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infant transition what is it like?
We have a 3 month old she's been with us since birth. I anticipate that she will more than likely be reunified at some point in time - perhaps in two months or maybe six, who knows maybe a year. I really don't know the timeline. But my question is, when the time comes, what will the transition look like? Currently "A" only sees bmom once a week for one hour. "A" was born positive for cocain and bmom has an extensive history with CSB. She's lost 5 other children due to her drug abuse issues. At this point there hasn't even been an adjudication or disposition but bmom is under the impression that as of next month she will begin getting over night visits and that "A" will be reunified by January. Does that sound possible? I know bmom has made some progress but the major piece that has NOT been addressed as of yet is her drug addiction. She has not been made to do any drug tests yet but apparently they are to start soon. So based on that limited information do you think over nights would be granted next month? And when the time comes for "A" to be reunified what kind of transition will take place? Longer visits? Over nights? Weekends? Unsupervised at home visits? Help!!!! I need some assurance that baby girl will have time to get to know bmom before she lives with her forever. I'm freaking out about it. Please share what you all know, thank you.
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