Rolypolyoly
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Yes I realised after writing that, apologies!
I personally only have experience with opioids but most of the babies with NAS really, really struggled with feeding at first - particularly breastfeeding. Most were syringe and cup fed for a while. The drugs do pass through into breastmilk but not enough to prevent withdrawal and the awful high pitched crying that accompanies. Obviously we don't know when this baby was born and how old she was when witnesses saw her, but if there are issues feeding and a baby isn't getting the amount of milk required they can become quite drowsy, lethargic etc eventually. Core temp would also impact that and lead to a baby being very quiet and still if they were cold as well as malnourished. MOO and commenting in general not specifically about this baby.
The placenta crossed my mind also, however I'm not sure they would risk going out and about like that. It would be quite big and bulky to carry around with the baby attached, might draw attention, and would begin to smell unless they followed certain recommendations with cleaning and salt etc which from their lifestyle it doesn't seem likely. Would be interesting to see the condition of the placenta and cord
Do you think they may have been able to tell an approximate birth date by the condition of the placenta? CM says Christmas Eve but the prosecution says not before the 28th, and I did wonder if they could tell anything from the state of the placenta and how much it had started to decompose. Surely it would have been in a pretty disgusting state after 11 days being carried around? And as you said, the smell must have been pretty rancid!.
Thankyou for your insight here, it's very helpful