WV WV - Aliayah Lunsford, 3, Lewis Co., 24 Sep 2011 - # 2

[deelytful1]

If she hasn't lawyered up, i hope LE go and speak to her after the delivery when she's on Demerol or Percasets!!!

 

[liltexans]

If she does give birth soon, how long after before they can hook her up to a LDT?

I really think mom holds the key!

MOO - thanks.

Mel

Little Joshua Davis' mom was told she had to wait about 90 days or 3 months after giving birth to take a LDT I believe. I have no idea if that's the standard postpartum timeframe for LDTs or not.

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

I'm surprised she made it home from hospital the last time, those are mighty close together. Confession cab at its best.

 

[liltexans]

I'm surprised she made it home from hospital the last time, those are mighty close together. Confession cab at its best.

Maybe it was a home birth?

What concerns me is that if 3 months postpartum is a standard timeframe for giving her the LDT she might already be pregnant again by then and thus once again unable to take the LDT.

 

[dsntslp]

I think the whole thing about being pregnant and not being able to take a LDT is an old wives tale so to speak.
I think they may just give the courtesy so as to not push a mom who is far enough along into labor in case something should go wrong so she can not later blame the stress of the LDT (thereby avoiding frivolous lawsuits). How's that for a run-on sentence!!!? lol

After the birth I would think (but honestly don't know for a fact) that they would wait until there are no meds in her system.
3 months? Nah. I am thinking more like a week to heal and BOOM let her take one! But then, what do I know? lol

Somebody with LE experience will weigh in here. I'm sure.

 

[marycarney]

I think the whole thing about being pregnant and not being able to take a LDT is an old wives tale so to speak.
I think they may just give the courtesy so as to not push a mom who is far enough along into labor in case something should go wrong so she can not later blame the stress of the LDT (thereby avoiding frivolous lawsuits). How's that for a run-on sentence!!!? lol

I think the stuff about not giving LDT to a currently pregnant woman is correct - because you cannot predict when she'll get a kick in the ribs and such - thus skewing the results.
I think that business from another case about not being able to take the LDT until 90 days after birth is pure fabrication. JMO

 

[BrownRice]

When this started 3 days ago they said she was 36 weeks. HTH

That makes sense because 38 weeks is often considered full term for twins.

 

[peeples]

I read that part of the LDT is detecting the heartbeat.. and with pregnant moms they can detect the moms as well as the baby's and it messes up the test.
I know when i was pregnant with twins when the babies were sleeping my midwife had a heck of a time trying to isolate all our heartbeats from one another LOL

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

I think the whole thing about being pregnant and not being able to take a LDT is an old wives tale so to speak.
I think they may just give the courtesy so as to not push a mom who is far enough along into labor in case something should go wrong so she can not later blame the stress of the LDT (thereby avoiding frivolous lawsuits). How's that for a run-on sentence!!!? lol

After the birth I would think (but honestly don't know for a fact) that they would wait until there are no meds in her system.
3 months? Nah. I am thinking more like a week to heal and BOOM let her take one! But then, what do I know? lol

Somebody with LE experience will weigh in here. I'm sure.

Because a polygraph measures BP, heart rate (3 hearts and any heart murmurs in her case) as well as perspiration, etc, there is too many variables with a pregnant woman.

 

[SnoopyDoobyDoo]

She is 8 months. She said she was due in 2 weeks but I bet she meant they would induce labor in 2 weeks. I'm guessing.

Yep, or that they would consider her term within two weeks. Term is usually defined as 37 weeks, but it's possible the initial 36 weeks was a round up and/or they meant two weeks in the Sunday-Saturday sense. Just trying to catch up on this case, but checked the last couple of pages first in hopes of some good news and thought I'd comment.

As for what she was doing with her spare time- a surprising number of women show up at their six week post-partum checkup pregnant again. Some have a surge of high fertility/sex drive newly post partum, and many assume they can't get pregnant that quickly. It only takes once, as the expression goes. Said information gave me nightmares.

 

[lynnb]

It is eerily quiet out there in goggleland considering there is a missing 3 yr old

 

[elepher50]

A call has been put out to the Glenville State College community for volunteers to help in the search for three-year-old Aliayah Lunsford in Lewis County.

The child has been missing since Saturday morning when her mother went to wake her up and she wasn’t there.

http://www.gilmerfreepress.net/index.php/site/C24/

 

[LuLa]

IDK but after watching the presser I get the impression they believe foul play is involved. Why would the Sheriff(?) ask "all we ask if anyone has answers to please let us know so we can get this resolved then please let us know" unless they suspect foul play? Then add "the specifics of our investigation we are not going to put in a public forum right now" and regarding suspects "not that we are willing to discuss at this time". Doesn't sound to me that they are buying Mom's story.

I got the very same impression.

 

[kalekona]

O/T per Komo news Susan Powell's children will be spending the night with her Father according to investigators

 

[lynnb]

Well, I put on JVM hoping to hear something....with all due respect to Michael Jackson, there isn't anything anyone can do for him now...it's up to a jury. Every news program covering it isn't going to change anything. But covering a missing little girl can make a huge difference.

 

[dsntslp]

http://www.polytest.org/work/polyfaq.htm#pregnantwoman

Can a pregnant woman be tested?

It does not affect the outcome of a polygraph exam to test a pregnant woman unless the fetus is making excessive movements or causing pain to the mother during the exam. Many examiners will not test a pregnant woman under any circumstances, but others are ok with testing after the first tri-mester. Some examiners will test only with a note from the woman's physician stating that there are no complications from the pregnancy and that the stress of taking a polygraph would not impact the health of the mother or fetus.

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

Well, I put on JVM hoping to hear something....with all due respect to Michael Jackson, there isn't anything anyone can do for him now...it's up to a jury. Every news program covering it isn't going to change anything. But covering a missing little girl can make a huge difference.

Well said, I share the same sentiments.

 

[momtective]

What they said in the presser that "specific data that makes them think she still could be alive" and what they really believe could be 2 different things and they are just covering all their bases at this point. "Data" might simply be like what NG does on her show when she asks the doctor how long can a child survive x amount of days with no food or water. I think LE probably has a theory that they are holding close to their vest.:twocents:

Thanks E, that makes perfect sense.

 

[lynnb]

IF the mother is in labor and delivers her twins tonight....how long do you think before she is questioned again? I'm wondering how the hormones adjustment will affect her answering any questions. I remember bawling like a baby for a whole day and not having a single reason to. Maybe that would be the perfect time to question her.

 

[Dee10]

Liltexans was right about 90 days after birth at least in the Davis case (Texas).

"Benitez, who was pregnant at the time of Joshua's disappearance, must wait 90 days after giving birth to take a polygraph test.Thursday marks the end of that waiting period, and Benitez said she hopes to take the test in the morning." http://www.ksat.com/news/27945294/detail.html

IIRC the reason why AFTER birth was to allow hormones to return to normal. Go figure.

ETA - It is unclear IF that mother ever did take the test. Dad took several. Things that make you go hmmmm...