Meth Addict

Question: Would a baby who's father is a meth addict have a child with small attention span?

(Posted by: Songbird on 2010-03-24 08:59:58)

My sister recently had a baby and her boyfriend has been addicted to meth for 6 years- supposedly he is clean now- but their baby is 6 months old and he has ZERO attention span! You have to be constantly walking or bouncing him to ease him. He has a really bad temper for a 6 month old- just wondering if this has anything to do with it?

Posted by: Jennifer on 2010-03-24, 09:08:22

I dont think so...the father only passed on genes...while the mother can pass on whatever toxins are in her system to the child. It's either A) genetics or B) from your sister not doing what she was suppose to do while pregnant. Sorry i dont' mean to accuse but that's why doctor's make such a huge deal about what a mother consumes while pregnant. The first 3 months are the most important months to a childs mental and physical development. If she didn't find out that she was pregnant later in her first trimester and was drinking, smoking, eating unhealthy for those first few weeks that could affect the child's developmental progress.