Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm a regular-ish poster, not sure why I wanted to name-change for this, I guess it's quite personal.
I am wondering, would it be considered odd/worrying if a couple wanted to adopt even if there was no physical reason they couldn't have a child of their own? My problem is anxiety/phobia around pregnancy and childbirth - I am really not sure if I can do it, even with a C-section birth and formula feeding (which would be the only options for me). Despite this I badly want to be a mum, and have been thinking more and more about the possibility of adoption lately.
Also when I think about adoption, what I imagine is a slightly older child, maybe 3-5 years old, rather than a baby. I wonder too how this would work - I guess most potential adopters are ideally wanting a baby, so we might have a better chance than some of finding a match, but obviously I can imagine that perhaps an older child is more likely to have issues and difficulty bonding and settling with a new family. I feel like we could cope with those issues, though maybe I'm being hopelessly naive. I know I have a lot to learn.
Any thoughts are welcome, really.
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BillieKentIsHeavenSent · 22/11/2012 13:57
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