Adoption Stories - Adopting After Fertility Treatment

For many people, adoption comes after the experience of fertility treatment. These case studies share the journeys of individuals and couples who moved from fertility challenges to adoption, highlighting their experiences and what helped them make the transition.

Melanie and Pete

Adopting after IVF - Melanie and Pete's story

Melanie and Pete had hoped to have their own children but after IVF was unsuccessful, decided to go along to a local adoption information event.
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Kate and Alfie's story

Welcome to the house of fun! Kate and Alfie’s story

Welcome to the house of fun! Kate 47 and Alfie 54 had always wanted more than one child and after exhausting fertility treatment chose to adopt two brothers to create an instant family and a house full of fun. Four years on they share their sibling adoption journey.
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Harriet and Dan's story

Adopting after child loss - Harriet and Dan's story

For Harriet and Dan starting a family wasn’t easy. After losing their two birth children due to a genetic disorder they revisited the idea of adoption.  This is their story:  We had a long phone call with a social worker and were instantly put at ease, our fears about adoption were put to rest as we were told the facts about the process, that it wasn’t complicated but that it could be lengthy, but suitably so.
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Kathryn and James' story

Kathryn and James’ story

After trying for a family for 10 years Kathryn and James adopted siblings and have never looked back We always wanted more than one child and James really wanted a daughter, but we didn’t really discuss adopting siblings. We had spent 10 years trying for a family and had talked about adoption for a few years before attending an adoption information event and starting the assessment process. Six months later an adoption social worker told us about two sisters aged two and three and asked if we…
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Louise and David had tried for a family for seven years before deciding on EPP as the way ahead

Louise and David's story

Louise and David had tried for a family for seven years before deciding on EPP as the way ahead ‘We had tried for a family for seven years,’ says Louise. ‘Over those years we looked at all our options, we even considered surrogacy. I had multiple miscarriages during that time, so it was a bit of a roller coaster emotionally.’
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Adoption Stories Sort

Kristina and David, whose faith helped guide their adoption journey
Jemma is a single adopter who had always wanted to be a mum.
Adopting a child with a different heritage - Fatima's story
Adopting siblings has changed our lives, in the best possible way! Angela and Fran's story
James and Louise talk about their journey to adopt siblings
Adopting a child with additional needs - Louise and David's story
Adopting siblings as a single parent - Sarah's story
Annie and Bob's story - adopting three sisters
Adopting a child with additional health needs - Tom and Janet's story
Jane shares her story about adopting an older child as a single mum
Adopting through Early Permanence Placement - Samantha's story
Jo and Mandy's story
Adopting siblings with additional health needs - James and Bobby's story
Liam and Nick's story
Liam and Nick adopt again!
Adopting after IVF - Melanie and Pete's story
Welcome to the house of fun! Kate and Alfie’s story
Adopting as a same sex couple - Kate and Liz's story
Adopting a child with developmental delay - Alice and Michael's story
Alice and Ben's story
Adopting after child loss - Harriet and Dan's story
A grandparent's story
Alex and Simon embrace the chaos!
Kathryn and James’ story
Louise and David's story
Charles and Sophie's story
Megan and Angie's story
Matt and James' story
Nicola's story
Michelle and Chris's story
Jane and Simon's story

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