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Networking? [message #21153]

Thu, 29 October 2009 20:00

prayin4twins
Messages: 16
Registered: June 2009

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Is anyone looking at other agencies to find available situations? Any one have any experience with other agencies? Just wondering... thanks Rolling Eyes

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Re: Networking? [message #21154 is a reply to message #21153 ]

Thu, 29 October 2009 21:11

stacy
Messages: 24
Registered: August 2009

Junior Member

Prayin4twins

I've looked, but mostly just out of curiosity. I'm just not comfortable expending any more money elsewhere or going with an agency/network that I haven't heard about. We have had prior experience with American Adoptions and have friends who have as well so that makes me a little more comfortable.

How long have you been waiting? We will hit our 8 weeks next week. I know that isn't very long, but I've never been especially patient when I'm excited about something. Razz

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Re: Networking? [message #21155 is a reply to message #21154 ]

Sun, 01 November 2009 21:10

prayin4twins
Messages: 16
Registered: June 2009

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Stacy
we've only been active about 5 weeks or so........... Im not patient either............ just worried , well , not worried, concerned, that we have 5 kids already and most BM's wont choose that for their baby, even though, its all the more people to love........ and now the numbers joining Am Adoptions to adopt are going up , it seems, rather quickly................. oh well hopefully by next summer Smile

thanks for the reply,

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Re: Networking? [message #21156 is a reply to message #21155 ]

Sun, 01 November 2009 21:19

stacy
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Registered: August 2009

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Sounds like there is lots of love to go around in your family! Very Happy

Surely there are some BM's out there who want their child to experience a large family. Did your adoption specialist give you any idea how long of a wait to anticipate?

Stacy

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Re: Networking? [message #21160 is a reply to message #21153 ]

Tue, 03 November 2009 10:55

hockeyfan7
Messages: 148
Registered: August 2007
Location: Colorado

Senior Member

There are currently 150 waiting families listed on the Web site right now. What you don't know is how many of those families are already in a match. You don't come off the Web site until you have your baby.

Also, 150 is lower than it was when we got our son at the end of 2007. At that time there were around 230-240 waiting families.

We did sign up with a 2nd agency just in case and it turned out to be a waste of our money. We matched within 3 months with American Adoptions and didn't need the second agency. The funny thing is that the day we took our son home from the hospital we got a call from the 2nd agency that a birth mother had selected us. We had to decline.

There are birth mothers out there that will want their child to grow up in a large family. It just takes time but there is a family for every birth mother and a birth mother for every family.

Susan

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