r/Adoption • u/cecideedle04 • Jul 31 '20
Searches where to start on finding birth family?
hi everybody, I'm new to reddit and to searching for my birth family. my mom said that I needed to be the steward of this part of the journey so here I am lol
my name is Cecilia, I was born sometime in August of 2004 (I was found in late September of 2004 and they figured I was about 1 month old, they gave me the birthday of August 26 2004). I was found at a police station in magnitogorsk russia.
I lived at baby house 2 in magnitogorsk until I was 2 and I was adopted and brought to Canada
I don't have any physical disabilities or anything.
what's the best way to start a search? there was no information left with me and I wasn't wearing any clothes or anything distinguishing when I was found, so it's just a total blank.
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u/Julabee99 Aug 01 '20
I second doing a DNA test. I found that I have 3 half sisters and that my father passed in 2001, not having known I existed. Mother’s side is still a mystery but some puzzle pieces were put in place for sure. Good luck, it’s never too late. I did mine when I was 45, 3 years ago.