Maternity Leave When Adopting
Can I Receive Disability on Maternity Leave if I Adopt a Child?Adoption is a fantastic option for parents unable or unwilling to conceive children of their own. While FMLA laws cover parental leave for...
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Giuliana and Bill Finally Pregnant!
Remember Giuliana and Bill Rancic? How could you forget! The pair has become the poster duo for fertility and women’s health issues, from IVF to breast cancer, as a result of sharing their struggles on...
View ArticleCan I Breastfeed My Adopted Child?
One of the best means of feeding baby is through breastfeeding, but adoptive mothers can’t breastfeed if they haven’t carrying the baby for the pregnancy – or can they?Keyword Tags: breastfeedingbreast...
View ArticleCan Adoptive Mothers Breastfeed?
Adopting a child is a beautiful and selfless thing to do. Whether you have adopted to help a child in need or to fulfill your dreams to be a mother despite an inability to bear a child of your own,...
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When to Work With an Adoption Agency
Adoption is often considered the last resort for couples facing fertility problems, but that is not always the case. Couples can choose adoption for various reasons, including the simple joys of...
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Secondary Infertility - Problems Getting Pregnant Again
Even mothers who have conceived before can have trouble becoming pregnant again or carrying a baby to full term. Doctors refer to this common condition as "secondary infertility."A physician will say a...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Why Does No One Ever Answer the Phone at DCF? (Part 51)
In keeping with my new decision to approach getting pregnant more naturally this year before going the IVF route next year if it became necessary, I was also keeping up with my other thought of...
View Article58-YO Woman To Give Birth to Daughter’s Daughter
Fifty-eight-year-old Julia Navarro of Provo, Utah, is about to become a grandmother for the first time. She’s as excited as most soon-to-be grandmothers are but she’s got a bit more invested already in...
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Early Childhood Neglect Changes Brain Size and Function
Babies crave attention and it’s not just a matter of disposition. A Harvard professor of pediatrics says, “neglect is awful for the brain” and that without affection, attention, and stimulation from a...
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The Contractual Concerns of Surrogacy
A recent article in the New York Times recounts the story of a gay couple (Senator Brad Hoylman and husband David Sigal) in New York having a child via surrogacy in California. The couple's...
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Embryo Adoption Adds New Twist to Adopting a Child
Infertility treatments, especially in vitro fertilization (IVF), are getting more successful all the time. Readying the body for a cycle of IVF can be challenging so most couples choose to fertilize...
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Trying to Get Pregnant But Having Trouble - What Options Do I Have?
There is something about having a child that bonds a family together closer than ever before. When infertility problems leave a couple without the ability to conceive a child of their own, there are...
View ArticleSecond Parent Adoption
Second parent adoption is the legal term for the second adoption of a biological child or adopted child by a same sex partner. According to law, states have the right to honor or deny second parent...
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Legal Issues With Same Sex Couples and Adoption
By: Susan L. Pollet, Esq.Adoption was unknown at common law and therefore in the United States it required statutory authorization. The first adoption statute was not enacted until 1851, in...
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