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Old 06-22-2009, 07:20 AM
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hi everyone .. my name is maddie (31) and my DH is paul (30) we've been married for 6 years .. and have recently ended fertility treatments (after 5 failed IUI and 2 failed IVF cycles ).. although they can't really figure out why we can't conceive and keep telling us that eventually it'll happen. we have elected to begin the adoption process. we are super excited about this new adventure and i am looking forward to getting to know each and everyone of you and hearing ure stories and guidance for this endeavor.
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Old 06-22-2009, 07:05 PM
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Welcome to the board!

Lots of great friends online here that have been through
your same situation.

Anyway we can be helpful, just ask.
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Old 06-22-2009, 07:42 PM
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Hi Maddie, I'm Louise. Nice to "meet" you!
Goodluck with your adoption process
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Old 06-23-2009, 10:49 AM
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thanx for the warm welcome ladies. i do have a few questions about the interview process.. we are going to meet with a few different agencies towards the end of summer (gonna take sum time off and enjoy each other, but i still plan on researching everything i can -- after TTC and FT's for the past few years its time for a break). anyway, from sum of the research they were saying that inquire about infertility, finances, communication and a few other things.. can you ladies shed sum light on that for me? obviously we wanted to have a biological child and my health insurance (at the time) covered our FT's so it was a no brainer to pursue it... but now that our insurance has changed FT's aren't covered and it is more important to us to be parents than to have a biological child.. our money could be wasted on more FT's whereas with adoption eventually we will have a child in our arms. with regard to finances.. we have sum savings... and make a really good living, but right now we bought a house and are in the process of selling (its on the market) our prior home.. so finances are tight.. we are saving less to manage both mortgages. do they ask for bank statements and credit reports and all that jazz.. as if u are getting a mortgage? and i am completely confused about communication... we have our disagreements.. but in the end we meet in the middle... and work things thru to come up with sumthing that we can both live with.. this goes for the little things (what color to paint the living room) as well as the big things (what should we spend this money on). neway.. thats kinda a lot of info about us.. but i figured i'd lay it out there to see if i am soooo far off on how to answers these questions..
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