Creating a Family: Talk about Infertility and Adoption
What’s the difference between domestic adoption and international adoption and foster care adoption? What are the requirements for each type of adoption? How does the process for each type of adoption differ? How do you know which option is right for you? Join me to talk about domestic infant adoption, domestic foster care adoption, and international adoption. Highlights from this show
Adoption always happens in less than ideal circumstances, but some are harder to tell children than others. Should we tell our children about rape, drug abuse, or physical abuse that may be a part of their birth family's history? How do we explain poverty so extreme that a family is forced to place a child for adoption? How do we handle the possibility of corruption or fraud that happened in their birth country? How should we tell, how much should we tell, and when should we tell? Join our guests Marilyn Rich, District Supervisor and Adoption Social Worker at Adoptions from the Heart with over 15 years of experience in adoption, and Rebecca Hackworth, Director of Social Services Dillon International. Highlights from this show
What questions should you ask about a possible egg or sperm donors medical history? What type of genetic testing is reasonable to expect? How can you lessen the risk of genetic diseases? Our guests to talk about these issues are Dr. Harvey Stern and Dr. Dan Shapiro. Dr. Stern is the Director of Genetics and the Fetal Diagnostic Center at the Genetics & IVF Institute and is Medical Director of Fairfax Cryobank and of GIVF’s Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) program. Dan Shapiro is the medical director of Reproductive Biology Associates in Atlanta and one of the founders of MyEggBank, the nation's largest frozen donor egg bank. Chromsomal abnormalities. Genetic Disorders. Testing for Chromsomal abnormalities. Testing for Genetic Disorders.PGD. PGS. Highlights from this show
The standard infertility treatment protocol is the try a couple of cycles of medicated artificial inseminations before moving to in vitro fertilization. Is this best way to manage your fertility dollars and still get pregnant? What are the dangers of a medicated IUI cycle? What is the best way to get pregnant? Our guests will be Dr. Alison Zimon, a reproductive endocrinologist at Boston IVF, and Dr. Samantha Pfeifer, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Infertility treatment. Fertility Treatment. Clomiphene citrate. Clomid. IUI. Artificial insemination. In vitro fertilization. Highlights from this show
If there are children already in the family, parents need to prepare them for the adoption of a new child. How you approach this preparation depends on the age of your children and the age of the child to be adopted. Our guest today to talk about preparing kids for the adoption of a sibling is Patricia Irwin Johnston, noted speaker and expert on adoption and author of many books on adoption, most specifically the wonderful book, Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families; and Karla Thrasher, Executive Coordinator of International Programs with Lifeline Children’s Services, and China Program Director. International adoption, adopting an older child, domestic adoption, adopting a baby, Ethiopian adoption, China adoption. Highlights from this show
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Parenting a child with ADHD can be frustrating. How can we help our kids at home and at school. Our guest to talk about ADHD is Dr. Vincent Monastra, a clinical psychologist specializing in ADHD and author of Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lesson that Medicine Cannot Teach, published by the American Psychological Association. Adoption, infertility, parenting after infertility, twins, multiple births, infertility treatment, domestic adoption, international adoption, foster care adoption, transracial adoption, adopting an older child, adopting a baby. Highlights from this show
One of the hardest things a parent may have to face is a mental illness or psychiatric disorder in their child. It is terrifying both in the present and in the future. How best to diagnose mental illness in children and how best to treat it. Should psychotropic drugs be used and are psychiatric medicines safe for children. Our guest is Dr. Joshua Sparrow, child and adolescent psychiatrist, Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Strategy, Planning and Program Development at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center at Children’s Hospital Boston. He also writes a regular column for the New York Times. ADHD, bi-polar, oppositional defiance disorder, ODD, sensory processing disorder, SPD, reactive attachment disorder, RAD, depression, schizophrenia. Highlights from this show
What are the unique infertility issues facing African Americans and what resources are available to help? Our guest to discuss this topic will be Dr. Desireé McCarthy-Keith, a reproductive endocrinologist with Georgia Reproductive Specialists and she also has Master of Public Health in maternal and child health; Dr. Camille Hammond, with the Cade Foundation, an organization that works to increase awareness about infertility and family building solutions in all communities, especially in underserved communities; and Regina Townsend, with the Broken Brown Egg.org, a support group and information resource on African American reproductive health and infertility. Highlights from this show
Are you eligible for the refundable adoption tax credit for 2011? What changes are planned for 2012 in this tax credit for adoption? Our guests are Mark McDermott, adoption attorney and adoption tax credit expert; Megan Lindsey, Director of Infant Adoption Training Initiative and Assistant Director of Policy for the National Council For Adoption; and Josh Kroll, the adoption tax credit expert at the North American Council on Adoptable Children. Highlights from this show
The Primal Wound theory has been dividing the adoption world for years. Dr. Marcy Axness, an adoption therapist, adult adoptee, and author of Parenting for Peace, has written eloquently on the topic and is our guest to explain what adoptive parents need to understand about this theory, and how it impacts their children both now and in the future. Adoption. adoptive parenting. Adopting a child. Parenting adopted children. Psychological development of adopted children. Highlights from this show
Can your environment affect your fertility? What everyday chemicals, toxins, foods, and products should you avoid when you are pregnant? Join our guest, Dr. Tracey Woodruff, Director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at the University of California San Francisco to discuss how the environment affects your fertility and pregnancy. Pollution, pregnancy, chemical, drugs, medicine, toxins, pesticides, hormone disruptors, fertility, infertility, trying to conceive, birth defects, genetics. Highlights from this show
What are the legal and immigration implications with seeking third party reproduction in another country? Will you be able to get your child home? What must you prove to get your child citizenship? What are the special concerns of couples from other couples coming to the US for infertility treatments that are not allowed in their home country? Join our guests, Immigration and Reproductive Law Attorney Irene Steffas and Professor of Immigration Law at Mercer University School of Law, Scott Titshaw. Fertility tourism, seeking fertility treatment abroad, infertility treatment is a foreign country. Highlights from this show
Join our guest, the wonderful Deborah Gray, author of two of the seminal books on attachment parenting and bonding in adoption, Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma, and Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents. Adoption, adopting, adopting a child, adopting a baby, infant adoption, domestic adoption, international adoption, adoptive parenting, attachment, bonding, adopting from China, adopting from Russia, adopting from Korea. Highlights from this show
Members of the Ohio Birthparent Support Group will discuss Difficult Dialogues: The Essential Conversations that Prospective Adoptive Parents MUST Have Before, During and After Placement. What they wish all current and prospective adoptive parents knew about how birthmothers feel and what they need in the adoption relationship. Birthmother, birth mother, birth parent, first mother, adoption, placing a child for adoption, domestic adoption, open adoption, adopting a baby, adopting a child. Highlights from this show
What are your odds of getting pregant with In Vitro Fertilization? Should you try another cycle of IVF? What are your odds of success? Our guests Dr. Mylene Yao, co-founder and CEO of Univfy Inc., a company that develops personalized prognostics for fertility patients and physicians. In her previous role as a National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded assistant professor at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Dr Yao, together with her scientific collaborator and co-founder Professor Wing Wong, developed deep phenotype profiling as an approach to in vitro fertilization (IVF) prediction modeling. We also have with us Dr. David Seifer, Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University School of Medicine in New York City, Scientific Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Maimondies Medical Center and Co-Director of Genesis Fertility and Reproductive Medicine in New York City. Infertility, unexplained infertility, male factor infertility, fertility treatment. Highlights from this show
Infertility treatment is under attack by various state legislative bills. What can you do to protect your right to treatment, including IVF? What other legislation affects infertility--requirements for insurance to pay for treatment; tax credit for infertility treatment? Join our guests, Barb Collura, Executive Director of Resolve: The National Infertility Association to talk about the threats to infertility treatment and what you can do. Infertility, fertility, infertility treatment, in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation, IVF, IUI, multiple births, embryos, frozen embryos, embryo disposal, stem cell research. Highlights from this show
Foster care is tough on kids, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is easy to transition to adoption. What can you do to make this move easier. Our guests will be Kim Phagan-Hansel, editor of Fostering Families Today magazine and The Foster Parenting Toolbox; and Madeleine Krebs, Clinical Coordinator at the Center for Adoption Support and Education with over 35 years of experience providing psychotherapy for families with foster and adopted children. Foster care adoption, adopting from foster care, foster-adopt. Highlights from this show
What are some of the unique feeding and nutritional issues facing adopted children who may have challenges from not having had enough food, being fed too quickly or with little attention, or food limited in texture, nutrients and variety? Join our guests Dr. Julian Davies, pediatrician at the University of Washington Adoption Medicine Clinic and Dr. Katja Rowell, the Feeding Doctor. International adoption, domestic adoption, adopting a baby, adopting a child, adoption from China, adopting from Ethiopia, adopting from Russia, adopting from South Korea. Highlights from this show.
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What do listeners say? I wanted to thank you for all of the wonderful things you do. We brought our beautiful baby boy home from the hospital on April 2nd. While we waited for an adoption match and then waited for his birth, your podcast and website were a continuous reminder that we were part of an amazing adoption community. It really helped us not feel alone. ~Sarah S.
I listen to your radio shows daily on my iPod while cleaning, exercising, driving etc. I've learned so much from it, that today in the foster- adopt support group I felt like an all knowing expert, despite the fact, that I have zero experience in the field. Thank you for a wonderful resource! I am spreading the word. ~G. Longley
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“I learned more from this show than from two Reproductive Endocrinologist and all my own research. I appreciate the professionals you have on your show.” ~ L. Upton I LOVE your show, it's the most helpful, unbiased information I’ve found about infertility and adoption and I'm so thankful for you and your organization. Keep up the fantastic work, you are changing lives. ~ Amanda So I would like to introduce to you....Z. V.. She is now 11 weeks old. She came from a lovely perfect little frozen embryo, from our 4th round of IVF (2 fresh cycles and 2 FET)...more ~A. Houston I'm just writing to say that I've downloaded another bunch of your podcasts onto my iPhone and while I listen to them on my daily commute I silently
thank you for doing such a good job and conducting such brilliant interviews!!!...more ~G. Marino Although you don't know us from Adam, I wanted to drop a line and thank you for the amazing info, sound advice, and encouragement you offer to adoptive and prospective adoptive parents. We just received our pre-approval for our daughter, W, from China! You (in book, website, blog, and podcast form) have been there every step of the way in this journey. ~ J. & C. Morningstar I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you how much I love your show. I recently got an iPhone and have been listening to them on iTunes. Your "What Adopted Teens Want Their Parents to Know" session was amazing!!! ~A. Watson My husband and I are parents through adoption to THE three most incredible children in the world. All via newborn domestic transracial. I wanted to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed and benefitted from your web site. I often refer potential adoptive parents who ask me for advice to your site. I especially enjoy your radio shows and today’s show on "Knowing When to Move from Infertility to Adoption" particularly resonated with me. ~N. Ferrari I have loved, loved this radio show. It has been hands down the most helpful resource on this often painful and confusing journey. ~ R. Butler I have been listening to lots of your radio shows of late. Great guests and very enlightening always. Thanks so much for keeping us up with the latest. ~ W. & M. Welch I just wanted you to know what a tremendous resource and blessing your podcasts have been to my wife and I as we prepare to travel early next month to pick up our new 17 month old son from Colombia...more
~ M. & L. Oakes I just wanted to share my story since Creating a Family pod casts were so helpful to me when I was infertile. It really helped knowing I wasn't alone and could get the most updated information on my condition. I am almost 32 years old and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 long years...more ~ J. Mendenhall You are the REAL DEAL—Thank you for your guidance, radio show, information, knowledge, resources, care & wisdom to know what is needed when. ~ S. Miller We are awaiting the arrival of our child from Ethiopia. I recently took a road trip and downloaded 9 hours of the Creating a Family podcasts and listened to them all. I learned so much. Thanks. ~J. Madine Just home from adopting our son in Colombia. He and we are doing great. Your site and especially podcasts were a tremendous resource to us personally, as well as for a reason we didn't ever expect...more ~ M. and L. Oakes
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