Matching / Expressing an interest

[topcat2014]

So, we are at the start of matching/family finding etc.

My question is, how many children (at one time) would you consider expressing an interest in. Is it ok, for example, to express an interest in more than one? or is the done thing that you wait for one enquiry to conclude before moving on.

I am surprised by how emotional I find this bit - (not necessarily in a bad way :)) I feel a bit disloyal to child number 1 even thinking about expressing an interest in child number 2 IYSWIM

I think there is a limit on how many you can show interest in, even then some sw’s may not reply straight away. We showed interest in a few whilst waiting for the cpr for our 2lo’s, and some children has already been matched and the profile hadn’t been removed. If you are drawn to several profiles express an interest, there may be something in the cpr that just confirms yes this is our potential child/ maybe we aren’t the best match after all despite initial thoughts.
Good luck

We were given a number of profiles but our LA asked that we only put ourselves forward for one at a time. At the time I found that hard but with retrospect I think it helped us as I became very emotional about the children’s profiles.

It’s tough at this stage, very emotional so make sure you have plenty of self care built into this period.

Thanks - I think I will stick at one at a time. Then I have a chance of concentrating on the rest of my life too..