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Hi everyone!
My husband & I have been married almost nine years (this nov. ) and five year we struggled with infertility treatments. We weren't able to try many, I was on oral meds for 4 mos. and took 1 mo. off before find I can ovulate. , unfortunately we were only able to try the new treatment with egg donor and were forced to stop due to my husbands employer switching insurance carriers. The new carrier does not have a infertility treatment benefit and we tried to get them to make an exception in our case since I was already having tretments, but they wouldn't do it.
I have PCOS and there is a chance to conceive BUT I have been trying for six years now, it's hard to think positive. I will be turning 39 in sept. so I'm running out of time and don't want to miss out on being a mom. We are now looking into adoption and are having a hard time finding the right fit with an agency.
We would love to adopt a healthy newborn but are open to under four years and any race. It is very discouraging to find that not many infants are available and that there are such long waits at some agencies just to do the home study. We are attending our 3rd orientation meeting tomorrow.
I had a very hard day today and felt like I'll never be a mom, this is something most women have dreamt about since they were little. I'm feeling the need to join a support group and also hoped to find extra support here.
We shared our infertility treatment struggles with family & friends and didn't get much support, we want to be more careful this time around but it's been hard for me not having anyone to turn to. It's sad when you can't count on the people you trust & love.
Only very few know of our hopes to adopt and I'm already running into support problems - UGH!
I'm open for all suggestions on any topic involved with adoption and welcome any support you can give. Thanks for listening!
Take care,
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Hi Dream and Welcome,
We're aparents of a beautiful little 18 month old boy through domestic parental placement adoption. I was in the delivery room with his bmom and was the first person to hold him. It's a moment I truly will never forget.
Adoption can feel in lots of ways like infertility - the roller coaster of ups and downs, uncertainty and failure, hope and joy. We were like you - not a whole lot of support when we were going through infertility TX so we were surprised at the huge outpouring of love and support from friends & family when we went to adopt.
One of the perceptions I have trouble with in domestic adoption is the role of the agency. In international adoption, the agency is your link to a child. In domestic, it is A link but not necessarily the total link. We're friends with 10 other couples who've adopted domestically, we all used the same agency, all did our own networking and searching. Only 1 family connected through the agency efforts.
A good agency can be very helpful in homestudy, support, counseling, post-placement supervision, etc. They're just not as critical as in other types of adoption.
Some good books to read:
Adopting in America: How to Adopt Within One Year by Randall Hicks
The Open Adoption Experience by Lois Molina
Dear Birthmother by Kathleen Silber
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption
If you like, I'm happy to send along some search tips. Just PM me.
Take care, feel free to ask questions.
Regina, AMom to Ryan Joshua Thomas
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