mommy2squee

Did you have a POAH in force? did you face issues regarding whether your partner could be in the room? Did you have family issues to deal with?

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age of baby

have you used it? love it? Hate it? Think it's dangerous?

What is your take on this controversial book?

the minimum timeframe for relinquishment and custody?

The PAP's think they are taking the baby home within hours of his birth? Can that be right?

we're talking average, no complications.. not counting coming in just for an ultrasound or lab work?

whether you are an adoptive parent, and adoptee, or a first parent, there are things you can do.

What have YOU done, and how has it changed your life, and adoption as a whole?

draft breed supposedly bred from horses used for gypsy caravans in Europe.

Do you own one? What should I know about temperament, size, health issues, acceptable/desirable colors, price, etc. if I am thinking about buying one or a pair of this breed?

in the adoptive family or in the first family?

My sister and I were both genetically firstborn children, but she was shoved into a younger sibling slot because of my adoption before her birth.

Likewise, my oldest half sibling is genetically a second born child, shoved into a firstborn slot, because of my adoption...

Just wondering if anyone knows of any birth order research out there that takes this into consideration.....

Will you have your baby at home? in a birthing center? at the hospital? In the car? (OK.. that last was a JOKE!)

Who will attend your birth? An OB? A Nurse- Midwife, a Professional Midwife? No- one ? Only your spouse/ Partner?

Are you planning to use any pain medications in labor?

Are you having a PLANNED Cesarian Section? Why? baby is breech, multiple pregnancy, other reason?

Do you plan to breast or bottle feed?

When are you due? ( I'll post another poll postdates of the last due date, to find out how things actually went!)

Found out today that a friends daughter, age 4 has a malignant brain tumor. Surgery went well, they are not certain that they got everything.

They're several states away, and I'm looking for ways to support mom and dad through the crisis. Chemo starts in two weeks, and dad lives in another town some distance from the hospital. He and mom are divorced, so there is that to contend with as well.

Little girl's name is Avery.

Prayers are welcome.

Watch, listen, join your PTA!

http://notonthetest.com/index.html

A colleague on one of my doula lists is working with a young girl who is making the decision to place her child. She's looking for advice and personal experiences, and i figured this was a good place to get perspectives other than my own to pass on to her.

A doula, for those who don't know, is professional labor support, providing emotional and physical, but not clinical support to laboring mothers.

Our son's adoption was final nine years ago today. It's also our 14th wedding anniversary!

How would you celebrate?

Is your child being raised with the degree of openness you originally envisioned?

If you have cut down on openness in your adoption, what was the reason?

If you have expanded openness in your adoption, what was the reason?

Do you have copies of your child's original documents for them to have some day?

Sweet , but not saccharin story about an adult adoptee trying to find his roots. If you saw it, what did you think?

ok, we're moving to the northern prairies and hoping to have a place big enough for sheep. I'd like to get a pair of pyr pups for guardian dogs. How old should they be, and would I be better off getting two young pups, or a pup and an older dog?

Well we got the news this week, Hubby is getting a new job!!!!

In another state :( We'll be about ten hours by car from our current home.

We need some good ideas about how to keep in touch with my son's mom. He's almost ten, but hates to write letters. they're "boring." He currently sees her at lest once a week. That is obviously going to change.

How do i foster this relationship long distance?

We're moving to the country, and I would like to raise a small (6-10) flock of Finn sheep for hand spinning and meat.How much land do I need to be looking for, what kind of fencing should I be looking at, and would you go with a llama or a guardian dog for security? (we'll be in the northern plains states)

Thanks!

My dh is adopted with no interest in searching.. and I think he should, if only so that his mother knows that he survived childhood and is a man she could be proud of.

(I'm not talking about an aggressive search, btw... only about listing him with soundex and other free online registries, so that if she is looking, he can be found.)