Hi everyone!
Maybe there have already been threads such as this, but I am still pretty new and did not find a specific heading of adopting after infertility. As I browse around and write posts I'm noticing that most (does that sound accurate?) are adopting babies and others are still trying infertility treatments. I feel like I'm in the middle somewhere with the huge desire to adopt older children after infertility and a pregnancy loss. I'm still trying to fully come to grips over not experiencing pregnancy and having a baby with my genes. I did have a huge break through recently and I'm much, much better now, but some thoughts obviously still linger, and probably always will. Like yesterday I was in Target, looking for an idea for dh's birthday, and I saw the little baby stuff. It was kind of hard, not crying spell hard, but I've got to get to the shoes and try something on hard. Anyway, I was wondering about others out there in this great big world who have been through infertility, but are now moving forward. I get pretty overwhelmed with all the posts, and would love a couple of close friends to PM or e-mail. I have no friends near me that understand any of what I've gone through in the last year, but I'm still looking, and determined to find someone that "gets it". Thanks for any insights, thoughts, humor, opinions, or comments.
ps Please no replies about me
not being ready to adopt
because I'm grieving, or whatever.
I am ready to accept a child
into our life and feel I will always
be sad to some extent over not
bearing my own child. Long story
short, I've always always wanted
to be a Mommy and had a lot of
crap to deal with up to this point.