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[quote=Anonymous]So, my sister died in a car accident and I am currently guardian of her 3 month old.  I am thinking of legally adopting her son.  The thing is, I am in my upper 30's and am hoping to find a man to get married to and have my own child, so I know that being a single mother will hamper that.  On top of that, my sister was a "functioning alcoholic"  and I'm quite sure she drank every day- a lot- while pregnant.  Thus, I'm afraid my nephew will have problems later in life, like behavioral and medical problems, that may further make problems with dating and finding a husband, and I'm also not financially well off either.  I want to care for him and keep him with family, but I'm afraid by doing that it will doom me to never getting married and having children of my own.

He is a gorgeous baby, he has no outward physical signs at all of FAS.  He is also a very happy and easy baby.  He only cries when he is hungry, and otherwise is perfectly happy and quiet.  I know FAS babies are usually very fussy and colicky, but hel's not at all.  He's the most easy going baby I've ever met.   Is it possible that my sister's drinking didn't impact him at all, or am I just being irrational?

I guess i'm going to adopt him anyway, but I'm just hoping someone will tell me that my sister's drinking may not affect him. Is that possible, or is it a given that he will have fas issues?[/quote]

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