How often did you/are you checking with your agency?

[pixy0stix]

Because I haven't. At all. Our book is in and we're just waiting. I can't figure out if checking in will make me more or less anxious.

Also, I realize the board is dead right now, so I thought I'd break the ice.

[honeydew1894]

Jul 1, 2017 22:04:30 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Because I haven't. At all. Our book is in and we're just waiting. I can't figure out if checking in will make me more or less anxious.

Also, I realize the board is dead right now, so I thought I'd break the ice.

We are all done, but I used to check in monthly to see how many times our book went out. I know it is SO hard.

[akafred]

We were foster adopt so no book or any of that but I am certain it would have driven me nuts either way. I recently sold my house and kept a crazy spreadsheet with all the houses in the neighborhood and how long tim they went pending, $/sf, etc etc etc.

[cst2cst]

Our agency sent a monthly email with details about how many times we were shown. We had phone check ins every 6 months or so.

[lizlemon19]

Pretty regularly- once approved probably almost daily by e-mail or text.  She would also update us though as well.  This was foster care adoption, but a private agency was handling the match so their caseloads were more manageable.

[drloretta]

About every 4-6 weeks, which at first our SW thought was too often. But we got a lot of looks at our profile the first month or so

[oneslybookworm]

With one agency, we were every 3 months checking in. With the agency we adopted through, we were matched immediately so check-ins were far more frequent.

How are you doing? How is your journey going, pixy0stix?

[pixy0stix]

Jan 7, 2019 14:43:14 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

How are you doing? How is your journey going, pixy0stix ?

Our son was born in June, and we finalize this month on the 16th! So lots of changes since I posted this. Thanks for asking!

[oneslybookworm]

pixy0stix, omg, SO MANY CONGRATULATIONS!!! If you want, update on the thread I posted because I would love to hear more!!!

[nellywilk]

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on American Adoptions. I'm gearing up to  contact american adoptions customer service this week and would love to gather some insights before reaching out. Any firsthand experiences or tips you could share would be greatly appreciated! Let's chat about it!