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• Adoption, not Donation
  Exploring Embryo Adoption
• Discussing Adoption
  How Should You Bring Adoption up to Your Spouse?
• Where Do I Start?
  Adoption Information for Beginners
• With the Will of the Web
  Internet Research and Adoption
• Making It Official
  A Guide to Stepparent Adoption
• Up Front and Personal with Open Adoption
  Is Open Adoption for You?
• International Adoption Surprises
  Preparing for International Adoption
• Career Perks and Adoption
  Are You Entitled to Employer-provided Adoption Benefits?
• A Mother's Journal
  Having a Miscarriage
• The Final Step
  Post Adoption Reporting

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• Cross-Cultural Adoption
  The Do's and Don'ts for Grown-Ups
• Who Are All These People?
  Your Guide to Who's Who During Adoption
• High Tech Babies: In Vitro Fertilization
  Know the Basics of IVF
• The Labor of Adoption
  The Emotional Highs and Lows of Adopting a Baby
• Knowing Their History
  Children of Open Adoption as Teenagers
• Maybe a Baby?
  Navigating the Infant Adoption Maze
• Adoption Step by Step
  5 Tips to Know Before Starting the Adoption Process
• Open Minds and Open Hearts
  A Glance at Open Adoption
• Step by Step
  Family Building Through Stepparent Adoption
• A New Grandchild to Love
  When Your Children Adopt Children
• Naming the Baby
  When There's Disagreement, What's the Solution?
• We're Home! Now What?
  Transitioning into a Family After Adoption
• A Look at Embryo Development
  Fetal Development from Womb to Delivery Room
• Bringing Adoption into the Light
  The Myths About Adoptionand How to Fight Them
• Culture Combo
  Adopting a Baby of Different Nationality
• To Pick and Choose
  Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• You're Not Alone
  Addressing the Common Problem of Post Adoption Depression
• Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions
  What Does It Mean for International Adoptions?
• Conception After Adoption
  Is There a Connection?
• Praying for Snow, Aunt Eleonore and a Healthy Son
  Spirituality and Adoption
• A Happy Ending
  Our Adoption Experience
• Adoption Agencies
  What You Need to Know about Adoption Agencies
• Flying Solo
  Single Parent Adoption
• National Adoption Awareness Month
  8 Ways to Celebrate
• What Happens When the Adoptive Mother Gets Pregnant?
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Adoption Medicine
  A Specialty You Need to Know
• Honesty is the Best Policy
  Talking Honestly to Your Child About Adoption
• Packing for International Adoption Trips
  What to Bring When You Pick up Your Child
• Hope and Joy at the End of an Adoption Rainbow
  
• All Grown Up
  Adoption Stories of Adults
• Choosing Assisted Reproduction
  Social Emotional and Ethical Considerations
• Standing Apart From the Crowd
  3 Tools to Get You Noticed
• So You Want to Adopt?
  A Beginner's Guide
• The Ideal Family
  Changes in China Adoptions
• All About Birth Mothers
  Learning About Those Who Place Their Children for Adoption
• International Adoption
  Requirements by Country
• The Infertility Marketplace
  How Success Rates Are Advertised
• Difficult Decisions
  Adoption After Infertility
• Adoption After Giving Birth
  What Makes Couples Decide to Adopt After Having a Baby?
• Transracial Adoption
  Parent's Wish List and Child's Bill of Rights
• Tackling the "A" Word
  When and How to Tell Children They're Adopted
• Special Needs Adoption
  Is It for You?
• Lifebooks
  An Adoption Backstory
• Domestic Adoption
  Building a Family
• Adoption First Days
  Tips to Help Everyone Relax and Enjoy the New Family Member
• When Pre-adoption Experiences Make Sleep Difficult
  Sleep Issues in Adopted Babies and Toddlers
• From Freedom Fighters to Fathers and Mothers
  Adoption and the Military
• The Tangled Hearts Project
  Celebrating Adoption and Foster Parenting
• Artificial Twins
  Is This Adoption Option for You?
• Adoption Alternatives
  Multiple Ways to "Parent" a Family
• Breaking Fertility News
  Today's Research Is Tomorrow's Treatments
• Go the Distance
  Exploring International Adoption
• Two Angels and Two Miracles
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Welcome Home, Adopted One
  Easing Your Newly Adopted Child into the Family
• Rejection
  The Common Thread
• The First Day of School
  Be Prepared and Legally Ready for Public School
• Waiting Children
  Foster Care and Adoption Basics
• Adoption Ages and Stages
  What to Expect
• Embryo Development
  A Month by Month Look at How Baby Grows
• Two Brave Hearts
  An Adoption Story
• While You Are Waiting
  An Excerpt From Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear?
• The Adoption Homestudy
  Necessary Evil or Helpful Experience?
• Racial Reactions
  When Your Family Crosses Color Lines
• Rodney Atkins
  For the Love of Adoption
• The Hurting Child
  Managing the Aftermath of Adoption
• International Adoptions
  A Healthy Leap of Faith
• Will YOU Have My Baby?
  A Surrogacy Q&A with Sharon LaMothe
• Non-traditional Baby Naming Situations
  From Adoption to Marital Status
• Baby's Early Days
  First Trimester Growth
• New Age Families
  Family-Building for Gay and Lesbian Parents
• Finally Yours
  When the Adoption Is Final
• Perfect Timing
  When to Tell Your Child About His Birthmother
• Post-Adoption Depression
  What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
• Pregnancy Outside the Box
  A Surrogate Journey
• Seven Days to a Miracle
  A Story of Adoption
• To Protect, Love and Nurture
  The Journey From Single Person to Adoptive Family
• Michelle Fryatt
  Keeping the Faith
• The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
  The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
• Searching for Birth Relatives
  A Factsheet for Families
• Off Your Rocker?
  Should You Adopt When You're Older?
• Fertility Truths and Myths
  Dispelling Fertility Myths and Half Truths
• The Family Profile
  Your Letter and Photo Collage
• Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
  Ensuring Your Baby's Health
• Fertility and Disabilities
  A Profile of Dr. Mitchell S. Tepper
• Keeping Ties After Adoption
  Help Your Child Hold on to Heritage
• Going Solo as a Parent
  The Pursuit of Single Motherhood
• Babying Your Relationship in the Meantime
  Work on Your Relationship While Waiting to Conceive
• Returning to Work After Maternity
  Gong Back to Work After Childbirth
• A Worried Dad-to-be Looks to the Stars
  Facing Pregnancy After Infertility
• Global Infertility
  Experiences in Other Countries
• Coping with Preconception Worries
  Strategies for Coping Until You Test
• From Tragedy to Triumph
  Fighting for Fertility During Serious Health Issues
• Unique Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy
  Share the Joy!
• Diane Keaton
  Encouraging Families to Adopt Pets
• The Art of ART
  All About Assisted Reproductive Technology
• Six Lucky Siblings
  An Older-Child Adoption Story
• Fetal Development With Twins
  From Womb to Delivery Room with Twins
• Chemical Pregnancy and Blighted Ovum
  The Role of Blighted Ovum and Chemical Pregnancy in Miscarriages
• Fertility Problems in Families
  Hereditary Health Issues That Impact Conception
• The End of the Road
  Letting Go of Biological Parenthood
• Brooke Shields: Opening Up
  Glossary and Infertility Information You Can Use
• Fertility Success Story
  One Woman's Story
• "Mom, Dad, I'm Pregnant."
  Standing by Your Teen – No Matter What
• Off the Beaten Path
  A Different Road to Motherhood
• Oh the People You Meet ...
  When You're Trying to Conceive
• Infertility Insurance Coverage
  Basics Tips When You're Trying to Conceive
• Educational Pregnancy Video Guide
  
• Donor Decisions
  Considering Donor Egg & Sperm
• What's Next?
  Making Crucial Fertility Decisions
• Across Cultures
  What You Can Do to Celebrate Your Family's Diversity
• Who Am I?
  The Importance of Racial and Cultural Identity
• Life after Miscarriage
  Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy After Miscarriage
• Buying Power
  How to Shop Before You Adopt
• Truth Be Told
  Common Infertility Myths
• TESE and MESA
  Hope for Men Battling Infertility
• Driving Back From a Weekend at Home
  A Memory for Some Peace
• The New Teens
  Sexually Informed and Responsible
• The Little Things
  Ways to Show a Mother's Love
• No More Periods
  Premature Ovarian Failure
• Picking a Pet
  4 Tips to Help You Prepare and Select Your New Family Member
• My Daughter Is in China
  Adopting After Infertility
• Craig Shoemaker
  Conquering Fatherhood with Laughter
• My Adopted Daughter at My Breast
  Our Path Toward a Wonderful Nursing Relationship
• Cold Medications and Conception
  Can Treating Your Cold Affect Early Pregnancy or Conception?
• Mama Madonna
  New Book Benefits Kids
• Strong Enough
  One Woman's Brush with Surrogacy
• Vanishing Twin Syndrome
  A Mysterious Occurrence in Multiple Pregnancies
• A New Way to Look at Morning Sickness
  Is Morning Sickness Wellness Insurance?
• Robotic Myomectomy
  Could Robotic Surgery Help You Conceive?
• The FAQs on HPTs
  Home Pregnancy Test Basics
• Selecting a Laboratory for Paternity Testing
  An Excerpt From Trace Your Roots With DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree
• Partners in Education
  Establishing a Strong Alliance with Your Child's Teacher
• High Tech Babies: Artificial Insemination
  Can Artificial Insemination Help You Conceive?
• Today and Always
  Little Ways to Show a Mother's Love
• Am I Pregnant?
  The Early Signs of Pregnancy
• Luteal Phase Defect
  How LPD Affects Fertility
• Gender Prediction Kits
  The Pros and Cons of Gender Prediction Kits
• Fetal Development in the Second Trimester
  How Baby Develops from Week 13 to 27
• Contraceptives to Conceive
  A Contradictory Success Story
• Ectopic Pregnancy
  The Facts on Tubal Pregnancies
• The Overseas Conception Connection
  A Trip Across the Ocean May Solve Fertility Problems
• The Facts on Miscarriage
  Causes, Signs, Symptoms and Trying to Conceive Again After Miscarriage
• Constance Marie
  Conquering the Not-so-funny Road of Infertility
• All I Want for Christmas Is a Baby
  Infertility During the Holidays
• The Boy-Girl Baby Blues
  Is a Sex Preference Normal?
• Overcoming Infertility
  A Compassionate Resource for Getting Pregnant
• An Ounce of Infertility Prevention
  15 Simple Ways to Prevent Infertility
• Peaceful Pregnancy with Progesterone
  Can Progesterone Treatment Help Prevent Miscarriage and Preterm Birth?
• I Think I Can
  Mental Health and Conception
• The Fertility Waiting Game
  5 Tips to Occupy Your Time
• An Adoptive Family Holiday
  How New Families Can Cope with the Chaos
• Adopted Babies at the Breast
  The Best Beginning
• The Price of Parenthood
  4 Steps to Financing Fertility
• The Future of IVF
  What Is Minimal Stimulation?
• Pregnancies Lost, but Not Forgotten
  One Woman Remembers the Children of Miscarriage
• The Surrogacy Search
  Starting Out
• 10 Ways to Make Bedtime the Best Time
  Help Your Bedwetting Child Sleep a Little Sounder
• Adoptive Moms and Nursing
  Adoptive Moms Still Can Be Breastfeeding Moms
• All About Sperm
  What You Need to Know About Sperm to Conceive
• Voting for a President
  The Future of Our Country Is the Future of Your Child
• A Dream Come True
  The Same-sex Couple's Guide to Surrogacy
• In Search of Sex Ed
  Reliable Online Information for Your Teen
• Postpartum Depression
  Preventing Tragedy
• Janice Givens
  Teacher of the Month
• Infertility FAQ
  Common Questions Answered
• Bonding with Your Newborn
  Develop a Connection with Baby
• Meet the Tolins
  Ordinary People, Extraordinary Love
• Is It Baby Time?
  Confessions of a Biological Clock
• Have Yourself an Organic Little Holiday
  Natural Ideas for a Healthful Season of Giving
• Before Baby
  Choosing Breastfeeding Before You Conceive
• Gift-giver
  Profile of a Surrogate Mother
• The Preconception Pressure Cooker
  When Family Interferes in Your Reproductive Life
• How's Your Sex Life?
  Great Sex Matters When You're Trying to Conceive
• Fertile Hope: Cancer Patients and Fertility
  Giving Cancer Patients a Resource for Reproduction Help
• Marissa Jaret Winokur
  Dancing Through Life ... and Motherhood
• Single Mom By Choice
  Becoming a Single Mom Through Choice
• 5 Ways to Support Breastfeeding
  Lactivism 101
• When Toddler Meets Baby
  Helping Siblings Adjust to the Newest Family Member
• Pregnant During the Summertime
  Warm Weather Tips for Pregnant Women
• Party of Five?
  In Search of the Perfect Family
• A Dad's Eye View of Prenatal Testing
  Explanations for the Dad-to-be on Pregnancy Tests
• Life After Stillbirth and Miscarriage
  One Woman's Story of Pregnancy Loss and Survival
• The Bunny Hop?
  What to Consider Before Bringing Home a Rabbit
• Pets as Presents
  Planning Makes All the Difference
• Passport, Please
  Everything You Need to Know About Passports
• Pregnant with Twins or More
  The Facts on Twin Pregnancies
• Pregnancy-friendly Workplaces
  From the Labor Force to the Labor Room and Beyond
• Secondary Infertility
  Could Secondary Infertility Happen to You?
• Exuberant, Numb and Guilt
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• The Right Way to Get Pregnant
  

• Is pre-adoption counseling a favorable thing?
• My daughter has started to use her adoption as an excuse for failure. How should I handle this?
• Which is better, to adopt domestically from the United States or to adopt internationally?
• What happens during a miscarriage?
• We have an open adoption agreement with our son's birthparents. We have a meeting coming up, and I am wondering how I should handle her hostility.
• How can I properly word our
• Where can I go to find out how much it will cost to adopt internationally and what do I have to do to apply?
• How can I help my new girlfriend get over depression after giving up a baby for adoption?
• How can I help my new girlfriend get over depression after giving up a baby for adoption?
• What psychological effects does a closed adoption have on the adoptee?

more expert q&a

• When should I tell my niece that I adopted at birth that she's adopted?
• My husband says an adopted child will feel inferior to our biological children. How can I argue that?
• I am a single, professional woman in my early 20s. If I want to adopt in five years, what should I be doing now?
• What causes miscarriages?
• Is a 2-year-old too young to understand adoption?
• Some classmates are teasing my son, and I am worried my son will gain a negative image of our family and adoption. What should I do?
• I was just wondering how old I have to be to meet my birthparents.
• What kind of services should an adoption agency offer post-placement?
• I'm 13 and pregnant. What should I do?
• Could breastfeeding my toddler be preventing pregnancy even though I am probably ovulating?
• What’s an adoption homestudy?
• We made love six times in five days, all around the time I ovulated. How could we not be pregnant?
• What are double ovum twins?
• My best friend has offered to carry a child for my husband and me. Can we simply provide her with my husband's sperm?
• If one of us is a carrier of Trisomy 15, will we ever be able to have a child?
• Do you have suggestions on how to start an adoption support/play group?
• How does the father's health, nutrition, alcohol consumption, etc. affect sperm health and production?
• I am pregnant with my second child and I'm extremely depressed. Is this normal?
• What are the symptoms of a miscarriage?
• When do we tell him of circumstances surrounding his adoption – that we are his grandparents, and his sister is actually his birth mother? HOW do we tell him?
• Are natal teeth an indication of whether or not twins are identical?
• What is a vaginal ultrasound?
• We adopted my niece at birth because my sister is mentally challenged. How and when do I tell my daughter?
• I have had three consecutive miscarriages. Should I request Clomid or something similar to help me?
• I am having trouble conceiving after taking Depo Provera. Is there any chance of me conceiving without Clomid?
• I've been thinking about adopting an older child. Is it hard to qualify for programs where you first become a foster parent and then adopt the child(ren)?
• Which countries allow single parents to adopt?
• Should I wait to tell my son about his complicated adoption until he is 18?
• How can I help my 7-month-old feel more comfortable without being held constantly?
• I am finding it difficult to bond with my newly-adopted child. Is this normal?
• How should I tell my son about his paternity?
• When should I quit drinking caffeine and alcohol?
• Do you think my daughters bad dreams are a normal part of childhood or a byproduct of the adoption?
• We are considering adopting a child with severe language delay from another country. Will this affect how he learns English?
• When should I quit drinking caffeine and alcohol?
• Is there anything that I can do to increase my chance of having a girl?
• My new husband had a vasectomy and is considerably older than me. What is the first step that we should take in order to find out if we are able to have children together?