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<blockquote data-quote="Christa" data-source="post: 102727" data-attributes="member: 4382"><p>Hello all,</p><p>My name is Christa and I just joined today. However, I used to read the boards several years ago when my son was younger.</p><p>I feel I am somewhat desperate and am hoping for some advice or maybe for just someone to listen.</p><p>My difficult child will be 23 in a couple of months. He was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and ADHD when he was just a kid. We later found out he did not have ADHD but it was bipolar. His life has been a rocky one to say the least. He has been doing a bit better the last few months though and appears to really be trying.</p><p>Here is the sitation. Several months ago he met a girl. I don't think you could call it a real relationship as I think there was only sex involved. Well she turned up pregnant and is due in April. My son appears to be happy about it and I think that is the reason for him trying so hard in his life. After finding out the girl was pregnant, he also found out she had a pretty serious drinking problem. She had attended AA meetings before becoming pregnant and still does occassionally. She turned 20 last week. The problem is she is still drinking sometimes. He called me this morning and said she was stumbling drunk last night. She got really upset with my son and beat him up pretty good. I am just so concerned about the baby. I worry about fetal alcohol syndrome. My selfish side also appears because my husband and I are more than willing to raise the baby if we need to. However, I am afraid with the drinking that the baby could have health issues. I know that sounds bad but I still have two girls to raise at home and the thought of taking on a baby with health problems really scares me.</p><p>Has anyone ever gone through something like this or have any advice? As far as I know, it is not illegal to drink while you are pregnant so I don't think anything can be done legally.</p><p>Thanks so much for your time.</p><p>Christa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christa, post: 102727, member: 4382"] Hello all, My name is Christa and I just joined today. However, I used to read the boards several years ago when my son was younger. I feel I am somewhat desperate and am hoping for some advice or maybe for just someone to listen. My difficult child will be 23 in a couple of months. He was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and ADHD when he was just a kid. We later found out he did not have ADHD but it was bipolar. His life has been a rocky one to say the least. He has been doing a bit better the last few months though and appears to really be trying. Here is the sitation. Several months ago he met a girl. I don't think you could call it a real relationship as I think there was only sex involved. Well she turned up pregnant and is due in April. My son appears to be happy about it and I think that is the reason for him trying so hard in his life. After finding out the girl was pregnant, he also found out she had a pretty serious drinking problem. She had attended AA meetings before becoming pregnant and still does occassionally. She turned 20 last week. The problem is she is still drinking sometimes. He called me this morning and said she was stumbling drunk last night. She got really upset with my son and beat him up pretty good. I am just so concerned about the baby. I worry about fetal alcohol syndrome. My selfish side also appears because my husband and I are more than willing to raise the baby if we need to. However, I am afraid with the drinking that the baby could have health issues. I know that sounds bad but I still have two girls to raise at home and the thought of taking on a baby with health problems really scares me. Has anyone ever gone through something like this or have any advice? As far as I know, it is not illegal to drink while you are pregnant so I don't think anything can be done legally. Thanks so much for your time. Christa [/QUOTE]
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