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When the thought of bringing a child into their lives first enters their mind, and mother nature is no longer an option, many intended parents first thoughts are towards adoption. Thinking that maybe it is the best alternative to undergoing further painful, emotional and expensive infertility treatments.

In the past, Adoption was always been a wonderful way of bringing a child into your life. Unfortunately while it was never an easy process, these days it boarders on the impossible. Due to many reasons there is no longer the great need there once was and it is no longer an easy road.

At the height of international adoptions in 2004, 22,884 children came to the US via international adoption from one of approximately 20 countries. By 2009 that number had dropped to 13,438 and is expected to decline by another 50% in the next 2-3 years. Why? The simple fact is many countries are doing a much better job of caring for their orphan children by increasing domestic programs, providing financial support to families so they are able to keep their child, allowing birth mothers to visit and care for their child in the orphanage and take them home when they are able.

The other and more concerning reason is that countries see adoption of their children as a national shame. They see their future presidents and senators leaving the country and have put up as many roadblocks as possible to prevent adoption from happening. Due to the strong desire most have to be a parent, they are willing to climb over any obstacle put in front of them, but more and more the end result is no where near what they have hoped for. After completing mountains of paperwork, spending thousands of dollars, and waiting sometimes for years, the parent arrives in the foreign country only to realize they have made a horrible mistake. Unfortunately, this will never improve, it will only get worse, it will never get better.

International adoption is not only expensive it involves long stays in country as well. International adoption in many countries will exceed $50,000 in overall cost, involve a small mountain of paperwork taking months to compile, and require living in the country for a minimum of six weeks, even longer. While many can afford the overall cost, few can leave their jobs for the required time period. For single parents the options in international adoption are almost gone and there are no options at all for same sex couples.

Domestic adoption options are not much better these days as fewer and fewer birth moms are giving up their child and worse, the majority of them are “open adoptions” Meaning the birth mother will always be a part of your child’s life . . . like it or not. That is if you are lucky enough to be chosen by a birth mom looking for a family for her child. For single parents, domestic adoption is difficult at best and many couples wait two, three even four years only to be told, sorry we just can't find a birth mom that will choose you. Worst of all, 25% of birth moms change their mind when they deliver and the joyful day quickly turns into one filled with pain and grief.

This leaves many fearing they will never be a parent; they will never fulfill their life’s dream to raise a child. They explore various web sites, they talk with people, they do their research, growing more frustrated by the day when they cannot locate a program that is right for them.

What is the answer? Where can a childless couple or single person turn? Surrogacy is the answer. International Surrogacy is safe, affordable and the best option today for anyone wanting to bring a child into their life.