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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Just adopt” was an option 30 years ago. It’s NOT now. Do you know anyone who has pursued adoption lately? There are way, way more families interested in adopting than there are babies to adopt. In many cases, it’s basically not an option.

One friend of mine spoke to several adoption agencies in her area (not local) and was told that there are 25 families that have paid the fees, done the home visits, jumped through all the hoops, and are now approved for every one baby that is put up for adoption.

I have another friend, local, who was told she could only adopt if she was open to adopting a baby who had been exposed to drugs or alcohol prenatally. She did move forward, and was able to successfully adopt a baby from a mom with some drug use. So far, baby seems great and healthy, but obviously, there’s no telling what the future holds.

These are married, stable, high income, loving homes.

So yeah, if I had the money, I’d do it. It’s probably your only way to have a baby. [/quote]

+1 there are basically no healthy newborns or even toddlers up for adoption. International adoptions have been severely curtailed. Then you have people who think that all adoptions are “trauma,” And I’m pretty sure in a few years’ time there will be some kind of unfortunate backlash against adopted kids/families because of it, sadly. Shelling out 100k+ on fertility treatments and/or even more $$$ on a surrogate is the only way. Unfortunately. [/quote]

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