Preparing to Travel

Know Before You Go

Don’t wait until you get your travel notification to start preparing for your trip! The more organized you are at the outset, the more you can actually enjoy traveling in your chil... [more]

Travel Tips

Before you leave, you need to think about life after you return home with your new child. When you arrive home after this emotion-charged whirlwind trip of a lifetime, you’re going to be ti... [more]

Prepare for Cultural Differences

Shopping Before You Go

There’s a fine line between packing light and taking "enough" of everything you’ll need for yourself, and your child/ren on the trip home. The mantra is "pack li... [more]

Medications to Pack

Infant Tylenol and Motrin - know beforehand under what circumstances you would choose which to use. Pediatric cough syrup and/or expectorant. Syringe-type dropper or ... [more]

Carry-on Checklist

Here’s a checklist of all the things that should go into your carry-on bags: Your adoption paperwork and all supporting documents. It’s also a good idea to include photocopies of all the... [more]



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