Infant brittle bone vs. abuse

[bleyedbl]

At 7 weeks of age my great nephew was diagnosed with several breaks in different stages of healing.  He previously had 5 well baby checks in that 7 week period.  The doctor made the report and the infant was removed from my sisters home that day.  
The are now being treated as criminals and waiting on criminal investigation before the medical side is being addressed.  Having to wait a month before test can be done and sent to a doctor that can look at things.  
Does anyone have any advice for this family.  They do have a lawyer, but our main wish is that baby Zack could be placed with other family during this whole process.  

Help.  Debbie

[Me2mommy2b]

I'm not familiar with the whole process but don't they prefer placing the child with relatives?

[RockRose]

bley - brittle bone disease is very rare,  and child abuse is very common,  so it's natural the baby would be removed.

Why,  at 7 weeks,  has this child had 5 baby checks already,  do you know?  It sounds like they were under the scrutiny of CPS,  or is there some other health issue that was being looked at?

If this child has brittle bone disease,  that will be discovered fairly quickly and the baby will be reunited with family.  I've seen this happen once,  and seen it NOT happen a lot of times because the baby is completely healthy but being beaten.

Best wishes.  I hope for the best for your family.

[myproblem]

There is a genetic test for brittle bone disease. I think it detects all degrees of the disease. Her lawyer must request it through the court so that it can be court ordered. She should have the request made at their first hearing.

[peekawho]

The courts have to err on the side of caution.  Unfortunately, this means some innocent people will come under accusation at times.  Its the price we have to pay to protect children.

If this is osteogenesis imperfecta, it can and will be diagnosed.  I wish them the best of luck.  

[mgi]

if you can get your hands on a readers digest there was an article in there about a couple whos lives were devastated by this scenario
it might give you some help (maybe january or  issue

[daisygirl1]

http://www.rd.com/content/parents-wrongly-accused-of-child-abuse/1/

Good luck!

[anxiousmomtobe?]

Thank goodness that the authorities are erring on the side of caution.  If it is indeed brittle bone, they will know very soon.  

I also do not understand why the baby was not placed with relatives during this time, that seems strange to me.

Either outcome means hard times ahead for this baby, being an abuse victim or the victim of a crippling disease.  My heart goes out.

[AnnieBrooke]

The reason is that in some cases, family is not immune to pressure from a parent who wants to have the child back.

[anxiousmomtobe?]

Must be differant in the US.  Here they will place with a relative if at all possible.

[bkc36]

get a second opinion. it happened to us.

[red1971]

I know what your sister is going through because it is happening to me right now. They have to prove theirsevles innocent because in the states eyes they are guilty. Demand to the social worker and the court that you want him with family, it is called kindship care. They all are trained to call it abuse and not look into any medical cause they just dont care. They need to contact this dr. from california he has helped me. Dr. Mohammed Al-Bayat email ****@***