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Another international adoption Q - Russia?
Hi, my home board is IF Veterans but I will probably be posting over here as well as we start thinking about adoption. Right now I am deciding between DA and IA, specifically Russia. What I like about IA is the 'logical'-ness of it, like some posters said in the post a couple down from this one - you do your work and then get in line. What I like about Russia is the short referral time (I have been waiting so long already to become a mom), and also that we would have a child of the same race (Caucasian). I'm not really considering transracial adoption at this point. What I don't like about Russia is that it's crazy expensive. I've also heard about the recent changes in Russian adoption law and not sure how that's going to affect things.
(DH is more interested in DA - so am I, but I'm nervous about the uncertain wait times, having to be "chosen," BM changing her mind, etc. So we're exploring both right now)
Is anyone adopting from Russia? Why did you pick it and what has been your experience? Are you concerned about the recent legal/political issues?
Dx: High FSH, stage IV endo, homozygous C677T MTHFR and PAI-1
Early loss 10/08
Lap 1/09
IVF #1 "natural IVF" - 1 egg retrieved, missed m/c
Tried several mini-stim cycles with no response
Switched clinics - dx'd as carrier for Fragile X
IVF #2 MDL protocol Jan/Feb converted to IUI, BFN
IVF #2 take 2: Antagonist, one embie, BFN
IVF #3: Antagonist, no fertilization
One last ditch effort at OE IVF (antagonist with Clomid) cancelled
DE cycle #1 Jan/Feb 2011, BFP, ectopic
DE cycle #2 June/July 2011 - BFP
10/28/11 Baby girl lost at 17 weeks due to pre-term labor. We love and miss you.
DE cycle #3 June/July 2012 - BFP, twins, both heartbeats stopped, D&C
2 frosties but don't know what's next
FET Dec 2012: BFP! Praying this one sticks for the long haul!
Early loss 10/08
Lap 1/09
IVF #1 "natural IVF" - 1 egg retrieved, missed m/c
Tried several mini-stim cycles with no response
Switched clinics - dx'd as carrier for Fragile X
IVF #2 MDL protocol Jan/Feb converted to IUI, BFN
IVF #2 take 2: Antagonist, one embie, BFN
IVF #3: Antagonist, no fertilization
One last ditch effort at OE IVF (antagonist with Clomid) cancelled
DE cycle #1 Jan/Feb 2011, BFP, ectopic
DE cycle #2 June/July 2011 - BFP
10/28/11 Baby girl lost at 17 weeks due to pre-term labor. We love and miss you.
DE cycle #3 June/July 2012 - BFP, twins, both heartbeats stopped, D&C
2 frosties but don't know what's next
FET Dec 2012: BFP! Praying this one sticks for the long haul!
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Re: Another international adoption Q - Russia?
TTC September 2010 thru October 2011
SA February 2011: Normal
RE App. October 2011 - Recc. Clomid and IUI
Taking a break from TTC to pursue adoption
Met our 2 year old son in Russia July 2012!
Court trip October 2012
Home November 24 2012!
Back to RE Summer 2013. TTC journey continues:
Dx DOR, endometriosis, low sperm count
Clomid + IUI#1, #2 = BFN / IUI #3 = ???
Laparoscopy scheduled December 2013
Thanks! Do you mind if I ask which agency you used? You can PM me if you want. I will check out your blog!
Early loss 10/08
Lap 1/09
IVF #1 "natural IVF" - 1 egg retrieved, missed m/c
Tried several mini-stim cycles with no response
Switched clinics - dx'd as carrier for Fragile X
IVF #2 MDL protocol Jan/Feb converted to IUI, BFN
IVF #2 take 2: Antagonist, one embie, BFN
IVF #3: Antagonist, no fertilization
One last ditch effort at OE IVF (antagonist with Clomid) cancelled
DE cycle #1 Jan/Feb 2011, BFP, ectopic
DE cycle #2 June/July 2011 - BFP
10/28/11 Baby girl lost at 17 weeks due to pre-term labor. We love and miss you.
DE cycle #3 June/July 2012 - BFP, twins, both heartbeats stopped, D&C
2 frosties but don't know what's next
FET Dec 2012: BFP! Praying this one sticks for the long haul!
TTC September 2010 thru October 2011
SA February 2011: Normal
RE App. October 2011 - Recc. Clomid and IUI
Taking a break from TTC to pursue adoption
Met our 2 year old son in Russia July 2012!
Court trip October 2012
Home November 24 2012!
Back to RE Summer 2013. TTC journey continues:
Dx DOR, endometriosis, low sperm count
Clomid + IUI#1, #2 = BFN / IUI #3 = ???
Laparoscopy scheduled December 2013
DH and I have talked about adopting from Russia. Nothing is set in stone, as he is not 100% sure he wants to adopt. If we do, it will be from Russia. A big part of our reason is because DH was adopted from Russia. We would like to be able to adopt from the same town, if possible.
As any time there would be legal/political issues, there would be some concern, but we'll just have to see what all is going on or will go on when we start the process.
I'm also going the IA route, specifically with Russia. If anyone wants info about my experiences or agency, let me know.
We adopted DS from Russia almost exactly three years ago. He was 26 months when we brought him home and in a few weeks will enter kindergarten.
We adopted from Russia because we wanted a sort of definite time frame. We also wanted a child of the same race. I'm not up on the current situation so can't comment. With us, we had a referral within 3-4 months and were home with DS within 6 months of the referral.
The last three years have been extremely challenging and difficult, mainly due to behavior issues. Physically he is great, has never been sick. Cognitively he is right on target and picked up the language very quickly. Although we have made a lot of progress with the behavior, it has been a lot of work. I highly recommend reading about brain development and about early experiences.