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Couple turns to MySpace to find baby
Michigan couple, who already have three sons, seek a little girl to adopt
 | Sherry and Karl Dittmar's MySpace page urges prospective birth parents to consider them. |
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TAYLOR, Mich. - A suburban couple who spent five years trying to conceive has turned to MySpace.com in search of birth parents so they can adopt a child.
Sherry and Karl Dittmar already have a biological son and two adopted sons, but they also want a little girl.
“Dear birthmother,” their MySpace posting begins. “We cannot imagine how difficult making an adoption plan for your child must be. ... Thank you for including our profile in your search for the right family to raise your baby.”
The MySpace page had not drawn any offers of a baby by Wednesday morning, although the couple got a lead on a pregnant teen who was considering adoption, Sherry Dittmar told The Associated Press. She said she had received more than 1,700 messages since Monday alone.
“It’s crazy,” said the 31-year-old homemaker.
It wasn’t clear if others had used the social site, popular primarily with young people, to find pregnant women considering adoption. Other Web sites specifically about adoption also post hopeful adoptive parents’ profiles.
On the Web site, the Dittmars urged prospective birth parents to choose them.
“We would be thrilled to welcome a baby girl ... to our home,” their posting says. “We hope you feel our family is the right family for your child.”
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