The group of women in Seattle supporting Riley's mom Tina Carlsen were
interviewed on the evening news after she and the baby had been located.
They said Riley was a breastfeeding baby.

I do not know at what point the hospital sought and got custody of this baby
via the courts; before or after the mother left the hospital with him?  With
the news stating the arraignment date of when supervised visitation would be
set up was a week away, I realized this breastfeeding relationship has been
ended by the hospital and the judge.

The real facts were very poorly broadcast here in the NW where this took
place.
Initially, when the Amber alert went into effect on the highways, it was
presented 
as though it was stranger abduction.  This was allowed to be erroneously put
into
the public consciousness over and over.  My daughter, breastfeeding
granddaughter and I 
were all three on the highway while it was being broadcast on the news over
and over again.

Obviously, from conversations with the mother of her concerns for Riley,
Children's Hospital and Riley's father knew otherwise.

No public credit has been given to Tina that he was stable and thriving and
not in a
life threatening situation.  Later someone from Children's Hospital made
that public admission--it was not immediately life threatening--he will not
die if not immediately found. This was a congenital condition that at some
point needed intervention. 

No public credit to the mom for her exclusive breastfeeding that he was in
good--if not excellent--condition for the surgical procedure due to her
breastfeeding him.  The father tried to make that point in the news, but it
was edited so that his statement she had an irrational fear her son would
die from the procedure, was played over and over.

My letter will go to head of pediatrics at Children's Hospital. 
Judy Ritchie




Subject: Re: bf baby kidnapped by the state

I don't think this has been posted--according to the info I have read, 
this baby was breastfed until the state decided it was in his "best 
interest" to be forced to undergo surgery his mother did not choose for 
him. This is very close to my heart as this is the kind of choice I 
made for my own child when he faced onging interventive medicine as a 
very young child and I refused all of it--choosing the correct path for 
him--a path I knew was right (excuse the yelling) BECAUSE I AM HIS 
MOTHER!!!.
http://www.helpbabyriley.com/

Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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