SuiChuan SWI, Jiangxi Province

Emma is living at the SuiChuan SWI, in Southwestern China. This is a remote location and no families have ever been able to visit the orphanage; it is a long trip and roads are under heavy construction.

From the information I found today, more than likely, we will stay in Nanchang and the children will be brought to our hotel from several hours away, by their Nannies. Today I found an online group of families, all with children from SuiChuan and have become a member of their forum. I could just weep with the wonderful information I have discovered during my lunch hour perusing their forum.

Families say SuiChuan children are very well taken care of, are very attached to their Nannies and that adjustment to sleep and feeding transitions have exceeded expectations. SuiChuan babies like their bottles HOT, with rice and a large whole cut in the nipple. One of the struggles families face is figuring out how they were fed, which makes the first couple of days of family time very hard. It's so wonderful to have this information so we can make Emma as comfortable as possible.