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Foster Care Advice
ALL of these sites can give you added insight to the fears a child has when separated from birth parents and they come into care. ...
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- Hi I'm currently A Foster/Relative Parent. I attended the Foster class. It can be worth it if you are dealing within your state. I'm going through alot because my chil...
- Yes, Yes, and Yes again. I can only echo what the other ladies have said. It was hard letting them go, but I just keep praying for them. Knowing that you had a hand...
- It can be a rewarding experience, my parents fostered quite a few kids while I was growing up. You do need to be careful and I dont want to be some1 who says dont do i...
Birth Control
I've been pregnant for the last two years. I was looking into the birth..." ... I have had a lot of success on the Berkely Parents network. ...
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- O.~ First congratulations on your upcoming baby. I have a few friends on IUD's (both copper and hormonal) I have heard some very positive feed back. As with any for...
- Mirena is a good IUD if you are interested in reducing/eliminating your periods and don't mind hormonal birth control. Personally, after I have kid #2 I will probably...
- I got a Mirena in mid-December and the spotting finally stopped a few days ago. I was not crazy about that part - I felt like I would be bleeding forever, but they wer...
Foster Parenting and Adoption
The thing to keep in mind about foster care is that the goal is reunification with their birth parents - foster parents are there to help them while their ...
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- My husband and I adopted 2 children from Costa Rica 18 years ago and it was a wonderful experience. Adopted children are going to have issues to deal with but so do bi...
- Hi there. I don't know much about foster to adopt. But I was adopted when I was 2 months old. My adoption was a domestic closed adoption. I have located my birth paren...
- We were foster to adopt parents for about six years. The main difference between foster to adoption and regular adoption is that as long as the child is considered a f...
Adopted & Considering Adoption
We set up very specific ground rules about contact (or the possibility of contact) with our birth parents. When and if any contact with either biological ...
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- Hi A., I sent you a private message. S.
- Hi A., Congratulations on your wonderful 29 month old son. We adopted the most amazing precious baby girl 13 months ago - the birth mom and dad chose us through the I...
- I have someone who might be able to help you. It is a non-invasive procedure but is a little expensive. He has helped many women and if you would like to find out more...
Any Mothers, Fathers, or Parents Successfully Living in DC Proper Without a Car?
Any Mothers, Fathers, or Parents Successfully Living in DC Proper Without a Car? Does anyone have any thoughts on buying a car before birth of son? ...
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- hi A.- what part do you guys live it exactly? if you live more west in a single family home, its a little ways walking from the metro. I would just always keep a ba...
- Hi A., I am a single mother of 3 and for the first two I always used public transportation for several years. It really helps if you have family in case of emegencies ...
- There is something called Flex Car, which you can use only when you need it, its sort of like a rental, but so much better. You can check out the website, www.flexcar....
Looking for a Fabulous Midwife in Oakland Area......
Hi We loved Debra Simone and Julie Tilsner with Awakenings Birth Services-we had our second with them ... high blood pressure after birth · parents com app ...
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- Hi We loved Debra Simone and Julie Tilsner with Awakenings Birth Services-we had our second with them and are onto our 3rd- I don't have the number handy but look onli...
- Hi, I have a 21 month old daughter who I had at home. My midwife was Beah Haber and she is amazing. You can check her out at http://www.berkeleymidwife.com/ She is...
- For my pregnancy & birth I had the midwives at Awakenings Birth Services. I planned a homebirth with birthing tub, but gave birth at St. Luke's due to pre-eclampsia an...
Introducing Adopted Cousin into Family
Maybe you can explain to him that his birth parents love him alot and wanted him to have even better parents so they asked your sister and BIL to be the new ...
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- We have one child whom we adopted after she was a foster child in our home since three days of age. We continue to foster and I am sure that one day we will have to e...
- Hi, A., I'm a mom with 2 adopted daughters who joined our family when they were infants. In my experience with adoption, I would suggest that you be as truthful as...
- How wonderful that your sister's family welcomed a child into their home. Congratulations! Looks like a lot of people had good advice. Some people suggested boo...
Seeking Advice About Explaining Child Birth to a 5 Yr. Old
I dont really ever remember getting thetalk from my parents about where babies came from because they explained .... birth parents · 5 month pregnant belly ...
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- First of all, see if there are any children's science museums in your area. Most of these show charts and/or sonograms. My two year old already knows babies come from ...
- Hi. My daughter is also 5 and we are 21 weeks pregnant. She has so many questions on it all. When it came to the where do babies come from question I simply explained ...
- Hi, J.-- We've told my 4 1/2 year old son that Mommy and Daddy loved eachother so much that we wanted to have a baby. Then, pretty soon, a baby was growing in Mommy...
Marriage and 3 Year Old
... him too It's very hard sometimes when youre not the birth parent Even though ... dont Stepparents are just as much real parents as birth parents if they ...
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- what do you mean by giving cold shoulder with a smile? I think she probably just has to get used to the idea.... 3 year olds are tough Jenn Smith http://jennsm...
- Hi A., Speaking from the other side of this--my stepdaughters were two and five when I started dating their dad; we are married now and they are eight and eleven--I...
- When I met my husband, my son was 3. He had a hard time as well adjusting. Is your daughters father involved in her life? My son goes to his dads on the weekends so he...
Looking for a Doula
My husband and I are considering a doula for the birth of our childdue early next year Im looking for .... birth parents · find hospital · of child birth ...
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- We had a fantastic doula two years ago when our daughter was born. Her name is Alissa Wehrman here is a link to her website: http://sunbirth.org/ At that time she ...
- I eventually had two doulas. My doula was out of town when I went in to labor (my son was 3 1/2 weeks early). A friend of ours then called in a friend who was wonderfu...
- Hi L., I had Audra Sanderhoff from Gracewinds Perinatal Services as my doula for the birth of my son last October. I thought she was very good. She is labor as we...
