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[quote=Anonymous]We are starting the process of exploring adoption.  I hear so many stories of how hard it is to adopt, but I know it is all based on individual circumstances.  Before we even start the journey I am wondering if any BTDT parents can give me some feedback on what we can expect based on our particular situation.

DH and I are both 37.  We are financially comfortable (HHI $300K) and have a stable marriage.  We have a happy, healthy, charming 3-year-old biological child who we adore and who would be a great older sibling.  I work part time and DH has a fairly flexible job.  We live in a nice neighborhood with great schools.  We are not perfect of course but I think we are good parents and I think we would look good on paper to prospective birth parents.  We are considering adoption because I have a medical condition that causes me a lot of physical pain.  It is well-managed by medication but it would be very difficult to go off of the meds for the duration of a pregnancy.  The condition is not life threatening or progressive--it just is what it is and I have a 99% normal life as long as I am on the meds.

For various reasons, we are hoping to adopt a very young infant.  We are open to any race, domestic or international. We are so ready to welcome a new baby with open arms and give him/her a wonderful home. We are willing to pay the high end of adoption fees, birth mom expenses, etc.

Is it realistic to think that we could adopt a healthy infant?  How long would it take?  Is my medical condition going to be an automatic disqualifier?  Also we are Jewish -- do you think some birth moms might be less likely to chose us bc that may less familiar to them?

Thanks in advance for any info. [/quote]

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