Good afternoon all.
I am new to this section of Mumsnet as a poster, though I have been reading the threads for a long time as we have progressed through fertility treatment.
After 5 rounds of IVF (NHS & private) and four very early miscarriages, we decided last year that we would not try again. We are now at the beginning of exploring adoption.
I have had an initial telephone call with my LA today and we wil be attending their next open evening. After that we will decide if we would like to progress our application.
My question is really, at what point should I be certain about adoption? Am I likely to come away from the open evening with a clear decision either way or can it sometimes be fairly fair down the process before you are sure?
I am very aware of how difficult and wonderful adoption can be. My DH and I have days where we feel positive about remaining childfree (if that makes sense), many more days where we do not but we are still not sure.
I would be interested to hear of any insights from people who have had similar feelings and how you then proceeded, and how that has worked out so far?
Thank you so much 