When Lynn and Neal McLoughlin found they couldn't have children despite IVF treatment they decided to investigate adoption. They'd originally approached social services but opted to use a voluntary agency, the Catholic Children's Society, instead because Lynn felt more comfortable working with their staff.
It took a year to go through the approval process, which the couple found relatively stress free. According to Lynn: "It actually teaches you a lot about yourself and your capabilities."
She reckons it's fate that the agency found their twins within a week of their approval because the pair have a history of twins in their families.
Callum and Kyle were only 11-weeks-old when their teenage mother realised she couldn't cope and their grandfather fostered them. However, after two years, they were put up for adoption and the boys - now boistrous six-year-olds - even look like their adoptive parents. The McLoughlins are so happy with the process that they've now been approved to adopt a little girl.
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