[thanksgivingmom]

Welcome Mystic.

The very first thing I want to point out is that we're NOT a matching site and if anyone contacts you re: adopting your baby to please let me or another Mod know.

Now that that's out of the way: Congratulations on your pregnancy! You're still very early on, so it's great you're asking so many questions and exploring all your options (including adoption and parenting).

Postpartum depression varies. I don't believe I experienced postpartum depression, but think that any depression I experienced was due to placement, not biological changes/postpartum.

As far as finding "suitable" parents - you can ABSOLUTELY find great parents at 7 months along! You can find wonderful parents AFTER the birth of your child if you choose.

If you decide to place your child for adoption, have you thought about what kind of adoption you would like? That decision may impact how close you want to live to the family. My daughter and I are in an open adoption, so I see her and her Mom about twice a year and we email updates and pictures. We live fairly close, which makes the visits easier to schedule and more doable (affordable, etc).

The best advice I can give you right now is to take your time, explore all of your options, and learn as much about adoption as possible before making final plans. You'll find some great advice here. Best of luck to you!