UK ADOPTION Q&A | Changing our son's name? | Do we love our biological child more? | mollymamaadopt

Hi everyone! A much requested Q&A from questions on Instagram. I've picked some of the more common ones but will film another. I hope it provides some good info & reassurance!

QUESTIONS:

1. When are you going to tell your son he's adopted? (0:31)
2. Did you have concerns about loving your biological child more? (1:55)
3. What did your support network look like going through the process? (3:10)
4. If you could go back in time to stage one, what advice would you give yourself? (4:38)
5. How did you know you were ready to adopt? (5:32)
6. What are your thoughts on changing your little mans' name? (7:21)
7. Do you tell people your son is adopted? (8:40)
8. Are you going back to work after adoption leave? How do you feel about little man in nursery? (10:00)
9. How did you whittle down the children's profiles? How prescriptive were you? (11:36)
10. Did you constantly worry that you wouldn't be approved at panel? (13:05)

Molly x

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