Adopting After Infertility So not what I needed to hear!!!: I read this book shortly after dh and I decided to look into adoption. The author goes on and on about getting through your grief over infertility and it made me even more depressed about my situation!! She goes through [... more]
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Choosing Assisted Reproduction: Social, Emotional & ... Don't start infertility treatment until you read this!: I can't believe that anyone let me start the process of infertility treatment (beyond the clomid stage) without telling me to read this. I found it on my own when having to decide whether my only [... more]
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Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect ... Excellent Trauma/Loss Resource: Deborah D. Gray is the founder of Nurturing Attachments, an organization specializing in treating childhood trauma and loss in ways that are both effective and gentle. I know her both personally and professionally and [... more]
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The Mulberry Bird: An Adoption Story This book may negatively affect your adopted child: The Mulberry Bird would be most appropriate for your family if you have a fairly closed international adoption where the birthmother took care of the child for a while before relinquishing him/her. It [... more]
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Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft Fantastic preparation for adoptive parents: Anyone thinking of a foreign adoption should read this book before beginning the adoption process! I feel better prepared for the toddler we plan to adopt, and I have a friend who decided to adopt only an [... more]
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Launching a Baby's Adoption: Practical Strategies for ... Excellent Starting Point: This book was recommended by our adoption counselor. I found its advise to prospective adoptive parents practical. The anecdotal portions of the text brought to life the child-centered issues that adoptions should deal with. [... more]
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Adoption Is a Family Affair!: What Relatives and Friends ... A Great Resource: I enjoyed this book and it was invaluable in helping me educate extended family about adoption. The language is clear and concise, it speaks directly to the family members/friends of adoptive parents, and it addresses many of the [... more]
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Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start ... A Positive Spin on Bad Luck: This book presents rules that worked for the authors, but may not work for everyone. They certainly don't work for me. This is meant to be a comforting, positive book for those who lost out in the fertility sweepstakes. It is [... more]
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Sam's Sister HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING!: Sam's Sister is a work of beauty. The author and the illustrator have done an impeccable job of representing the emotional aspects of open adoption from a child's perspective. The U.S. has seen a steady rise in open adoptions [... more]
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Perspectives on a Grafted Tree: Thoughts for Those Touched Perspectives On A Grafted Tree: I bought this book in 1991, just before I adopted my two sons. It is the type of book that I continue to go back to at various stages of my 'parental development', and I continually find something to touch my heart. Now [... more]
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