My husband and I first entered the world of adoption in early 2001. We had a seven-year old, five-year-old, and two-year-old twins at the time, and we began to feel there might be another child for our family. Because I had experienced very difficult pregnancies (for more information about my particular problem, you can read about Cholestasis of Pregnancy here), and because we had recently moved to a smallish town with little specialized health care, we had a pre-pregnancy visit with a local obstetrician to discuss whether another pregnancy was a smart idea. Much to my delight, he was familiar with my diagnosis and alleviated my fears about the level... more