Common Mistakes Adoptive Parents In Canada Make In The Adoption Process

	Adoption Risks:
	If a Birth Mother Contacts You
	Confirming Her Pregnancy
	How Do You Know if a Birth Mother will Change her Mind
	If You Sense a Birth Mother Wavering
	The Birth Parents' Social and Medical Histories
	Just Before the Placement and After
	Ten Common Mistakes Adoptive Parents Make When Adopting

Ten Common Mistakes Hopeful Parents Make When Adopting

They haven't resolved their feelings about infertility and jump into a situation before they're ready.
They don't spend enough time educating themselves about the adoption process or researching their options.
They take the first situation that comes along, thinking they'll only have one chance.
Their expectations are too high or too low.
They don't trust their instincts enough.
They give too much power to others -- adoption professionals and the prospective birth parents.
They don't say or do things they know they should for fear of scaring off the potential birth parents.
They don't make decisions from a position of strength.
They don't know how to walk away from a situation or get out of one once they're in over their heads.
They don't realize that their child will have two sets of parents.