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I was thinking of fostering infants that were born with drugs in their system. Besides all the appts, I was wondering how hard it will be? All the appts won't bother me in the least. My oldest daughter born to me has CP, so i am used to going to a ton of dr appointments. I was want to know how hard it will be to deal with a child that is going thru withdrawal and son on. I was hopeing for some insight from FP that have been there, done that...Thanks
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I have found that it varies by situation. There is a definite difference between being born exposed and addicted. I take Special Needs situatons quite a bit whether that is drug or other medical issue. I have found that if you focus first that they are a baby/child with normal baby/child needs and get their food, sleep, etc on a good schedule then it is easier to address special issues as needed .... probably exactly what you do with your child with CP.
I agree with the post above...I think there is a big difference between exposure and addiction in babies. I've only had one tox pos baby, and she was absolutely fine for the weeks we had her. Couldn't tell the difference between her and a healthy baby.Best of luck to you though!!! We just got done with a pretty rough placement and now will only be taking infants from now on.
I think taking in babies born exposed or addicted is a good fit for someone with another Special Needs child. You might also want to consider taking in medically fragile kids under 1 in general. Some drug babies (and I am using the phrase for convenience of typing only, its pretty horrible to call them that outloud) are going to be extra easy personalities and some are going to be so difficult you can't imagine it (in terms of complete inability to sooth). I think that you need to be prepared that you in addition to appointments, you will be doing a lot of advocating. With your bio DD, you simply figured out what she needed next and made the appointment. You will likely spend a lot of your time convincing social workers to even investigate delays, approve medical procedures, allow you to give certain medications etc. . .
dalynn1997
I have found that it varies by situation. There is a definite difference between being born exposed and addicted. I take Special Needs situatons quite a bit whether that is drug or other medical issue. I have found that if you focus first that they are a baby/child with normal baby/child needs and get their food, sleep, etc on a good schedule then it is easier to address special issues as needed .... probably exactly what you do with your child with CP.
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