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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 295541" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My strong suspicion is, although she may have told you she was clean during her pregnancy, she probably wasn't and that could very well be contributing to your daughter's problems. We were told that most birthmothers don't 'fess up to alcohol or drug use while they are pregnant. Also, if the birthmother doesn't find out that she's pregnant quickly, she has no chance to think about changing her habits. Just one alcohol binge can damage a fetus. I would tell the neuropsychologist she could have been exposed to drugs and/or alcohol in utero because the b-mom's lifestyle was that of drugs. </p><p>The only thing that matters about your child regarding her birth relatives is if there are genetic issues, such as mental illness, autistisc spectrum disorder, or maybe even genetic disorders that you have to test your daughter for. Obviously, she has limited access to her own biology, which limits you. It will be harder for you, just like it was for me, to get a firm picture of what's going on with your daughter because you don't have much history on her. But keep on trying. For many years we did an updated neuropsychologist on our son every two years to see if anything new seemed to have popped up. We found that helpful! Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 295541, member: 1550"] My strong suspicion is, although she may have told you she was clean during her pregnancy, she probably wasn't and that could very well be contributing to your daughter's problems. We were told that most birthmothers don't 'fess up to alcohol or drug use while they are pregnant. Also, if the birthmother doesn't find out that she's pregnant quickly, she has no chance to think about changing her habits. Just one alcohol binge can damage a fetus. I would tell the neuropsychologist she could have been exposed to drugs and/or alcohol in utero because the b-mom's lifestyle was that of drugs. The only thing that matters about your child regarding her birth relatives is if there are genetic issues, such as mental illness, autistisc spectrum disorder, or maybe even genetic disorders that you have to test your daughter for. Obviously, she has limited access to her own biology, which limits you. It will be harder for you, just like it was for me, to get a firm picture of what's going on with your daughter because you don't have much history on her. But keep on trying. For many years we did an updated neuropsychologist on our son every two years to see if anything new seemed to have popped up. We found that helpful! Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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