https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:36:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1597786 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:21:39 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1597786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: we found the little one we're interested in through rainbowkids.com which is a photolisting database. I believe many of the children are special needs. Adoptuskids also has photolistings for us waiting children.</p> <p>We hope having a child in mind will eliminate that referral wait time, but the rest of the process will be standard to how long everyone else waits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1597337 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:20:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1597337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: mind if I ask how that works? How do you know if they're a "waiting child", or even how to go about finding those that are waiting children?</p> <p>IF we adopt in the future, it would be older children (age 4+) which would decrease our wait time - and I wonder if that means they are "waiting children". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1595491 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:02:19 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1595491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Domestic- 8.5 months from first paperwork to placement. From the time our profile went live to match was 2.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1595456 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 06:40:48 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1595456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're interested in a waiting child so we're hoping not to "wait" for a referral but to just request to get places directly with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1594996 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 18:03:36 +0000 loveletter 1594996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a private US adoption, and it was about 6 months from our first class at the agency to bringing our son home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1594953 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:12:54 +0000 Mrs. Train 1594953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Domestic, one year from orientation to placement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-referral-wait-time#post-1594941 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 16:53:59 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1594941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And what country did you adopt from?</p> <p>Just curious! </p>