I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. ~Thomas Jefferson
A North Dakota woman accused of breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect.
Stacy Anvarinia could face up to five years in prison when she is sentenced in August. She will not have to register as an offender against children. Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at Anvarinia’s home on April 13 this year. They saw a drunk Anvarinia breastfeeding her baby. Doctors say alcohol consumed by breastfeeding mothers is absorbed into a baby’s system and has health consequences.
It is believed to be the first case of its kind in North Dakota.