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To any one considering adoption, Sangeeta Seth(name changed on request) shares her own experience.
"My son was five months four days when my husband and I adopted him eight years earlier. We did not have children and wanted one of our own. We followed the proper channels and went to a government adoption agency where we filled out the paperwork, completed the forms and provided photographs of ourselves for the pro-forma so the agency would be able to find the closest and best match for us. Immediately the agency, which handled the adoption professionally and without a hitch, called us for interviews, which were conducted on a personal level without too much formality. It took eight months for the entire process to follow through from inception to completion.
After approximately eight months we received a phone call from a social worker who informed us a baby was available to see who was living with a foster mother in the interim. We immediately rushed to the baby. I remember that afternoon vividly; it was my husband, my mother-in-law, myself and other family members who accompanied me on this journey.
As soon as we arrived at the tiny apartment where the baby was staying and I saw the child something pulled at my heartstrings especially when the tiny face looked at us with a smiley face. I knew then that this little boy was the one. Uncertain of the living conditions where he had been living we immediately took him to see a Pediatrician, who is also our family doctor, to get his medical check-up including blood test completed. Upon completion after the physician had awarded the baby boy a clean bill of health we decided to phone the social worker a second time. We requested the social worker to expedite the process allowing us to keep the baby until the formal paper work would be completed in a couple of days.
As soon as we returned home I sent my servants to purchase all the baby necessities, as we weren't prepared. We ordered powdered milk, a feeding bottle, and clothes to keep the baby warm. In the meantime my mother-in-law had called a few ladies for lunch and instead of cancelling plans we decided to go through with the lunch as originally planned. Needless to say the women were surprised and simply thrilled for my husband, myself and the entire family over the arrival of this bundle of joy.
After lunch the baby slept that afternoon and into the early evening. I gave him a feed his foster mother had given me. And then he slept again. He didn't get up after midnight...and I started to worry. I had read books where it was written that children get colicy and have to wake-up at least a couple of times through the night. But this little one just slept. I finally woke up my mother-in-law and told her. She put my mind at ease at once and said the child was having a good night's rest, as he was able to feel psychologically secure. Finally at 6:30 am I gave him his feed. And that is what I remember about the first day with our adopted son.
Till date we haven't told him the truth about his adoption. It's not that I want to keep this from him, but I think he should be mature enough to handle the news. Apart from close family and friends no one knows...I know we will have to tell him soon before he hears the news from outsiders who may not be sensitive to such a disclosure.
My husband and I consider him our son. To any one considering adoption I would recommend it as a wonderful option. If you take one child and give him education, culture, support and nurturing then I think you've have accomplished more than planned."
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