morphine sulphate (65 mg per fluid ounce), sodium carbonate, spirits foeniculi, and aqua ammonia
Early version of Mothers Little Helper also helped Mom through the trying times
Posted on 11/11/2015 3:19:47 PM PST by Morgana
UNION COUNTY, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas mother has been charged with child endangerment after she gave her 10-month-old son bourbon in a bottle.
KATV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1GWGNrY ) that family members found the child unresponsive. He was flown to Arkansas Children's Hospital with a blood alcohol content of .19 percent.
Twenty-eight-year-old Lori Sheppard told police she was trying to relieve her teething infant's pain. Sheppard said she had already given him infant Tylenol and Motrin when her mother suggested she rub alcohol on his gums.
(Excerpt) Read more at wowktv.com ...
Two words: clove oil.
There’s something you don’t see every day... TEETH and ARKANSAS in the same sentence
J/K J/K J/K
I suppose it’s possible a girl could be this stupid.
I suppose!?
I don’t believe the story, completely.
There is a solution you can buy to wipe on a baby’s gums during their teething.
morphine sulphate (65 mg per fluid ounce), sodium carbonate, spirits foeniculi, and aqua ammonia
Early version of Mothers Little Helper also helped Mom through the trying times
spirits foeniculi,
Is what? Even google don’t know....
My pediatrician (old country doctor) had my mom rub whiskey on my gums. 40 years ago it was ‘old wisdom’ now its a crime.
Although .19 is a bit high for just teething, I suspect she was using it to get him to sleep
ping
“”spirits foeniculi, Is what? Even google don’t know..””
Does this help? Funiculì, FuniculÃ
LOL Now just try to get this song out of your head before bedtime!!!!
We had teething rings. Worked then worked now. Don’t see why this mom did not try them.
Sheppard said she had already given him infant Tylenol and Motrin when her mother suggested she rub alcohol on his gums.
...
They’ll need to check his kidneys and liver, too.
I’m guessing it’s spirits of dill, as “feniculum” means “dill”.
That practice was not uncommon when I was a child. One of my sisters did that with one of her babies, as well.
Yep.
Giving babies a *small* amount of spirits to ease teething aing used to be a standard practice in those parts. Most people I knew used cherry brandy or the like. Never heard of anyone using bourbon.
Lori Sheppard
The idiot didn’t rub it on his gums she put its his bottle and left him alone at home.
“The mom claimed that she briefly left the trailer, and returned home later to find Ronald “unconscious and unresponsive.” The child was airlifted to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, according to a Union County Sheriff’s Office report.”
A bit? Uh, yeah; I'd say almost 21/2 times the legal limit for intoxication would be considered "a bit".
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.