I don't know anyone personally, but I am a teacher and have seen some wonderful foster parents and kids in my classrooms. Seriously, there are some fantastic kids out there who just need a loving adult. They may come with challenges, but what kid doesn't? I wish you the best. My DH and I would consider foster parenting if IF continues for us. Good luck!

I know of a few. One family has fostered several children over the years, but never adopted any of them since they had 4 of their own. Each situation was different. The last child they had (that I know of) was a little girl. Her name was Savanna. They had her from the time she was about 14 months old, until she went back to her (unfit in my opinion) B/M just after her 2nd birthday this past winter. Losing her was the hardest thing for them! And it was for me, too. I wanted to adopt her if she became available. The other family I know of actually ended up adopting a little girl they had fostered, and are going to adopt the girl's baby sibling whenever it's born. So it can go either way. Personally, at this point I don't think I can handle fostering, because I would want to keep them forever! But we HAVE considered it, and even started the paperwork. It's in limbo though, at the moment.

The other couple I know of, went in to fostering with the sole plan to adopt, and they adopted siblings! A little boy and his big sister. I think both are under 4.

So good luck!! I know they always need good people to be foster parents! I hope it is a wonderful experience for you if that is what you decide to do!!

We fostered a little boy for 1 year. It was very rewarding, but at the same time also very heart breaking. It was very difficult b/c he was 5 when he came to live with us & he had 5 siblings that he was seperated from. He had a very hard time adusting. Which was understandable. God luck with your decision. God bless.

I don't know anyone personally, but I used to work with foster children who desperately need a loving home and adult to care about them. If it is something you are interested in I encourage you to pursue it. That is something I am also interested in doing in the future. Good luck, I hope things work out for you!

Thanks ladies, Since 2 days ago I have met 5 women going through IF at my school, and 1 going though the foster care classes, and one starting soon! I teach at a huge school and it's crazy that we have met so many women in our situation! Thanks for your advice!

My old boss did foster parenting and he liked it but at the same time it was hard. He had a little boy from the day he was born until he was 15 months old and it tore him apart when he had to give him back. He already has three kids of his own and I just worry that without having kids or your own first it would be very mentally upsetting. I have thought time and time agian about doing foster paretning but the heartache of getting a BFN on home pregnancy test is so bad that I dont know if i could handle having an actual child that I have bonded with taken from me.

Yes, I was a foseter parent for a few years with my first husband. He didn't want children so this was a compermise. It worked well until they gave us a 9 month little girl who needed to be adopted. Lets just say, I kept the baby:-) Without her, I couldn't keep doing IF.