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We are ready to start the process to adopt from Kaz! We want to start getting smart about adoption in Kaz and would like to get all of your help!
1. I have 2 buldging discs in my neck and SI joint disfunction in my lower back from 6 car accidents (none of them my fault). I was on pain medication for 5 years. I am better now and only take pain medication occasionally. My husband also has 2 buldging discs in his neck. Other than these issues, we are healthy. Should we tell the agency or the social worker once we start the process or is it better not to say anything?
2. If we want to specify a healthy baby girl, how long does it REALLY take from home study until we are in Kaz?
3. To get started on our research, are there any agencies you would hghly recommend or ones I should avoid?
4. Any online resources or Websites that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance for your advice!!
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Hey and congrats on your decision. We adopted our son from Kazkakhstan in June 2007 and we are in the process of a second adoption from there. As far as the disk injuries I doubt they would be an issue. They are primarily concerned with life threatning issues to prevent the child from becoming orphaned again. Ask your agency to see the medical form they use in the dossier, I don't think there is any mention about such injuries.
As far as the time line for a baby girl, you asked for honesty to here it goes. 9/10 adoptive families request baby girls. As a result if this is what your heart is set on it does take a lot longer (sometimes a year longer) The other thing with Kazkahstan is that some regions will no longer accept gender prefrences. With Kazkahstan you do not get a referal, you get an invitation to travel. When you arive you are introduced to children who are ready to be adopted. There are cases where people have traveld and planned on meeting girls and there were not any that needed homes at that time.
I highly reccomend you check out the Kazkah adoptive Familes web page. THere is loads of great stuff on there.
Congratulations on your decision to adopt from Kazakhstan!! My wife and I brought Daniel home from Kazakhstan in April of 2008. There have been many changes in the Kaz adoptions since we got home so I will leave your many of your questions to others that have been there more recently.
The one site that I found to be very helpful is [url=http://www.kazakhadoptivefamilies.com/families.html]Kazakh Adoptive Families: Adoptive Family Websites[/url]. There is loads of information there as well as a list of family blogs. These blogs were very informative and helpful in preparing us for our journey. Our blog can be found at [url=http://www.ababychangeseverything.blogspot.com]A Baby Changes Everything![/url]. In retrospect, our adoption process went very smoothly but it surely didn't feel like it at the time! My best advice is the same thing everyone told us when we started; keep your sense of humor, go with the flow and be flexible! It's a lot easier said than done!
If the medical forms are the same as they were two years ago, they ask about specific diseases but don't ask about specific injuries. They do however, ask your doctor to write a letter saying that you are physically and emotionally fit to be good parents.
Daniel has brought my wife and I so much joy I can't even describe it! When Daniel goes to bed, my wife and I talk about how lucky we are to have him in our lives! We've had this same conversation every single night for the past 2 years!
Good luck with your adoption!