Adoption in India : Difficult or not?

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Adoption in India Difficult or not?

• By Prashank Saxena
• sourceInfertilitydost.com

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Its strange that as of 2016, only 1600 children
are available for adoption in India while more
than 7700 parents have applied for adoption
through Central Adoption Resource (CARA), a
designated nodal agency that coordinates the
entire adoption process in India.
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Adoption in India Difficult or not?

• Why am I surprised? Isnt this good news that
  more and more couples are coming forward to adopt
  a child? Yet, the sad truth goes far beyond these
  figures and statistics. If you ask around, you
  will find that parents are quite desperate to
  have their own biological child rather than adopt
  one adoption in India, is infact the last
  resource.

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True Story of Adopting a baby In India

• We spoke to Purnima from Gurugram, who adopted a
  baby girl nine years ago. Purnima had 3
  unsuccessful IVF attempts and like other women in
  her shoes was quite frustrated at that point
  because nothing seemed to be working in her
  favour. As a couple, Purnima and her husband
  decided that they had had enough and now they
  should give up any further attempts towards IVF.
  Perhaps, having a baby through IVF was not for
  them. At this point, they decided to adopt a
  baby, but family members pressurized them to give
  it a final try and not give up so easily. Purnima
  recalls how her husband was disheartened that she
  was taking in so much physical pain for every IVF
  cycle. As a couple, they felt helpless as they
  had no other go. And because her in-laws
  insisted, Purnima agreed to give one final
  tryjust once, not any more after that. And this
  time, she did conceive.

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Good News At LastIs It?

• Imagine their happiness when the doctor confirmed
  that Purnima was pregnant with twins. She thanked
  her in-laws who had pushed her into it and
  followed all the advice and rested enough because
  this pregnancy was definitely precious. But God
  had other plans, perhaps, because, in just 5
  months, she suffered a miscarriage. And that was
  it! Purnima recalls that though losing a child
  was traumatic, to say the least, she had made up
  her mind that she will not give up on her dreams
  of being a mother. On the fifth day after her
  miscarriage, the couple was on their way to the
  adoption centre to register for adoption. The
  desire to hold a child in her arms was so intense
  that Purnima did not wish to waste a single day.
  We all know the physical stress post a
  miscarriage, but Purnima refused to buckle under
  the weight.

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Purnimas Advice to Parents In Adoption

• Purnima regrets that she wasted 10 years before
  she made the best choice of her life. Aastha
  filled their lives with happiness and brightness
  and Purnimas only advice to parents struggling
  with infertility is not to spend too much time
  stressing out physically and mentally. Rather
  this energy can be channelized in caring for a
  new baby which is equally yours. Aastha is a
  wonderful kid, who respects her elders and
  everyone at home is happy to have her around,
  adds Purnima.
• The only worry she has is, when and how she will
  disclose this secret to Aastha that they are not
  her biological parents. While this thought
  troubles her for a moment, she is quick to add
  that Aastha is mature and intelligent and will
  surely understand her parents.

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Thank you for watching this.

• If adoption is in your mind but there are some
  doubts, do connect with our cousellor to design
  your way out of infertility.
• Read our complete Article at Infertilitydost.com
  Adoption in India Difficult or not?

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