From: "Luna Muna" <lunamuna2002@...>



> My name is Michelle (I prefer not to use my full name, thank you for
> understanding my wish for privacy.) I am 38 years old and I've never been
> pregnant. I have not been tested yet for infertility but I'm sure I have
> something, because we haven't used any contraceptives in over 2 years (and
> I was never on the pill, just condoms/spermicides for 20 years, and we
> know how that sometimes fails.) I know that my insurance doesn't cover
> much testing, and no treatment for infertility. I'm not sure how I'd feel
> about IVF even if I could afford it -- it's so risky (we could spend all
> that money and still not have a baby.) Plus, I'm not sure my body can
> handle the stresses of pregnancy. So we are looking at adoption as a way
> of becoming a family. I've been gathering info on international adoption
> for almost a year, but now we are looking adopting a domestic infant (an
> acquaintance just had a successful domestic infant adoption rather quickly
> and
> inexpensively, so I'm feeling more hopeful about that option.) We are
> also considering adopting older children (up to age 10) from the foster
> care system, so I'd like to learn about that if anyone here has done it.