Can my baby be taken away.

[saraheve]

HI i really need some advice, my 9 year old son was taken into care due to depression i was unable to keep on top of housework, I was binge drinking on weekends and I was in a unhappy relationship with childs farther, since my son has been taken into care I have attended therapy, hired a cleaner, attended a parent recovery group, relapse prevention group and took parenting courses. I am 8 months pregnant due to give birth very soon, I was given a prebirth assessment that said social services will go to court if they see that babys needs are not being met, unborn baby is on child protection and on the plan it says the same, yet social services say they want to take me to court? I was told their is no present concerns and I have addressed all previous concerns yet they want to still take it to court based on pre historic. I have so much evidence of significant changes yet they want to keep me in hospital once baby is born and have a discharge planning meeting where they may take baby away. Have they got any grounds since I have made significant changes and their is no present concerns. I am very devastated please can somone advise me? Thanks.

My ex partner wasn't beating me up in front of my son. He was just constantly asking me for money and stealing off of me and my son. I told him to move out and he refused I had to call police on lots of accasions to get him removed but he kept coming back and refused to give me the key back. At that time I wanted social services involved as I felt so miserable and wanted help. and found a unhealthy friend that I binged drink at weekends when son was not around. I know this was wrong of me and I cut myself off from her. She got angry and said she's going to make my life hell. She made false accusations to social services saying I was drunk and walking around the streets with my son late at night that wasn't true. She also got her boyfriend to call social services to. I felt really depressed dispute being in higher education. I let housework slip. I have now fixed thease problems and im not saying I didn't do nothing wrong I shouldn't of been out drinking weekends I should of been home with my son i really regret this forever but I'm attending relapse prevention program and parent recovery program that's teached me to learn from my mistakes and not do it again. I agree contact should be without ex but I think they want to see how we get along. I will complain as I need to spend time alone with my son.

So happy I have my baby with me and she's thriving well, but the battle is not over as I'm still trying to get my son back. I'm going in the positive direction and have a solicitor working on the case so fingers crossed xx