What are the pros and cons of adopting a child from the U.S. instead of another country?
I really don’t know very much about International Adoption. We made our choice to go with the U.S. because we a) wanted a newborn and b) our agency was recommended by a friend who had already been through it. We did an Open Independent Adoption. Meaning, the birth mother chose us and we disclosed all our information to her and had contact. I believe when you adopt internationally it is closed and you never have any contact with the birth parents. This is easier for some even though you get the child at an older age. What is the average waiting time before you are able to “receive a child”? From the day we signed up until the day Mia was born it was exactly four months. I know that some families were told “we have your baby for you” the day a child is born while others get to meet the birth mother and go through the pregnancy with her. Is this a choice that the adoptive parents make? You are usually given the option. If there is a “baby born” situation and the birth mother chooses you o
