development from mother's milk. If a woman drinks during this period, then the effect of alcohol on the baby's body depends on the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed: sleeping.
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The most terrible thing is the formation of alcohol dependence in a baby, because a fragile child's body suffers much more from the harmful effects of alcohol than an adult. And the more often and more the nursing mother drinks, the faster the listed consequences will occur.
How much alcohol comes out of breast milk
Alcohol is processed in the human body very quickly. Adults have an average blood alcohol content of every hour is reduced by 15-20 mg.
The same thing happens with breast milk - over time, it is cleared of ethanol. The speed at which this happens depends on the strength of the drink, its amount and the woman's body weight.
There are special tables indicating the time for the elimination of alcohol from the body - separately for men and women. They can be easily found on the Internet. So, from the blood of a woman weighing 60 kg, 300 ml of beer or 100 ml of wine will disappear after 2 hours, and a glass of vodka - after 7 hours. When breastfeeding, alcohol enters the blood faster and lingers there longer, so during lactation, the numbers from the tables must be multiplied by 1.5. This will determine the time how much alcohol is excreted from breast milk.
What determines the rate of alcohol weathering
The concentration of ethanol in the blood and milk of different women who have consumed the same amount of alcohol may differ. This is influenced by:
- Weight and build of breastfeeding mothers.
The lower body weight and body fat in women, the faster they get drunk, and alcohol stays in their body longer. nine0032 - Women's general health. In a weakened body, especially in diseases of the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract, alcohol penetrates into the blood faster and takes longer to neutralize.
- Fortress drunk. Low alcohol drinks are neutralized faster.
- Availability of snacks. You should not drink strong drinks on an empty stomach - so they instantly penetrate the bloodstream and disappear longer.
The rate at which alcohol passes into breast milk is detoxified primarily depends on the weight of the woman and the strength of the drink. This is not affected by pumping, exercise or drinking large amounts of water. Breastfeeding is safe only after the complete removal of alcohol from the body. The baby can only be offered “pure” milk, so before drinking it is advisable to express and make a supply for 1-2 feedings.
Permissible types and doses of alcohol during lactation
Ethanol quickly penetrates into the woman's blood and breast milk, but rather quickly disappears if the next dose is not consumed. The child receives about 16% of the alcohol drunk by the mother. Therefore, is highly undesirable drink strong drinks (cognac, vodka, etc.) while breastfeeding - they are excreted from the woman's body longer and remain in the milk.
Provided that a nursing mother drinks alcohol occasionally and no more than one drink per day, then drinking alcohol during lactation is considered relatively safe for the baby. The acceptable norm is 330-340 ml of beer, 140-150 ml of wine or 40-45 ml of cognac per day. Exceeding the indicated dose of negatively affects the behavior and health of the baby. nine0007 Who should not drink alcohol while breastfeeding and when? There are 3 reasons for this:
- If you rarely drink alcohol in a safe dose, little of it gets into your milk.
If you wait 2-4 hours before the next feeding, then it will disappear and will not harm the baby.
- Strict restrictions imposed on breastfeeding mothers are frustrating and irritating. Women become nervous and can break down on loved ones. nine0032
- A complete ban on alcohol is more likely to lead to early termination of feedings than to avoiding alcohol. In such a situation, the child is prematurely deprived of the best nutrition intended for him by nature.
It is fundamentally important to completely give up alcohol only in the first 3 months of a baby's life. At this time, the child goes through a period of adaptation, he is developing the work of the intestines, liver and other organs. Therefore, it is impossible to expose the baby to the risk of toxic substances entering his body. You should not drink alcohol during the entire period of breastfeeding if the baby is premature, underweight or has developmental features. nine0007
Rules for drinking alcohol during lactation
When a healthy full-term baby is 3 months old and the intervals between feedings increase, you can drink a glass of beer or 100 ml of wine every 2-3 weeks.
After the baby reaches 5-6 months and the introduction of complementary foods, it is allowed to drink 300 ml of beer or 150 ml of wine once a week.
In order not to harm the health of the crumbs, it is recommended :
- to drink alcohol rarely and in safe doses; nine0029 feed the baby before the feast;
To drink or not to drink while breastfeeding, each woman decides for herself. And yet, it is important for nursing mothers to remember that alcohol quickly penetrates into breast milk and its concentration there is about the same as in the blood. You can occasionally drink soft drinks drinks, but after that it is necessary to refrain from breastfeeding for 3-4 hours.
For babies up to 6-8 months at this time, it is recommended to offer milk expressed in advance, and for an older child - complementary foods.
Special precautions
Mother's intoxication is dangerous for the child not only because of alcohol in the milk. In a drunk person concentration of attention decreases, coordination of movements is disturbed, the ability to respond adequately to what is happening is lost. 100 ml of wine will not lead to serious consequences, but after taking a large dose of alcohol, the mother is not able to fully engage in the child, she may accidentally injure him or fall asleep, and the baby will be left unattended. nine0007
A woman should not drink alcohol while breastfeeding unless a sober person can take care of the baby at that time. Do not practice co-sleeping with a child after drinking alcohol.
Frequent alcohol intake, albeit in small doses, disrupts the work of a woman's nervous system, makes her distracted and irritable.
Should not be drunk daily. And especially it is not recommended to drink heavily, even very rarely. This threatens that the baby will receive a dangerous dose of alcohol, he will experience convulsions and coma. nine0007
Opinion of pediatricians on the combination of alcohol and breastfeeding
Children's doctors, in particular, the famous pediatrician E.O. But if it is difficult for a woman to resist and not drink an occasional glass of beer, then it is better to allow her this little weakness. After all, a complete categorical ban on alcohol, like other severe restrictions, causes rejection and even protest.
It is better to allow yourself sometimes 300-400 ml of high-quality light beer than to be upset that "nothing is impossible". Sure you should not drink daily, and even more so, you should not drink strong strong drinks. Cognac, vodka or whiskey quickly intoxicate, and the body is cleared of them for more than 12 hours, even with a standard dose of 40-50 ml.
If you drink a lot in good company, it is recommended to limit yourself to 150 ml of light homemade wine or a glass of good beer - no more than once a week.
Breastfeeding time is a very important stage in the development of crumbs. Good health and strong immunity of the baby largely depend on the quality and quantity of mother's milk. If a woman occasionally consumes a small amount of alcohol during lactation, this will not cause much damage to the health of the child, but it is more useful to live this period without alcohol. What’s more, it goes by very quickly. nine0007
Interesting facts and myths about vodka, answers to popular questions about vodka | 116.ru
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We have prepared for you ten reasons to celebrate the birthday of vodka at once. After all, she turns 155 years old! It's time to answer popular questions about one of the main Russian achievements. So let's do it in the company of a toxicologist and science journalist Alexei Vodovozov.
You need to understand that calories are the energy that is released when a product is burned in a calorimeter device. Vodka burns well, but it has zero nutritional value, no proteins, no fats, no carbohydrates, no vitamins, no other macro- and micronutrients. Alcohol and water. You won't get particularly fat. nine0165
Dependence develops on ethanol, therefore, the more ethanol in the alcoholic drink, the faster you can achieve the desired goal. Not all would-be alcoholics start with vodka, but when it becomes problematic to drink a bucket of beer, almost everyone switches to vodka as the best drink in terms of price / effect.
Alcohol can evaporate, just like water, so there are attrition rates for vodka. But it cannot turn sour or rotten, so it can be stored in an airtight container in a dry, dark and cool place almost indefinitely. nine0165
It makes sense, because there are always impurities in the final product, and it is they that make vodka more toxic - the same methanol, for example.
The purer the product, the better, in theory - only the toxic effect of ethanol itself remains, without foreign substances.
High-quality cleaning really costs money, but you can drink either premium or non-premium vodka in about the same way, the difference will be more likely in the consequences, the severity of the hangover. If there are a lot of impurities, they will also bring their colors into the overall picture of the next morning. nine0165
Warm vodka is difficult to drink. According to the canons, it is served chilled, so it’s easier to put up with the not-so-pleasant smell and taste of the drink. Colder vodka hides the taste, so sometimes cafes give vodka that is too cold if it is of poor quality.
Microsoft co-founder Steve Ballmer once noticed that it was easier for him to code while drunk. Having put several experiments on himself, he found out that somewhere between 1.2 and 1.4 ppm, he personally has the peak of programming abilities. This question has been studied, moderate drinking does improve certain types of creative thinking while suppressing other types, so what worked for Ballmer might not necessarily work for someone else.
And yes, vodka has nothing to do with it, Ballmer used a lot of beer, that is, intoxication did not come as quickly as in the case of vodka. nine0165
Depends a lot on the individual. For a young man who has never drunk alcohol, weighing 50 kilograms, a bottle of vodka drunk in one gulp can be the first and last in life. The bulk of deaths occur at 4-5 ppm (very approximately - 2-2.5 liters of vodka). However, there have been cases when a person with 14.1 ppm in South Africa drove a minivan, and a resident of Los Angeles with 13.3 ppm became famous only because she was hit by a car, and the woman was taken to the hospital, where they found the highest degree of intoxication. nine0165
If vodka can be called an aphrodisiac, it is purely theoretical. Since ethanol is a depressant in terms of pharmacology, it gradually suppresses the activity of neurons. The older the structure of the brain (in an evolutionary sense), the longer it resists. The frontal cortex, which is responsible for self-control and restraint, is one of the first to be switched off, as a result, various compulsive urges of the same amygdala of the brain remain without brakes and are implemented in full.
In addition, there is evidence that the ability of our brain to recognize asymmetry is also turned off, so that the face of a potential partner / partner begins to seem to us more symmetrical, that is, more beautiful and attractive. That's where all the conditions for drunken adventures on a sexual theme are created. nine0165
In general, yes, it does. The question is rather how it affects. More than 75% of a sample of 34 famous writers, artists, composers and performers of the 20th century were found to be detrimental to the productivity of alcohol, especially in the later stages of their careers. Overall, it turned out that alcohol provided a direct benefit for about 9% of the sample, an indirect benefit for 50%, and no noticeable effect for 40% of the study participants at various times in their lives. Here, on the contrary, the lifestyle of creative people creates all the conditions for the abuse of alcohol. Although it is undeniable that small doses of alcohol can reduce anxiety, allow you to relax, not think about the routine - due to the muting of the "neural noise" in the head, and this will allow you to hear the faint voice of some really brilliant creative idea.
