Contact from South Korea Progrm

We got an email from Holt's South Korea program yesterday. They gave us information to get connected to other families (with Holt) that are currently adopting from South Korea.  They also will be keeping us updated on the list of Children that are currently waiting to be matched with a family internationally along with children who are currently going home with their "forever families".

Children in Korea are typically relinquished for adoption shortly after birth.  To give children the opportunity to grow up in their birth country, they first become available for adoption exclusively by families in Korea.  After approximately 6 months, they are released for international adoption.  Most children placed internationally are 6-12 months at time of match, and 18-30 months at time of placement.

In Korea, families often prefer to adopt girls. As a result, more boys are released for international adoption than girls.

The child we get matched with will more than likely have one or several of the following conditions:

·         Prematurity

·         Low birth weight

·         Hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)

·         Birth mother history (use of alcohol, smoking, or use of over-the-counter medicines)

·         Initial abnormal neurosonogram followed by a subsequent normal neurosonogram

·          Minor heart murmur

Seeing the precious little faces and reading the profiles of the children waiting to be matched definitely makes this adoption process feel even more real.  You just want to pick them up and squeeze them.  They're so sweet. Can't wait to get matched!