tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55418128271362871922024-08-29T02:24:19.861-07:00Information for families who have gone through the adoption process, both birth families and adoptive families. <a href="http://www.tiestome.com">TiesToMe</a> - Where Families Share Their Bond After Adoption.TiesToMe - Communication Between Adoptive Families and Birth Families After Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114857802519236282noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541812827136287192.post-84428014998622770062011-10-04T07:20:00.000-07:002011-10-04T07:21:22.690-07:00

How many conversations have you had with new friends where they ask you specific questions about child birth? "Were you pregnant in the heat of summer?", "Do you even remember the moment your child was born?", "What hospital did you give birth in?", "How much weight did you gain?"... The questions are endless and almost impossible to answer if you have not actually been through the experience

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So you have adopted. Now what? You have endured months and probably years of research and paperwork on fertility and adoption. Prepare yourself because all that research was just getting you ready for what is ahead. Since we have adopted (and this goes for every new parent), I have spent hours online and in libraries looking up cold symptoms, rashes, milestones, adoption stories, pre-schools,

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Ever since the idea of adopting enter my mind, I wondered about the fears that so many people have had about adoption. Having gone through the process, I have been able to meet many other couples who also had decided to make this exciting journey. I can honestly say that I had very few fears concerning the process. Any fear that I did have I rationalized out... Finances - A good friend

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"Tell Me About My Other Mommy." Wow, 4 years old and I am already hearing this. Not that it really surprises me, my daughter is a genius. (says every mother) But really, I do wonder what is the best way to handle this. Every child is so different, and for me, I knew that with my first child she would be wanting to understand it all. I have had friends say, a toddler needs short answers. Well,

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Ah, the emotions that go with adopting. Trust me the emotions you are going through are not unusual. For me, we tried to get pregnant for about five years before starting the adoption process. That included about 4 years of various fertility treatments which also did not work. The medical reason... Unknown. In the back of my head, I knew that we were meant to be parents. God would not put the

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I have gotten many calls to create profiles for other families and what a blessing that has been. Getting to know each family is the best part. Maybe it is because I too have been where each of these families are now, but I am amazed at just how I enjoy getting to know each of them. There was a time in which an adoption profile consisted of a simple letter that described the perspective adoptive

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My husband and I were waiting for a little one to arrive... for years. We knew that in time we would be blessed with a precious little baby, we just didn't know how many people would eventually be involved in our journey. Like many families, we brought both of our beautiful babies home from the hospital, however, I did not give birth to them. While we were struggling with the lack of ten tiny

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