New Foster Mom Looking For Support
HI THERE!
My DH and I became certified foster to adopt parents in oct 08 and we just got our first placement (baby boy) in jan 09. he does still have visitation with bio mom and dad and a family member is going through homestudy to get him however it could take months. Our agency's goal is reunification like many others and we knew that going in however it is very hard when u just about fall in love with the FC. the agency also stated fostering u have a better chance to adopt if a child should become available and our main goal is adoption. I have battled with infertility for around 4 years and we did some fertility treatments but decided to stop as they were really hard on us. i have PCOS and a thyroid condition. we fixed up our house and decided to foster to adopt. I was wondering if there were any other foster parents out there in a similar situation that i could talk with? Has anyone had to give their first FC back and how did you deal with it? i want to stay as strong as possible for the baby and so that i can take future placements to work towards our family. i am not a quitter but this is so tough!
thanks for your support and i look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Bon~
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