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I think due to the trauma that D presented as a result of being found on the side of a road, he would clearly take much longer and more effort to bond if at all.

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I personally believe that she did what she felt was best. Maybe more time could have helped them but she felt as if he deserved a different family to meet his needs and that is understandable.

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I think it differs because baby D went through a lot of trauma in his first couple months of his life. He had no parental support or comfort from a caregiver.

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We most definitely think that it could be due to a sensitive period of attachment. At such a young age, it can be hard to understand or tell what the idea of being close to an individual can look like. In this case, the child experienced a large amount of distress that can cause the child to not be able to create a bond at a young age. It does not mean they will not be able to later on, it will just be developed as the child learns to build relationships as they get older

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I think she was expecting him to bond just like one of her biological children despite the fact that he spent the first few months of his life in an incredibly rough upbringing. He could not be expected to attach the same way, due to trauma. It will likely be much more difficult fot him to attach to a new caregiver as well

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In the experience of the adopted parents as seen in Babies, it appeared as if the connection came more naturally. In "Babies" it was mentioned that the babies were with the adoptive parents from the first day of their lives, while in this case baby D was not with the family from the first day of his life. The development of the oxytocin may not develop automatically just because someone is caring for the baby, could be due on trauma the baby may have been through.

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I think she felt more of a sense of obligation as she was his first real caregiver. Giving him away to another family may make it even harder than it already is to bond with another family.

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I think attachment definitely can happen at any time. While early attachment might be better, it isn't the only way.

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We think that she did what she felt best for the child. There was only so much she could do if the child could not have the connection that was needed to have between a set of parents, which is neither the child nor adoptive parents' fault.

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She didn't have the baby from birth like the non-biological parents in the Babies series.

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I respect her for understanding and acknowledging that she couldn't connect with him the way he deserves to.

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I feel she should have had more of an obligation to keep the child because having a child is a lifetime commitment. Especially adopting a child, is something you can control and know what you are getting yourself into. Attachment can be difficult for children that have experienced trauma. I feel it was in the best interests of the child to be given to another caregiver because clearly Anita could not handle it and that could cause much more trauma to the baby.

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I don't think this is a choice to be taken lightly. It seems like she was tossing Baby D out like an adopted puppy that won't stop tearing up the furniture. Yes, it came from a place of giving the child the best environment possible for growth. This definitely wouldn't fly if this was a biological relationship. Overall, I think she was expecting too much too soon for the situation.