Quote From: jonsmomkkMy heart goes out to the unborn child that the one twin is carrying. It saddens and angers me that she should be allowed to harm that baby as she is doing. This child will no doubt be born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and drug addiction. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE) are the ONLY birth defects that can be totally prevented. My husband and I have done a lot of research on the subject while we were taking classes to prepare us for High Risk foster care.
My husband and I adopted the first high risk child that we cared for. He came to us at 5 months old with FAS and drug addiction. We were told that he had FAS but really didn't know how involved he actually was. He is autistic, ADHD, has mild CP, microcephally, brain atrophy, left side hemiperisis, dysphagia, g-tube, apraxia, and global developmental delays with his speech being the most affected. (This is only a partial list) He is 17yrs old now and functions at approximately 3-4 yrs of age.
Our son has many problems, is on several medications to help him control his behaviors and aggressions. He will never be able to care for himself and with his aggressions and strength, his dad and I won't be able to keep him with us for long. We have never had respite care for him and he has been with us except for his hospitalizations. (we do have 3 older boys who have helped out when they could) I am out of my mind with worry over where he will live or who will care for him when we no longer can. Anyone could take advantage of him and he wouldn't understand.
Just thinking of the life that poor baby might live just breaks my heart. I wish there were some way to make these girls care about what they are doing to their unborn children. I can only pray.
i posted earlier about how much it also breaks my heart to see the abuse that Tecoa is putting on her unborn infant....i adopted a son who was born addicted to opiates. he was premature and had to go through detox at birth. luckily, the only lasting effects from it that we can observe so far are that he is small for his age and is quite hyperactive. however, it could have been much worse and so when i hear stories like this one, i get very angry at "mothers" like this who abuse their children before they are even born!
thank you for sharing your story. maybe Tecoa will read it and it will hit home and help to wake her up. at least, i pray that it does!
