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We have adopted twice through foster care but both were older children. But from my experience with contact with other foster families, I can tell you it is possible to adopt a younger baby/child through foster care but don't count on the baby being in infant when you adopt them.
More likely, you will have the child placed with you as an infant but by the time they go through all the attempts to reunify the baby will probably be at least toddler age. There are some cases where they will have infants placed in specific placements knowing that they will almost not likely be going back to birthparents but those instances are rare.
The wait time for adoption placements as infants are longer than if you are willing to do foster/adopt and take them as infants and go through the process of waiting it out but having them with you during that time.
It will also probably help to be open to different races, especially where you are in the east but I realize that is your personal preference.
Good luck in your decision.
Kathleen
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