I want to adopt a girl?

Question

I have three beautiful boys and i love them heaps, but i really want to adopt a little girl. This is something i have wanted to do since i was a little girl myself! I never actually thought i would have my own children i always thought i would adopt. Can anyone tell me how to get the process started? I dont care what nationality, i feel it is something i am meant to do in this life.

Answer 1

I would start out by talking to your current family and explaining to them that it is something you really want to do. and that it is nothing wrong with them.  My Mom had 7 BOYS. When she finally got a Granddoughter I could tell there was a Speciall bond there. A little different then with us boys.

I would call an adobtion agency. Look it up in the phone book. I'm sure there is someone there who is more then willing to help you and point you in the right direction.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

If you are Australian you will need to contact The Department of Human Services (or similar) in your state.  There are no private adoption agencies in Australia so any adoption would need to be processed through your state government's adoption department.  They should be able to send you an information package and then you will probably attend an information night which should tell you how to proceed.  

It would also be very wise to join one or more of the parent support groups such as Families with Children from China:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FCC-Austra...

Or ASIAC or ICARN.  They will be able to provide you with lots of good information.

Answer 3

Contact HOLT International in Eugene, OR and they can send you some paperwork - this is who I used and I had no trouble adopting from China - my daughter is now 11 and we havent had one ounce of trouble or problems that you sometimes hear about.

Good luck

Answer 4

You can specify the s*x of the child you want from many foreign countries.  I know for sure Guatemala, Ethiopian, China, Korea (only since you only have boys), Russia, Nepal.



Don't listen to the negative comments about the evil of choosing the s*x of the child you adopt.  Just because you favor 1 s*x over the other doesn't make you a bad person.  You can wash sperm to increase your chance of a certain s*x baby when conceiving.  Same difference.  I'm sure if the perfect boy was presented to your family you would choose him.  I know a few families that had their heart set on a specific s*x and a child's file of the opposite s*x found its way into their life, and they chose that child.

Answer 5

Enjoy your son's girlfriends and wives, and wait for a granddaughter.  Maybe what you were "meant to do" is take very special care of a granddaughter - and, who knows, she may arrive sooner than you think!!

Answer 6

You WANT a girl

Adoption is about finding homes for needy children, right?

It is not about finding a child to meet YOUR needs

Please stop putting what you want first and think of the children

Answer 7

u better please don't do that,

since according to Ur mentality U look them as in pity and not in love ,  a adopt child must have love in future no a caring mother , loving mother  ,,U got it???.

Answer 8

Im sorry, but as an adoptee this really pisses me off. You dont get to pick whether you have a boy/girl when your having the baby yourself. It shouldnt be any different for adoptive parents.

You adopt a child because you want or NEED another child to love. Unconditional love. You dont get to pick! You get what you get and consider yourself blessed to be given another child to love and love you back.

Answer 9

Most countries, including the United States, do not allow parents to select the gender of the baby they adopt unless they adopt an older child (usually 2 years old+).  China is the exception and they do allow parents to specify if they prefer adopting a girl.  The way to get started is to get in contact with an agency that specializes in international adoption.  One example is www.chinesechildren.org.

Answer 10

Check out

www.adoptuskids.org

Or call your local foster/adopt agency.

Answer 11

Call your state and ask for licensed adoption agencies.  Call them and get information on which one suits your family best.  

The Chinese programs are 99% girls so that works for you.  My agency would not let you choose the s*x of your first child, but if you already had children you could, so find an agency that works the same.

Good luck and remember you are doing a good thing.