by Heather Featherston | Nov 21, 2019 | Adoptive Families Blog
In the United States, 10% to 15% of couples face difficulty conceiving after trying for at least one year. While some of those couples will go on to have biological children, some will not. For many of these couples, moving from infertility to adoption helps them...
by Heather Featherston | Jun 20, 2019 | Adoptive Families Blog
One of the most common reasons we see families turning to a Lifetime Adoption is because of a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Women with PCOS experience plenty of uncertainty about fertility; every month can feel like a roller coaster. They might wonder...
by Heather Featherston | Nov 14, 2018 | Adoptive Families Blog
“Are we meant to adopt?” Lifetime adoptive couple Adam and Kristi share part one of their Christian adoption story “This is never going to happen.” Many people who walk through infertility often identify with the hopelessness that can...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Oct 17, 2018 | Adoptive Families Blog
When a couple is dealing with infertility, there are generally five stages of grief and loss that they go through. Encountering these emotions is a normal and healthy way of moving from infertility toward adoption.We all deal with grief and loss in different ways....
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | May 4, 2018 | Adoptive Families Blog
Sometimes, people rush into adoption when they discover they are infertile without taking the time to grieve the loss of the biological child they did not have. They risk sabotaging an adoption or, worse, treating an adopted child as second best to the son or daughter...
