[Cjmeck]

Book recommendation:
"The Complete Adoption Book"
There is a whole chapter devoted to exploring the benefits and disadvantages of each path. I think first you should ask yourselves if you really want a newborn. If your answer is yes, then domestic is the only way to go. For us, we initially signed up for international adoption because we wanted a baby/toddler but didn't mind if we didn't have a newborn. We were afraid of being judged by a birthmother, we were afraid of the birthmother changing her mind, we were afraid of losing money, ect... But ultimately, we faced our fears head on and educated ourselves and then switched to domestic. Despites my fears, I just had this unrelenting gut feeling that my child was in the U.S.
There are risks to international adoption (like attachment disorders) that scared me more than the emotional risks of domestic adoption. So we just weighed our risks and took a huge leap of faith.
Goodluck to you!! The research phase was the hardest part for me; I drove myself crazy trying to make a decision.