[mommamarci]

I was told there was a "real need." However, it took four months before we had our son. You would think if the need was as great as they said, it would have happened a lot more quickly. I think it also depends on the area / agency. We were waiting with one agency and our son came to us through another agency. We had signed up for a referral service and they called us because agency 2 did not have a single family open to AA or MR babies. I have also heard from someone else on here that used agency 2. The agency has called them out of the blue a few times because they had a baby born and no family to adopt babe. So, my advice would be to ask the agencies how many families are waiting and how long the average wait is (specifically for AA or MR babies. Wait is usually longer and more are usually waiting for CC or Hispanic.). If very few families are waiting and the average is low, that agency has a real need.

I have heard that some agencies routinely set up international adoptions so people in Canada or Europe can adopt an AA or MR American babies because they cannot find families.