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Old January 3rd 06, 02:09 PM posted to misc.kids.breastfeeding
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Catherine Woodgold wrote:

Clisby ) writes:

I wish you hadn't asked. I'm talking about a baby born with
an IUD enclosed in some part of the baby's body. I read about
at least one case of this happening. I have no idea how common it is.



Was this reliably documented? Because, on the face of it, it sounds
impossible. I immediately went over to check snopes.com, in case it had
turned up there (it hadn't.)



I don't know. I think I read about it in the book "Sex and Destiny"
which I read many years ago. Why does it sound impossible to you?


I was under the impression that the amniotic sac was pretty tough - how
would an IUD breach the sac and then become embedded in the baby's body
without causing a miscarriage? And if you mean the IUD became embedded
in the baby during the birth process - again, how? If the IUD were that
sharp, I'd expect it to be embedded in the uterus, causing other havoc.
It's like hearing that somebody put a baby down in a playpen and a
tinkertoy became embedded in the baby's body. Not something I'd believe
without evidence.

Clisby