Pregnancy VS Stepdaughter
At the risk of sounding horrible. I need advice. I'm 16 weeks pregnant and extremely high risk. I've already been put on bed rest once and have been told by my Dr to avoid stress and strenuous activity as much as possible. With that being said, I have a 7yr old stepdaughter with behavioral problems. She doesn't live with us and her visits are usually a toss up between good and bad but the behavior has been the same for years. She was here for 2 weeks and just went home a couple days ago and her behavior was so horrible. Constant screaming, fighting and arguing over everything, including asking her to come to dinner or brush her teeth for bed. She hits (hard, as she weighs over 80lbs already). She breaks things, etc. Sometimes she's so bad other people are scared of her. She's been sent to Dr's and therapists with no results and there is the much we can do as she lives 3hrs away with her mother. Anyway, during this visit, her behavior and my stress level from trying to deal was so bad I starting having sharp pains in my lower stomach to the point I was in tears and was worried I'd need to go to the ER. I was horrified and scared for my baby. She's coming back again this weekend for 2 more weeks and I'm sadly not looking forward to it because I'm so incredibly worried the stress will cause problems with my pregnancy. I'm also afraid to have her around the baby once it's born because she becomes very violent and angry. I honestly don't know what to do. I know I cannot keep her away, I know she needs help but so far no one has been able to get through to her. I'm so afraid of losing my baby or having it hurt during one of her outbursts. What do I do?
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