Thursday, February 10, 2011

Check Before You Flush

You may not always remember what you ate that made your experience in the bathroom traumatic, but you'd think that passing anything approaching more than a pound would register.

Still, a South Carolina woman accused of giving birth in an arena toilet and leaving her baby to die claims she didn't know she was pregnant and can't remember the birth.

Jessica Blackham (24) felt ill during a circus performance and went to the arena's bathroom, where she does not remember birthing a child. Blackham is also mother to a 4-year-old child, who was not born in a public toilet. She was charged with one count of felony child abuse and one count of unlawful neglect toward a child. If convicted, she could face up to 30 years in prison.Authorities would not discuss the identity of the infant's father, and while Blackham is married, she is estranged from her husband.

Arena workers found the asphyxiating child and called authorities. The baby was found suffering from hypothermia, but was in good condition. The custodians said they found the infant with his feet in the water and head resting on the toilet rim. While 911 was called, a worker pulled the baby from the toilet and used a finger to pull mucus from the boy's mouth before wrapping the baby in a towel and used a piece of string to cut the umbilical cord.

I just want to add here at the end of this post that it was a six pound baby she shit mysteriously passed delivered. Yeah, I think I'd remember that visit to the toilet...

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