INDIANAPOLIS -- A mother was arrested after giving her 4-month-old girl whiskey in her bottle, police said.

Indianapolis Metro police said Mary Skaggs, 28, faces two counts of neglect of a dependent and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Police were called to Methodist Hospital Saturday by a social worker there. Officials said a test revealed that the child had a blood-alcohol level of 0.048.

Investigators said Skaggs told the hospital that she had put whiskey on the girl's gums because she was teething.

Police later determined that Skaggs had put whiskey in the girl's bottle, mixed with formula to try to get her to stop crying.