Hey Guys.
So as some of you may know, my DH and I have been trying to concieve unsuccessfully since September. My maturnal instinct kicked in may 2008 when I was pregnant and miscarried. when we first decided to have a baby, a friend who was a foster child herself, told us we should consider fostering, especially if finances were tight, because the state pays for most of the childs needs, plus it's just an amazing thing to do, there are so many children that need stable homes, even if just temporarily. But we thought that given our age (My husband is 29, but I'm only 22) and the fact that we don't have a whole lot of "Extra Money" each month, that we probably wouldn't be good candidates. Plus we had no Idea how to go about becoming foster parents, I did internet research, but all the info never really seemed to lead to an answer as to who we talk with, or an office where we could inquire.
Well today my husband talked to a tenant at the storage facility where he works, who is one of the Director for the foster parenting program here in Butte county, and she said from what my husband told her, she thought we would work out perfectly for them, and she was excited to have stumbled on to us. We asked if it was possible to only foster infants (I am more comfortable with infants, considering kids and teens would be fairly close to my age, and that just seems strange.), and she said that would work out well.
So my question is, should we go for it, what things should we take into consideration before we jump on the bandwagon.
Thanks Guys!,
So as some of you may know, my DH and I have been trying to concieve unsuccessfully since September. My maturnal instinct kicked in may 2008 when I was pregnant and miscarried. when we first decided to have a baby, a friend who was a foster child herself, told us we should consider fostering, especially if finances were tight, because the state pays for most of the childs needs, plus it's just an amazing thing to do, there are so many children that need stable homes, even if just temporarily. But we thought that given our age (My husband is 29, but I'm only 22) and the fact that we don't have a whole lot of "Extra Money" each month, that we probably wouldn't be good candidates. Plus we had no Idea how to go about becoming foster parents, I did internet research, but all the info never really seemed to lead to an answer as to who we talk with, or an office where we could inquire.
Well today my husband talked to a tenant at the storage facility where he works, who is one of the Director for the foster parenting program here in Butte county, and she said from what my husband told her, she thought we would work out perfectly for them, and she was excited to have stumbled on to us. We asked if it was possible to only foster infants (I am more comfortable with infants, considering kids and teens would be fairly close to my age, and that just seems strange.), and she said that would work out well.
So my question is, should we go for it, what things should we take into consideration before we jump on the bandwagon.
Thanks Guys!,