Hello, wondered if I could ask a question from those who are more knowledgeable about the adoption process than me? Adoption is something we are considering but we are only at the very beginning stages of thinking about it and haven't done anything official about it as yet. I am reading up on things and trying to understand as much as I can about the process.
Brief background- DP is 40, I am 32 and we have a 6yo DD. It would be risky for me to have any more children naturally due to a condition that is only pregnancy related.
From what I can tell, we fit most of the initial criteria for adoption. I could do with losing a bit of weight but would like to do that anyway. I have PCOS too which in my case means weight is easy to put on but hard to lose!
One thing that sprang to mind while reading the criteria is what happens if something changes after adoption is final? For example, we have a spare room which I gather is a necessity. However what if, after adoption, DD and the future DC decided they would love to share a room? My siblings and i went through a stage of wanting to share and loved it. Is this a big no no? What if I put on weight and struggled to lose it? I don't plan to and would try hard not to, but is this monitored?
I know this is a small thing and probably silly questions but want to understand the whole process?
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floweryblinds · 13/05/2014 12:39
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