I have found myself right in the middle of this social crisis. Not only was one of my foster baby's born drug positive, but we love him and want to keep him if that is the what the future holds. That being said, it's so frustrating to know what to expect in these children. I had one nurse tell me that most issues are neurological, one person told me that you may not see signs of problems until after age 3. So unknowns it what seems to be the common denominator. One of my bloggy pals sent me some great info. I am going to post links to that info for anyone who needs it. Knowledge is power.
http://www.adoptionconnection.org/newsletter_drug_exposed.asp
http://www.adoptmed.org/topics/prenatal-opiate-exposure.html
http://www.adoptmed.org/our-services/
These babies are our future. This is a social problem that affects our babies. I get so angry about it that I don't have much sympathy for drug users.
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Take it all with a grain of salt. We were discouraged from adopting our oldest son because he was exposed to numerous drugs and alcohol prenatally. The developmental pediatrician that the department insisted we take him to for an evaluation told us that he would most definitely have learning disabilities, ADHD, and so on and so on. He's almost 9. He has not one thing wrong with him. He is reading above grade level, doing math 2 grade levels above him, has no signs of ADD or ADHD. He struggled with sensory problems that were corrected with OT when he was younger. That was the extent of his effects from prenatal exposure. They don't always know, it's still very much a guessing game as far as the effects of prenatal exposure.
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