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Parenting a baby of a vicodin addict
by fgoodwin, Mar 03, 2008 11:38AM
Forgive me if this question has come up before, but I just joined and I'm not sure how to search the archives. My wife and I are in our mid-50s, and we are foster-parenting a 4-week old infant born of a vicodin addict (yes, she was taking vicodin during her pregnancy, as well as smoking, drinking, etc.).
The baby seems "normal" most of the time, but last night, he was crying uncontrollably, and was completely inconsolable. It was so bad, my wife took him to the ER, but there was little they could do.
He had a slight temperature, and was vomiting (well, more like the normal puking an infant does when they've had too much formula). The ER said he was having reflux problems and prescribed some medication to deal with that.
He's such a sweet little boy, it breaks my heart to see him turn beet-red and cry his heart & lungs out, while my wife and I stand by doing nothing, other than comforting him, and making sure his diapers are clean, and feeding him (when he will take it).
I guess my question is: what are the symptoms of vicodin addiction in infants? What (if anything) can we do as foster-parents to help the baby as he works it out of his system?
The baby seems "normal" most of the time, but last night, he was crying uncontrollably, and was completely inconsolable. It was so bad, my wife took him to the ER, but there was little they could do.
He had a slight temperature, and was vomiting (well, more like the normal puking an infant does when they've had too much formula). The ER said he was having reflux problems and prescribed some medication to deal with that.
He's such a sweet little boy, it breaks my heart to see him turn beet-red and cry his heart & lungs out, while my wife and I stand by doing nothing, other than comforting him, and making sure his diapers are clean, and feeding him (when he will take it).
I guess my question is: what are the symptoms of vicodin addiction in infants? What (if anything) can we do as foster-parents to help the baby as he works it out of his system?
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