Wendy Sanchez Gave Birth In A Garbage Bag; Put Baby Out By The Garage

**Dakota Valkyrie** · June 28th, 2010, 07:28 PM

Wendy Sanchez, 21, gave birth to a baby girl on April 27th.

Wendy S. Sanchez of Carpentersville, Ill. agreed with prosecutors to a sentence of 180 days in Kane County Jail and 30 months probation for pleading guilty to one count of child abandonment. Circuit Judge Thomas Mueller accepted the plea on Monday, according to a release from the Kane County State's attorney's office.
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She delivered the infant while standing upright on a garbage bag and leaning on a fence, the release said. She cut the umbilical cord herself and used a barrette to clip off the cord.

Sanchez then put the infant in a blanket, breast fed the baby and held her for several hours before putting her in a cardboard Huggies box, which she placed by her neighbor’s garage, the release said.

About 24 hours later, on April 28, Sanchez returned to the infant, who was still in the box. She tried to breast feed the infant again, but the child would not feed, according to the release. She gave up and again left the infant in the box, never to return.

On the morning of May 1, more than four days after Sanchez gave birth, a neighbor who was outside gardening heard faint whimpering sounds, according to the release. The neighbor first thought it was a dog, but when it became persistent, the neighbor discovered the box, the release said.

Police and rescue were called and the infant was taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Upon arrival, medical personnel noted the infant was slightly jaundiced, had a slow heart rate and decreased respiration rate, had meconium staining to her upper legs and buttocks from her own feces, and had a temperature of 84.8 degrees, according to the release. The infant was treated over the next few days and was discharged May 6 in good condition.

In addition to jail and probation, Sanchez must attend a parenting class as recommended by DCFS and undergo a psychological evaluation within 60 days.
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http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news...s-box-20100628

According to Sams, Sanchez became pregnant in the fall of 2009, by the 18-year-old boyfriend who is the father of her first child. That child is 11 months old.

She sought an abortion in January at a clinic in Des Plaines, but was turned down because she was too far along in her pregnancy.

Sams said Sanchez never told the boyfriend or her family she was pregnant, even when they suspected so and asked her about it. She told the boyfriend that she had been pregnant, but had an abortion. She lives with her parents.

On Feb. 16, she looked up information on the Internet about partial-birth abortions, according to a printout found in her room during the investigation, Sams said.
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Sanchez told Carpentersville police she did not go back to the baby because she was too sick to walk or go to work. But she did go to work April 28, 29 and 30, Sams said.

On April 30, her boyfriend took her to a hospital, where staff determined that she had been pregnant. She told the medical workers she was suffering from an abortion by a "bad doctor," Sams said.

During the birth, Sanchez damaged her sciatic nerve, according to her attorney. She now uses a walker to get around.

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=390639

The infant was monitored for a few days and released in good condition. Authorities she is in foster care and a court case is pending on who will get custody.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...062810.article