If you're new to the boards and / or have been lurking for a while, please introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about you so we can get to know you! No judgement here regardless of which group you would fall into (adopted / adopting / fostered / fostering / placed a child, etc).
Re: June 2017 - Introduce Yourself
Due to the training schedule we can not officially submit the application until late July if we want to meet the first 100 day training requirement.
We have an almost 2 year old biological daughter that took us quite awhile to conceive (long story surrounding conception and birth I can go into if anyone wants to know). We have both always talked about fostering or adopting and have finally decided that now is the time to move forward. We are moving forward with both the foster to adopt and straight adoption process.
I love to spend time with my LO, cook/bake/can, and entertain friends. I am also a bit of a Target and Starbucks addict and probably have 1000 items in shopping bags all over the internet that I am never going to buy (you can dream right).
There doesn't seem to be too many support groups or boards of this kind so I am hoping I can chat with you ladies and we can learn from each other. Looking forward to getting to know everyone and feel free to ask any questions if you have any
DD : 20 months
Married:11/2011
BFP #1 3/13, MC 4/3
BFP #2 5/15 DD born 8/15 (25 weeker born due to PPROM)
Working on growing our family since 3/2017
DD : 20 months
Married:11/2011
BFP #1 3/13, MC 4/3
BFP #2 5/15 DD born 8/15 (25 weeker born due to PPROM)
Working on growing our family since 3/2017
Hey I have been in this group for a couple months. My husband and I have been on the waiting list for a little over a year. We are going for our 1 year updated at the end of the month. I have finally made a list of everything we need once we are placed. I'm hoping that we will be placed this year!!
Its a different process in Alberta, Canada we have to do a seminar 11 hours long, fill out the application, and do the homestudy that is roughly between 8-12 hours. Then the homestudy goes to the clinic director she either approves it or denies it.
I hope it isn't rude to say, but this forum seems pretty quiet. Boards like this one were essential to my survival through the years of infertility and losses, so I would appreciate anyone who can point me to an active support community for fostering to adopt.
DD born April 2015 after many rounds of IVF and losses.
After much more of the same...