Adoption

Making Your Money Work For You: 8 Financial Tips For New Families

Posted July 28, 2010 - 21:00 by Rhonda Franz

Family Planning, Planning, Home Life, Finances, Education, Shopping, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption, New Parents

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Don't put off developing good financial habits until the kids are a few years from college, and you're wondering about retirement. Starting putting your money to work now.

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What is Embryo Adoption?

Posted May 26, 2010 - 09:14 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Adoption

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Is it possible to experience adoption and pregnancy at the same time? Yes! Do you want to? This can be another big question in the “fertility challenged” couples journey to family. Exciting elements, concerns and resources for more information are highlighted here.

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International Adoption: Forget the Scandal, What’s the Appeal?

Posted April 20, 2010 - 05:41 by Lela Davidson

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Russian adoption officials are upset over the abrupt return of an adoptee. The adoptive mother is upset that the child wasn't what she'd expected. Governments get involved. It's messy, so why is international adoption so popular?

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Adopting From Haiti

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:39 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Are you feeling a tug on your heart to help the many children left without a family in Haiti after the devastating earthquake? Adopting a child from Haiti may not be an option right now, but don’t let that stop your adoption or humanitarian efforts.

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Notes For Your Underbelly: Great Online Pregnancy Resources

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:37 by Rhonda Franz

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Health, Pregnancy, Birth, Vaccines, New Parents, Adoption, Breastfeeding, Healthcare

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The World Wide Web has some fantastic resources for pregnant women. These sites have some of the best pregnancy tools and resources available.

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Adoption Finalization Party Ideas

Posted January 21, 2010 - 09:00 by Lori Kerrigan

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The finalization of an adoption is an exciting day for a family built through adoption! When deciding how to celebrate this special day, finding decorations, themes and invitations designed for this event can be frustrating. Check out these creative, special and fun ways to celebrate your family’s special day!!

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Adoption: The Hospital Experience

Posted July 30, 2009 - 06:51 by Lori Kerrigan

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Are you going through the adoption process? Is the hospital experience almost here? This exciting time can be full of many different emotions. Here are a few things I learned to make the hospital experience full of joy and as stress free as possible!

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May is Foster Care Awareness Month

Posted May 11, 2009 - 12:49 by Fred Lee

Adoption, New Parents

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May is Foster Care Awareness Month and a chance to make a difference in a child's life.

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Adoption Match Meeting: Making it Successful

Posted April 22, 2009 - 07:04 by Lori Kerrigan

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It happened, you have a match meeting planned for a prospective adoption! Now what do you do to gain the most from this ever important meeting?

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Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother - Book Review

Posted March 27, 2009 - 16:07 by Lori Kerrigan

Adoption

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Are you thinking about adopting, or are you in the process of doing so? Are you having thoughts about the adoption that you find difficult to discuss with others? Are you interested in adoption and not sure what the process entails emotionally? This book answers these questions and more!

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Adoption: Inducing Lactation So That Breastfeeding Is an Option

Posted January 31, 2009 - 08:13 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption, New Parents, Breastfeeding

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Are you preparing to welcome a sweet baby into your home through adoption? Is, "can I breastfeed" one of the many questions that has come up? I was joyfully surprised to learn that there are many ways to answer this question that I once thought was never an option.

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Dealing with Pregnant Loved Ones in the Midst of Your Infertility Battle

Posted November 19, 2008 - 12:38 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption

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Something is in the water, but apparently, you are not drinking it! Is another loved one pregnant while you stay "stuck" in the fertility challenged stage? These are five steps that help me when I get the call that once again, the "mommy club" has a new member, and I am still not invited.

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Adoption Ed. Class: Attachment Disorder, Adopted Child Development, Birth-Mother Relationships, and Adoption Resources

Posted October 26, 2008 - 13:39 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Adoption Education….more than educational? Here is a review of our adoption education & how it not only educated us, but encouraged us and changed our perspective on many adoption elements. Oh...and don't forget the "must have" resources that were presented to us.

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Preparing your (4 legged) baby……for baby!

Posted September 7, 2008 - 12:53 by Lori Kerrigan

Safety, Planning, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption, New Parents

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It's time! A new addition is being added to your family tree, but what about the current baby in your life...the four legged canine kind? To make the transition easier on all members of the family, take a look at this list of getting your "baby" ready for baby!

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Adoption: What To Do After The Home Study Approval

Posted August 6, 2008 - 09:57 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption, New Parents

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Are you adopting? Have you finally completed the home study approval? Are you unsure of what to do in this time of waiting? It's time to celebrate and prepare!

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Adoption Options

Posted June 4, 2008 - 10:10 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Are you overwhelmed by the many options available when it comes to adopting? Here are four adoption options that stood out the most to us.

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Making The Decision To Adopt

Posted May 21, 2008 - 18:05 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Are you thinking about adopting? The process to making this decision can be full of emotional, spiritual and financial elements. Here is a "check list" for making this decision and resources to help.

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Failed or Cancelled IUI/ IVF, Pregnancy/Child Loss? What do you do?

Posted May 14, 2008 - 16:47 by Lori Kerrigan

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption

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What do you do when the IUI/ IVF does not work or is cancelled? How do you get through a child or pregnancy loss? It had me defeated, but other women endured. Here are their stories.

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