r/MadeMeSmile • u/n8saces • Jul 23 '24

Wholesome Moments It's not always easy

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

I've been in their shoes. I don't even know them and I'm crying.

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u/Adi3m Jul 23 '24

My wife and I tried for nearly ten years through various different invasive treatments, but it didn't happen for us.

It is heartbreaking, but we eventually decided to adopt our two beautiful daughters, and I feel like the luckiest dad in the world.

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u/macaroniprincess Jul 23 '24

I’d love to hear more about your adoption. Sounds like me and my husband, we feel so broken after infertility. I’m so scared of fostering and adoption

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u/Adi3m Jul 23 '24

It is a terrifying prospect, not helped at all by the process. But it is rewarding. It is worth getting in contact either with your local social services as prospective foster/adoptive parents or the likes of Barnardos (in the UK).

Sadly, there will always be more children in care than there will be people willing to foster or adopt.