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Can you get adoption cards?

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itati · 05/07/2008 19:03

Like new baby but welcome to the family to the child and congratulations? (other word maybe) to the parents?

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Yorkiegirl · 05/07/2008 19:05

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bran · 05/07/2008 19:06

You can buy them from Adoption UK but I don't think it's necessary really. We got lots of 'Congratulations' cards and a few 'it's a boy/baby boy' cards when we got ds and we were thrilled to get them.

Niecie · 05/07/2008 19:09

I got one for my BIL and his wife from the local card shop.

Difficulty is knowing when to send it for me - when the children arrive or when the adoption is finalised which could be many months down the line.

lucicle · 05/07/2008 19:13

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bran · 05/07/2008 19:15

Niecie, if you're only sending one then do it when the children arrive. Otherwise send a card for both stages, it could be up to a year between the children being placed and the adoption being finalised and that would be a long time to wait to congratulate them.

Califrau · 05/07/2008 19:22

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itati · 05/07/2008 19:23

Thanks everyone. I will look in the bigger card shops.

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greenelizabeth · 05/07/2008 19:24

I sent a blacnk card to my cousin when she got her baby, and I just wrote my own message. But the card I got had a baby with a telephone on it. I'd seen others that would have been nice too. not impossible to find a suitable card.

Niecie · 05/07/2008 19:25

Thats what we did in the end - I think we sent a congratulations one after court, which was 18mths down the line in their case. We couldn't send a new baby one as the children were 2 and 5yrs so sent the adoption one then as it was more appropriate.

StealthPolarBear · 05/07/2008 19:26

i've seen them, yes, in places like clinton's, don't think there's a great deal of choice tho

PertweeAndLemon · 05/07/2008 19:30

You could adapt a standard new baby card at www.moonpig.com

Kewcumber · 05/07/2008 21:35

I too would say congratulations cards are just fine.

ilovemydog · 07/07/2008 20:00

or what about a 'welcome home' under the house warming category?

Dynamicnanny · 20/07/2008 16:12

I like the welcome home idea

drspouse · 20/07/2008 16:31

I got one for a friend that said "Brand New Mummy and Daddy" (which wouldn't be any good for a second adopted child!). I know it takes ages before adoptions are finalised so have actually given it to them now they have a date for bringing him home (he's overseas).

Even though he'll be under 1, all the baby boy cards had prams or rattles and he's not that small!

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