My partner and I are both 37 and been together for 9yrs this summer. We decided to try and start a family 2yrs ago (not sure why we waited so long to start) and I was equally keen on adopting and/or having birth children as I have always felt that one day I would adopt. To be honest I had never perceived a real preference over trying for a biological child but was more interested in having a family and being a good parent. However, my fella wanted to try for a birth child first, before considering adoption and as we are older I thought that this made sense as my fertile years would be dwindling with each passing year.
So we first started trying to conceive 15 mths ago and were very lucky as I became pregnant after just 2mths. However we suffered a miscarriage at 13 weeks, which was heartbreaking! We dusted ourselves off and started trying again as soon as my cycle became regular. However, we have been trying to conceive since with no luck and my GP has just referred my partner for an SA test so that we can start investigating whether we have any underlying fertility issues.
My quandry is that after spending 15mths on this path and the upset of a miscarriage and uncertainty of conceiving again. I am increasingly wondering why we don't just proceed with the adoption route as this can also take a long time to be approved/find a match. My partner is also now fully onboard with adoption but still wants to keep trying for a birth child unless we discover major fertility challenges.
I had always imagined that I would adopt a sibling group aged 3-10 yrs but am torn between which option to pursue as I know the agencies won't approve us if we are still trying for a birth child. Either option seems to exclude the possibilty of pursuing the other for at least a few years. Has anyone gone/is going through this and what did you decide? How did you make the decision? Did you keep trying for another year or two for a biological baby or give up that option and embrace adoption? Any advice/thoughts would be much appreciated.
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Bellavinci · 08/05/2014 21:10
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