From Old Eggs to Older Mom
“Promise me, Barbara, you’re not going to wait until you’re 43 to begin trying,” my gynecologist pleaded. Well, I made us both proud by conceiving easily when I was 41.…
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Infertility and Adoption
More from AFC's adoption bloggers about infertility and the decision to adopt.-
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No Longer Hoping for a Miracle Pregnancy
Mothers who come to adoption by way of infertility may secretly think, in the back of their minds, that they could have a surprise pregnancy. It's not that we aren't…
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Discovering the Fourth Trimester
I honestly don't remember much about life with a newborn, in those months after adopting our daughter, Beth, domestically. I can't tell you when Beth gave up the bottle, how…
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An Infertile Adoptive Mom
Is there really such a thing as "closure"? People like to use that word when talking about experiencing a loss. For example, when you and your boyfriend break up, you…
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What Does Adoption Mean to You?
It’s November, which means it’s National Adoption Awareness Month. What are you doing to celebrate? In honor of this very important month, I talked to several people whose lives…
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How Much Do Parents From the Adoption and Third-Party Reproduction Communities Have in Common?
When I have parenting issues that I consider to be adoption related, I know my friends, regardless of their path to parenthood, will listen, but only my adoptive mom friends…
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Finding Playdates for Our Kids
My husband I are late bloomers, so to speak, when it comes to joining the ranks of parenthood. We were married for eight years when we were blessed with the…
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How Important Is It for Adopted Children to Know About Their Ancestry?
While I've thought long and hard about the effect knowing only limited information about their biological parents will have on my children, it is only recently that I've begun to…
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“Can’t You Have Kids Of Your Own?”
“Wow, he is so little. How old is he?” asked a stranger sitting next to us in a waiting room at a pediatrician’s office in Florida, the state we'd traveled…
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Sharing Mother’s Day
This Sunday will be my eighth Mother's Day as a mom. My kids have already made me cards and are excited about our fancy brunch reservations. They talk about it…
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