[ShayRN]

Originally Posted by Susan9608

Thanks everyone! OUr social worker said that while she doesn't know too much about it, she does know that when there is no placement and no justification for keeping a child in the hospital, they can work really fast to certify a good family rather than send a child to a group home. We'll see, I suppose. I'm ahead of the game because I won't have to take any of the first aid training.

I know we'll have to do background checks and a home study, but if we don't get this one, I'm sure there will be another one. The fact that my husband is finally okay and on board with this gives me great hope. I feel like I've waited for ever for kids!

Awww, good luck. I will pray for you all. I truely hope this works out for ALL fo you. How old is the baby?

[nj1grlcrus]

Good luck with this, it just may work out. Many years ago, my nieces wereb eing investigated by Children's Services, and I was the one that got to supervise visits between the girls and their father. Their mother ok'ed me, I didn't need any training, and when the father was working with the social worker, she mentioned she needed a better placement for another child. Well they were willing to place her with me. I never went through with it, but sometimes they want a quick placement, and if you are already trusted with this child's care(as his nurse), they might work real fast, like you said.
PS as for my nieces, the father was awarded full custody soon after

[cardiacRN2006]

Good luck to you!

[Susan9608]

Thanks for all the support. The baby I've been trying to get is an 11 month old, carbon monoxide poisoning. I can't get his CPS worker to call me back, though. I don't know if she's just really busy, or if they've already found placement for him or what.

I'm kind of disappointed, because I felt really bonded to him, but we're going to go ahead and go through the certification process just in case we ever come across another baby who needs us.

We've been suffering from infertility for 2 years now. One way or another, I'm getting a baby.

[bookworm1]

Texas is one of the states with the highest number of kids waiting for adoption! check out their 'waiting children' web for the picture listing. We have fostered many and adopted 2 so far and plan on adopting again once a few of our kids are a little older. Fostering is heart breaking because most of the children are returned to their homes. Good luck to you!