i have been fortunate enough to have both of those experiences. my son was born when i was 27 and he is now 14. after his father passed away i just did the single mom hibernation thing. i finally found a delightful man and remarried, we tried to have another child the old fashioned way but i miscarried. 2 yrs later we chose to adopt our daughter from china. it was very liberating to make that decision and stop obsessing over trying to concieve. i loved being pregnant and with my son and even 36 hours of labor did not dampen my awe with the process. but my little girl who is now 3, is a gift from God that i could not live without. the adoption process is daunting and nitpicky but i loved finding the child God meant for us to have even if she did get rerouted to china first.:)
Yes, I have friends who have adopted from china
and russia and their main problems were usually
governmental.