Hi Ladies,
Had a reply all set to post last night but it got lost in cyberspace somewhere. My husband and I have been foster parents since '02, with about 40 children through our home. Emergency, long term, short term, medically fragile, out of state... you name it we've seen it. We really didn't start foster care with the intention of adopting, I had a son from a previous marriage (conceived when I was in a thin stage of yo-yo ing). He was 3 when we started foster care. Our first daughter was 10 months old when she arrived, failure to thrive and suffering a subdural hematoma from abuse. BM surrendered, BF had an abandonment finding. She's now 7 and has a pending dx of bipolar and has mild learning disabilities due to the brain trauma.
Our second daughter arrived when she was 3 weeks old, extreme neglect and sensory feeding problems. BM abandoned her, BF unknown. She is now 4.
Our third daughter arrived at 10 months old, second time in foster care. BM had a long history of addiction. Used while pregnant. BM surrendered after 2 years, BF surrendered (he was almost 30 years older than BM). Our little girl is diagnosed with Regulatory Disorder, Motor Planning Disorder and PTSD. Probably will never know exactly what she endured while in BM's care, she still has panic attacks.
Our fourth daughter came to us straight from the hospital. Tested positive for cocaine and amphetamines at birth. BM abandoned her and BF surrendered after trying to keep up with visits for a short time. Both were very low functioning. She is now almost 2 and severely delayed.
In between our first and second adoption, we gave birth to a son (a success during sporadic ovulation, no meds)
Just started af, 7 days after last Provera pill. Hoping that it will jumpstart my body, my hormones are sooooo confused!!! |