Jessica Bachmaier, a 26-year-old single mom in Pennsylvania, lost
custody of her 13-month old baby girl after the little girl was found to
have blood alcohol content of 0.289 - three times the legal driving
limit for adults.
Bachmaier said she she inadvertently mixed baby
Nevaeh's formula with vodka after it was mistakenly left in a water
bottle in her fridge. She mixed a sippy cup with formula with two ounces
of what she thought was water. The working mother said she had
asked a male friend to babysit while she worked and believes the man -
who she described as a 'known alcoholic and drug addict' - had left the
bottle behind. Bachmaier said she is not a drinker and does not keep alcohol in the house. Describing her daughter after drinking the mix, Bachmaier said:
"Her
motor skills weren't there. She wasn't cooperating. She was like a limp
noodle. She was getting up and
falling down like a zombie. She then
passed out on the coffee table."
After about an hour and 15
minutes of sleep, the baby was taken to the hospital where doctors
treated her and found bout about the shepe (alomo, ogogoro, spirit, and
all of the above) in the system.
Baby Nevaeh was placed in care of foster parent and her mom is fighting hard to get her back.
It
seems like an honest mistake. However, Bachmaier needs to be careful
who she leaves her child with. I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving my
child with an alcoholic and a drug addict. That, in my opinion, is an
error in judgement.
Hopefully she gets the baby back. I'm hope she's learned her lessons.
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