Hi Margaret,

Sorry to hear about your grandchild being taken...you must be missing her.  I guess it all depends on how we interpret stress levels really where increasing med’s is concerned.  I would assume that your daughter became attached to the baby and is in a sense grieving.  No doubt you have already sat down with her and explained that baby is still in the family and that she will still get to see her hopefully from time to time when things settle.  I guess it is possible that your older daughter could return the child if she finds Motherhood not to be as easy as she interpreted it when she had the change of heart.  On the other hand she could have thought of nothing else but her baby since handing bubs over to you to care for and possibly she is very determined to make a good effort of it.  I don’t know the circumstances at all, but I do know the impact on social life for the younger mother’s with children is quite tough and giving that up and wanting to be with her baby as opposed to when she was not ready to me a Mother yet.  I guess all you can do is pray and hope she manages well as much as you must miss the baby.

Unless your daughter is really stressed to the point that you feel her cortisol levels ought to be raised, then I would leave the dose the way it is for the time being and just keep an eye on her.  I think I would be very tempted to raise the dose a smidgen if Ashley was very upset to the point of tears a lot during the day for two to three days or more.  Often rest is all it needs though and normal dosing in situations like that.

Regards,

Anne-Marie