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...the bond developing and the trust developing, and the love developing between a new born baby and the birth parents… And that…and I always feel quite envious, and quite jealous that…you know, that we missed out on doing that with our children, bu”

Sarah, 43

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    “...birth children have that continuity from birth, they are the centre of someone’s universe. Adopted children didn’t have that, so there’s always this sense that they were thrown away, like rubbish.”

    Kim, Early 40s

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