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I would encourage you to get more information on open adoption. When we first started our adoption journey, we didn't know what open adoption even was, until we attended a weekend workshop with the agency we are now listed with. It was a very good experience -- we were given the opportunity to view videos of birthparents who placed through our agency in a Q & A session with adoptive parents explaining their experience. We also saw videos of adoptive parents as well.

After that workshop, and especially after joining this forum and reading about all the varied emotions that adoption brings with it, DH and I are looking forward to having as open of an adoption as possible -- of course it does depend on the pbp and their comfort levels, but we do feel that being able to know where he/she came from, who they look like, and be able to send an email, photo, letter, or visit will only be beneficial for our future child. And really, can you have too many people in your life who love you and only want the best for you?