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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happened to a really great couple that I know.  I realized that it is very much like having a still born baby.  They will grieve the loss in much the same way.  I think you just be supportive of them and don't belittle the loss in any way.  They were bonded to the unborn child.[/quote]
Really? 
Did the prospective parents go thru labor & delivery and pregnancy and is the child dead?
By dead I mean not alive?[/quote]

In many cases, the parents have gone through stillbirths, or late term miscarriages, and a host of other things before this, yet another VERY REAL loss, is experienced. Not this time, of course, because it's an adoption of course, but given that adoption OFTEN is pursued by couples after running the gamut of fertility treatments, it's a fair bet to think that they may have suffered great loss already. (I feel I almost need to add a disclaimer here about same sex couples, etc. because I know DCUM will get snarky about that).

The point is these parents are experiencing loss and grief and need to be afforded the time, space, and support to grieve in their own way, in their own time. [/quote]

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