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Q. with my daughter i think i did it around like 20 weeks lol just because she was my 1st and i was so anxious and excited. now i'm not sure when i should have one ready? i am 27 weeks and 1 day. what do you think? when should i pack?
Answer
Well, you can always start getting things together, even if you don't start actually packing yet. :) I bought deodorant and mini shampoos for the hospital before I even started packing, and put them aside, because hospitals in Canada don't provide that stuff anymore and when labor starts I know I'll forget to pack the one I'm using. I also started putting aside some sleepers and stuff as I got them as gifts.
Really, you can start whenever you want! :) It took me a few weeks to think up everything I wanted (lollipops for labor, for instance, and a game of Uno for hubby and I to play, and slippers...I just opened a suitcase, put it on the bed in our spare room, and I keep going back and adding little things. I've been at it for weeks.)
It never hurts to be TOO prepared...I just kept thinking, if she comes early, I want everything to be in that bag! (We live 25 minutes away from our hospital so it's not like we can just run back home every 2 seconds.)
Well, you can always start getting things together, even if you don't start actually packing yet. :) I bought deodorant and mini shampoos for the hospital before I even started packing, and put them aside, because hospitals in Canada don't provide that stuff anymore and when labor starts I know I'll forget to pack the one I'm using. I also started putting aside some sleepers and stuff as I got them as gifts.
Really, you can start whenever you want! :) It took me a few weeks to think up everything I wanted (lollipops for labor, for instance, and a game of Uno for hubby and I to play, and slippers...I just opened a suitcase, put it on the bed in our spare room, and I keep going back and adding little things. I've been at it for weeks.)
It never hurts to be TOO prepared...I just kept thinking, if she comes early, I want everything to be in that bag! (We live 25 minutes away from our hospital so it's not like we can just run back home every 2 seconds.)
What would be considered international adoption?
Brittney C
I was born and raised in the United States, however I am now living and working in Canada. I'm pregnant. The dad is a Canadian citizen. I know a family back in the states that would like to adopt the baby, however I don't know if it would be considered an international adoption or not. Also, anyone know where I can get more information on this?
Answer
If it happens between two countries, then of course it's international.
EITHER PARENT OR ABORT!
DO NOT ABANDON YOUR CHILD TO ADOPTION!
Also DO NOT contact anyone on here who's saying "mail mail me, I'll snatch your baby away from you"
Adoption or Parenting Not Always the Best Choice
@ http://thenotsodailyherald.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/adoption-or-parenting-not-always-the-best-option/
Abortion is a simple medical procedure which ends a pregnancy
@ positive.org/JustSayYes/abortion.html
www.prochoice.org/
It is entirely possible to have an abortion and not feel guilt because you knew it was the right thing to do: www.imnotsorry.net/
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/03/breaking-silence-on-living-pro-lifers.html
Abortion: There is a Consensus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsSQiazUvgo
Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Considering Adoption
@ /www.exiledmothers.com/ adoption_facts/wish.html (close gap in URL)
What you should KNOW if you're considering adoption for your baby
@ http://www.cubirthparents.org/edd/index.php?id=1
Considering adoption? Don't feel you have any other options?
@ www.keepyourbaby.com/
Myths told the unmarried mother
@ http://gift-not-choice.tripod.com/myths-about-asfa.html
Adoption Truth
@ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOZGwqHVnKs
Unplanned Pregnancy without Crisis
@ www.motherhelp.info/index.htm
Open adoption is almost never legally enforceable, and many parents have lost access to their children due to broken "open" adoption promises.
@ http://www.mercianeclectics.dsl.pipex.com/adoption/OpenAdoptionWall.htm
@ www.bringperihome.com/
@ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100709095305AAjeM4z
@ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100830162150AAi478W
Quotes taken from Nancy Verrier's book, Coming Home to Self
@ www.nancyverrier.com/self_book.php
For the adoptee every day is a challenge of trying to figure out how to be, although he probably doesn't understand the difficulty this presents for him. It has been true his whole life and, therefore, feels normal. However, it takes a great deal of energy and concentration. And it never feels quite right. He never quite fits. Therefore he feels as if /he/ is never quite right.
(pg 50)
Abandonment and neglect are reported to be the two most devastating experiences that children endure - even more devastating then sexual or physical abuse. That's why some neglected children do naughty things to get attention. Even though the attention is hurtful - being yelled at, hit, or otherwise harmed - it is better than neglect. /Anything/ is better than abandonment. Abandonment is a child's greatest fear. For adoptees, it is also reality, embedded in their implicit and unintegrated memory.
(pg 102)
It is sometimes difficult to spot grief in children. After all, it isn't as if the child sits in a puddle of tears his entire childhood. As one adoptee said, "Of course I played, laughed, sang. Do people think that if you're not sitting in a corner with your head on your knees, you are not sad? I had happy times, but the sadness was always there, even when I was having fun."
(pg 117)
_____Links supporting families to stay together_____
Single Mom @ www.singlemom.com/
Mentor Moms/MOPS/Teen MOPS (support!) @ www.mops.org/
Angel Food (food assistance) @ www.angelfoodministries.com/
Feeding America (food assistance) @ www.feedingamerica.org/
Co-Abode (housing assistance) @ www.coabode.com/
Safe Families (for emergency/crisis care) @ www.safe-families.org/
Teens @ http://www.teenbreaks.com/pregnancy/pregnancyhome.cfm
Adoption Crossroads® and Adoption Healing @ www.adoptioncrossroads.org
Adopted Child Syndrome @ www.amfor.net/acs
Origins-USA @ www.origins-usa.org
United Family Services @ www.unitedfamilyservices.org/
Family Assistance Foundation @ www.familyassistancefoundation.com/
Safelink Wireless @ www.safelinkwireless.com/
Finally, I suggest you take notice of the fact that adoption does NOT "save" kids:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080229225608AA9mqS9
http://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2010-12-22/lubbock-man-arrested-sexually-assaulting-adoptive-daughters
Good luck!
If it happens between two countries, then of course it's international.
EITHER PARENT OR ABORT!
DO NOT ABANDON YOUR CHILD TO ADOPTION!
Also DO NOT contact anyone on here who's saying "mail mail me, I'll snatch your baby away from you"
Adoption or Parenting Not Always the Best Choice
@ http://thenotsodailyherald.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/adoption-or-parenting-not-always-the-best-option/
Abortion is a simple medical procedure which ends a pregnancy
@ positive.org/JustSayYes/abortion.html
www.prochoice.org/
It is entirely possible to have an abortion and not feel guilt because you knew it was the right thing to do: www.imnotsorry.net/
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/03/breaking-silence-on-living-pro-lifers.html
Abortion: There is a Consensus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsSQiazUvgo
Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Considering Adoption
@ /www.exiledmothers.com/ adoption_facts/wish.html (close gap in URL)
What you should KNOW if you're considering adoption for your baby
@ http://www.cubirthparents.org/edd/index.php?id=1
Considering adoption? Don't feel you have any other options?
@ www.keepyourbaby.com/
Myths told the unmarried mother
@ http://gift-not-choice.tripod.com/myths-about-asfa.html
Adoption Truth
@ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOZGwqHVnKs
Unplanned Pregnancy without Crisis
@ www.motherhelp.info/index.htm
Open adoption is almost never legally enforceable, and many parents have lost access to their children due to broken "open" adoption promises.
@ http://www.mercianeclectics.dsl.pipex.com/adoption/OpenAdoptionWall.htm
@ www.bringperihome.com/
@ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100709095305AAjeM4z
@ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100830162150AAi478W
Quotes taken from Nancy Verrier's book, Coming Home to Self
@ www.nancyverrier.com/self_book.php
For the adoptee every day is a challenge of trying to figure out how to be, although he probably doesn't understand the difficulty this presents for him. It has been true his whole life and, therefore, feels normal. However, it takes a great deal of energy and concentration. And it never feels quite right. He never quite fits. Therefore he feels as if /he/ is never quite right.
(pg 50)
Abandonment and neglect are reported to be the two most devastating experiences that children endure - even more devastating then sexual or physical abuse. That's why some neglected children do naughty things to get attention. Even though the attention is hurtful - being yelled at, hit, or otherwise harmed - it is better than neglect. /Anything/ is better than abandonment. Abandonment is a child's greatest fear. For adoptees, it is also reality, embedded in their implicit and unintegrated memory.
(pg 102)
It is sometimes difficult to spot grief in children. After all, it isn't as if the child sits in a puddle of tears his entire childhood. As one adoptee said, "Of course I played, laughed, sang. Do people think that if you're not sitting in a corner with your head on your knees, you are not sad? I had happy times, but the sadness was always there, even when I was having fun."
(pg 117)
_____Links supporting families to stay together_____
Single Mom @ www.singlemom.com/
Mentor Moms/MOPS/Teen MOPS (support!) @ www.mops.org/
Angel Food (food assistance) @ www.angelfoodministries.com/
Feeding America (food assistance) @ www.feedingamerica.org/
Co-Abode (housing assistance) @ www.coabode.com/
Safe Families (for emergency/crisis care) @ www.safe-families.org/
Teens @ http://www.teenbreaks.com/pregnancy/pregnancyhome.cfm
Adoption Crossroads® and Adoption Healing @ www.adoptioncrossroads.org
Adopted Child Syndrome @ www.amfor.net/acs
Origins-USA @ www.origins-usa.org
United Family Services @ www.unitedfamilyservices.org/
Family Assistance Foundation @ www.familyassistancefoundation.com/
Safelink Wireless @ www.safelinkwireless.com/
Finally, I suggest you take notice of the fact that adoption does NOT "save" kids:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080229225608AA9mqS9
http://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2010-12-22/lubbock-man-arrested-sexually-assaulting-adoptive-daughters
Good luck!
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