What signifigance does the symbol of the Ladybug have regarding adoption?

Question

I was looking at a web page with gear for people who are expecting through adoption, and I found half the stuff had ladybugs on it. Does anybody know what signifigance the ladybug has in the adoption community?

Answer 1

Yes, this is, in fact, an adoption from China thing. It started on the A-Parents-China Listserv - a listserv that originated back in 1996, and is now on Yahoo groups. And yes, it started because of a slow down with referrals.

Answer 2

no sorry

Answer 3

This is usually seen in relation to a Chinese adoption.  According to this website:  http://home.mchsi.com/~boerhave1/factoid... one year in China the ladybug population was very large and this was taken as a lucky charm for those adopting.

Answer 4

That is a China adoption thing. A number of years ago there was a major slow down in the referrals that came out of China due to reorganization taking place withing China.  Waiting parents were getting nervous, frustrated and anxious about it. One day a number of parents from different parts of the country started reporting that they were having lady bug infestations and sightings. Right after that referrals started pouring out of China making a lot of waiting parents very happy. That may not be the word for word explanation but that is the jist of it.

Ever since then, Ladybugs are a good luck sign in China adoptions.