Hey all, I intro'ed on this board forever ago... when we started foster to adopt classes... then we had second thoughts about adoption because we just weren't done with fertility treatments. After grieving the fact that I won't experience pregnancy, my husband and I are moving forward with domestic infant adoption and we are super excited!
We did not specify race with our agency, and I have been frantically reading everything I can get my hands on (books, blogs, etc.) about transracial adoption. We are also in the midst of paperwork gathering for the homestudy, so that's taking up lots of our time right now.
Has anyone on this board tried to induce lactation? I talked to a lactation consult yesterday, and am considering it, and would love to hear of your experiences.
I hope to be more active around here now since we are really doing this (!) (and I feel like I have a thousand questions every day), and I look forward to getting to know all of you.
Re: Introducing myself again.
I am also looking into inducing lactation and I am going to try and make an appointment this week but I wanted to call my Insurance Company first as I'm not sure if any of the appointments or equipment will be covered.
This may also be of some help:
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12294249/first-induced-lactation-check-in-3-20-14#latest
TTC # 1 Since October 2010 (Not preventing since 2009)
November 2013: Applied & Accepted by the Agency
January 2014: Home Study, education class, Profiles
February 2014: "Officially Waiting"
~ Hoping to add to our family by adoption via Connecticut DCF. Application submitted on 2/4/14. First home visit on 6/23/14. Started class 11/17/14.~
Thanks you guys for the welcome!
@TheatrePal (does this work to tag you on here??), I loved Secret Thoughts of An Adoptive Mother and In Their Own Voices (from the perspective of the adoptees)... I also have a couple other books that I am about halfway through right now: I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla, The Interracial Adoption Option, and Come Rain or Come Shine.
For blogs: check out birthproject.wordpress.com and White Sugar, Brown Sugar. From those, I found this website: mybrownbaby.com which has some interesting articles about adoption.
There are also some documentaries on Netflix: Off and Running is the one I can think of off the top of my head.
@plus12012 I am about to write you a PM. Thanks!
I'm thrilled to see how excited you are about adoption, and I wish you the very best. A site that may be helpful to you after your adoption is at https://empoweredtoconnect.org/ ~ Dr. Karyn Purvis has studied child psychology and is very knowledgeable about the unique needs and psyche of an adopted infant or child. Hugs and blessings to you!
Rainbow Surprise Baby due 05/26/2017