Adoptive Parents' Stories

Sue and Simon's story

“Are you sitting down?" Those four little words were to change our lives and take us on an exciting, scary and wonderful journey called parenthood. Our social worker had told us previously that if she used that line it would mean someone who was considering placing her child for adoption had selected our profile. We were shocked. To read more of Sue and Simon's story click here.

Greg and Angela's story

As a young couple we didn't think there would be a problem having children but after months of trying we discovered that we were unable to have children and so chose to go down the adoption path. The phone call that changed our lives forever came on the 12 November 2002.  Greg was on his way to a school camp and I was in the middle of a maths lesson with 5 year olds and I heard the words you always wanted to hear "There's a baby for us!" To read more of Greg and Angela's story click here.

Sarah's story

I will never forget the phone call from my GP “Do you still want to adopt a baby?”  Oh yes!  There was nothing that I wanted more than this!  Several years earlier I had gone to him and asked that if ever he had a patient who wanted to adopt her baby out could he remember me and my husband?  And now the unbelievable had happened – he had a patient who was considering giving up her baby for adoption, and would like to meet us! To read more of Sarah's story click here.