creatingafamily : MyBlogHer Profile

Picking an adoption agency is hard, confusing and often anxiety provoking.  It doesn’t help when so-called experts—like me—tell you that it is the second most important decision you’ll make when adopting.  Talk about pressure!  I often get asked if there is a “best agency”.  The answer, of course, is “yes”, but not one best agency for everyone.  I think the enormity of the decision often blinds us to that fact.  So how should you go about picking this all important arbiter of family making?  Read more >

Sitting as I do with one foot in the infertility world and one foot in the adoption world, a question I hear a lot from people is whether they have to stop infertility treatment before they can apply to adopt.  I suspect adoption agencies and social workers don’t hear this question as much since most people aren’t comfortable asking them this question.  Quite frankly, it is a bit of a sensitive hot topic in adoption circles. Over the years (Gulp, that sure makes me sound old!), I have talked with many adoption experts and therapists about this question, and there is d  Read more >