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Re: Babies born to meth addicted mothers

Mommanana — Thu, 17 May 2018 18:47:49 -0000

I obtained custody of my gd when she was 10 days old n released from Hosp after testing pos for methanphetamines and amphetamines. She was a little over 4 pds. She went through withdrawals. Which broke my heart. She is now 7 months old and weighs 13 pounds. She doesn't have a problem eating but has failure to thrive. The dr. estimated her 4-5 months behind developmentally. She is just now sleeping thru night but only sleeps for about 7 hrs. She rarely naps. She has a very low immune system. She cannot sit up, hold a bottle, crawl, pull herself up. Her eyes cross a lot and she has the need to be held however she is a happy baby, loves to laugh and just started to coo. We have an appt with the pediatric neurologist in a few month so we will find out more about possible further health issues but I tell you what she has brought so much love and enjoyment to us. We also have custody of her half brother n full brother. Their mother used norco with the oldest and meth with the other but not as bad. What makes me mad is she tested pos with my gd full brother and cps was not notified and the mother cont meth use impairing her ability to provide adequate care causing him to almost die from whooping cough bc he never received his vaccines. When we got him he was four months and it took her another 2 month to give me his insurance card so I could take him to dr. It wasn't u til I filed for custody that I got it and it took us a yr to get him caugh up on shots. Thank God he is doing great as well as the oldest. These kids have brought my husband closer than ever. My heart goes out to those that have went through what we have. I thank God for blessing me with these 3 precious children of his.

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Cortney Griffith — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:04:43 -0000

Do you have any follow up on your story? I have a 2 1/2 adopted son and mom did meth through the entire pregnancy and was high during child birth. He is very hyper and gets very aggressive. There are not many studies i can find on long term for our children.

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Tami — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:38:23 -0000

Is there any one who could tell me if using meth an pain pills during pregnancy have been the reason the baby died at 7 weeks old

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ana — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 11:44:14 -0000

we have 11 month old baby boy he was positive in meth when is born....and the cps got him right away as a grandparent we want to take care of him but they wont let us and they were so hard on us
so my sister in law was the one on the family placement now taking care of him but the cps still wants him back to the foster....I believe that the baby needs more love and caring from family than foster care....because we can give him more love and care and attention unlike in foster care that look up too many other kids....
they say that he cries a lot before my sister in law had her....my sister in law said since she have him he is a sweet baby boy and cry like a normal baby when hungry....dirty diaper...or want to be held.... they don't want the baby to go around place.....but I think the baby needs to see places too not just inside a room ... he really likes to see lights when they at walmart...he likes going out they go shopping just like a normal baby when you need to take him out.... I just don't understand what the cps wants because in everything my sister in law do is with extra care because of his condition...
my question is IS THERE A PROBLEM IF THE BABY DO NOT CRY A LOT LIKE HE USED TO DO WHEN HE WAS IN THE FOSTER CARE BECAUSE HE IS REALLY A HAPPY BABY RIGHT NOW WITH MY SISTER IN LAW....AND WE CANT SHOW PROOF ABOUT EVERYTIME WE GO TO COURT....

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lori — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:58:35 -0000

God bless you Lisa.. I am a mother to a beautiful 2 year old that I have had since he was 12 days old and his mother was or is a meth user. I hope you are a Christ follower. Stay in constant
prayer for protection over him. Every meth baby is different just like any healthy baby and he deserves to be loved like anyone else. I'm so happy that you are willing to give it to him. The love I have for my adopted son is the same I have for my biological daughter. All children have challenges. Congrat on your beautiful baby

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lisamarie — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:02:00 -0000

I am in the process right now of waiting for a baby to be born that's mother is, a meth user and she sat there and told me to my face she is selfish and knew she was pregnant and still did the drug anyways. I know it is a strong addiction but what I don't get is I am more excited about getting this little boy any day now than she is and she knows it and thinks it is funny. Can people really be so cold hearted. I named him and I worry every day. She goes to jail Feb the tenth and I feel I can know that he stands a small chance she won't be doing it in there. I was pregnant once and barrier my son when he died during my 7th month. That was the worst thing I ever had to do. And to sit there and listen to her admit she is selfish made me feel good that I have custody of her baby and he ain't even born yet. Yes I know there will challenges but that baby deserves a chance and someone who will love him and is ready for him to come any day to hold him with open arms

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yvonne sepulveda — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:13:22 -0000

my daughter is six months pregnant and smoking meth, I already have a 7 month old who was taking from her for meth use. DHS cannot force her into rehab, I talk to the police here and begged them to lock her until she has this baby, she has been on a five day binge, I am already raising one meth born baby. She is low birth weight, small head. She has a lot of digestive problems. Constantly getting sick. at 7 months weighs about a 4 mos. old baby. There needs to be a law against mothers who use drugs while pregnant. They have commercials about smoking while pregnant but none about using drugs/meth. There needs to be!

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missy — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:46:17 -0000

I feel horrible to say this and know I am going to most likely cop abuse.
However I am 20 y.o and am currently 13 weeks pregnant.
I done meth over the n.y.e period and stopped as soon as I found out I was pregnant. (at 8 weeks)
Should I be concerned that my bub would be at risk?
Basically all my gp has said to me is fingers crossed.

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Sammy Yo Mammy — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:04:54 -0000

Being on MATH should be the least of your concerns, betty!

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Sammy Yo Mammy — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:01:11 -0000

I know a homeless meth addicted woman who INJECTED meth throughout her pregnancy. The morning she went in to deliver three weeks early after having noticed 'a lot of blood between my legs', she said that 'she wasn't scared'. Unbelievable! The baby boy was born with two stroke injuries on his brain and problems with his liver. I'm quite sure there are other problems I'm not yet aware of because these people are trying to shelter me from the complete truth because they know that I loathe what they did. The baby boy was air-lifted out of Humboldt County the morning after he was born just last week. He remains in a Children's Hospital south of here all by himself. There is not one kin of that baby down there with him. Maybe it's best like that because his kin clearly SUCK but it still isn't right and breaks my heart...the poor, poor baby boy.

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Chris — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:08:12 -0000

What about family members who know the pregnant Mom is using meth? What should they morally do? Or what can they do? Call children's protective services? The Popo's?

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Oncallassistant — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:49:52 -0000

How is he doing today?

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Boppycocks — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:47:42 -0000

I have a friend who has just discovered she is pregnant ,
she wants to keep her baby but is considering termination as s
she experimented with metj either the night aftershe would have conceived or the week after,
I've told her I'm.sure her baby will be fine but she's.not.convinced can anyone give there onsite to this

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Paulajs67 — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:28:52 -0000

How are they now? We recently got a 4 and 5yr old whose mother did meth with both. We have daily/nightly struggles. Does it get any better? We are foster parents. The state didn't tell us about the meth use until this week. We have had them for 3 weeks now.

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Chennault Judy — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:56:23 -0000

My daughter is 6 mo pregnant and meth addicted and i no the girl i raised and meth has took her soul.she no longer cares about anyone or any thing but getting high.very sad and heart breaking and the hopeless feelings of what to do is unbearable most all the time.

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Chennault Judy — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:52:43 -0000

my daughter is also pregnant and 6 mo pregnant and i have no clue what to do sounds like a cop out but i have no clue but my jeart is heavy with hurt.

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Brandonsgirl6904 — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:22:37 -0000

How often was you using? I need some informatIon for a frIend. She is 7 months pregnant and she has only smoked it like 5 times since shes been pregnant, do you think that baby will come out with any health problems?

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Laura — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:58:45 -0000

we have a nefew this way,, hes 19 and very voilent, what medications did he get or gets?

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SomeChick — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:03:41 -0000

I'll be honest - I would call CPS immediately and file an anonymous tip.

Meth is a SELFISH drug and she is not thinking about the life long consequences that her choices will have on this child's life. I am not a fan of CPS, but in this scenario it may be the only hope you have. If she's shooting up, it's more than just a casual thing - it's a habit that won't be broken by any amount of talking or begging.

Please call (800) 4-A-CHILD to find the office nearest to you to file an anonymous tip. You cared enough to research it online and this may be the only hope to help the baby.

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Kaceekeene — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:56:33 -0000

My cousin is pregnant and it injecting meth I want to get her help but I think it's to late what should I do??

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No Ideas — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:25:28 -0000

Mary,
I would really like to see an update from you. Like you My step grandson was born to a meth mother. He is 8. Most of the time he is just fine, but like you, he is sent home often. He has NO impulse control and has no ability to tie actions with consiquens. An example: We have a Bumble Bee nest near our garage. He was sitting poking at the bees with a stick. I told him to stop, he was going to get stung and sure enough he did. We put ice on it as he cried. I told him "I told you that was going to happen, leave the bees along". I told him to stay in the house now. 10 min. later he was out poking at the again. I yelled at him, he kept poking and sure enough....stung again. I delt with this one again, and shortly....he was out poking again. I an growing fearful as we are constantly catching him with knives in his room. The doctors have been medicating him, but this works for only a while. I am at my wits end.

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Natural Baby Carriers — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:51:26 -0000

I agree that some complications may occur when a pregnant woman smoke, use drugs, and other vices that can harm the baby inside the womb. I don't know why pregnant mothers do this to their child. Depression is not an excuse.

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Ian — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:09 -0000

I commend you for taking this little one out of the bad situation he was in, you are obviously a very special person. I wish you and your kids well and hope that the schooling situation gets better. One thing that you may like to look into is a gluton free, dairy free diet for your kids. I have seen some amazing results with diet change over the years and this may just help your little ones. Good luck.

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maryparrish — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:53:06 -0000

My 5 year old is the smartest little guy but when he was born he was critically high on meth I got him when he was 2 weeks old he had a great deal of neuro problems but got through it now he is in kindergarten doing fantastic with academics but his
ability to have control of his behavior is impossible he has no impulse controll and is being sent home from school this week 2 times very frequent and getting worse with no help here it is getting hard and he has his sister 1 year younger she is heading there as well