Many of us - myself included - chose to go through our options with a reproductive endocrinologist while at the same time starting to look into adoption. My husband and I saw the road down fertility lane not going where we wanted to be, and I really felt like I was nearing the end of what I could go through. We had physically and emotionally been through a lot that although I still wanted to explore a few tests or things our doctor was suggesting, we wanted to start talking and thinking seriously about adopting.

For those of you still on the path dealing with infertility, or if you know of someone who could benefit from this event, please pass it along. Please note that A... more

Jewish Adoption Links List - a work in progress.

AGENCIES/ GROUPS:

Jewish Adoption FAQs - a good place to start - a page at the JCCA website.

Ametz Adoption - a program of the JCCA in New York. Although they do not provide adoption placement, they do homestudies, post-adoption services and other support. They do seem to provide some type of referral service to adoption attorneys if you're interested in going that route.

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I was just reading Rebecca's post over at the Viet Nam Adoption Blog, talking about scrapbooking for the adoptive family. Those of us who are foster families are familiar with the term "Life Book" or those who have adopted older children may be familiar with the term as well. A Life Book is essentially a scrapbook, photo album, journal or a combination that chronicles your child's journey through different homes and places, and gives him or her some sense of history and normalcy. I have worked on a Life Book for each of the children we have fostered, and I saved Anna's book from her foster family as... more