[Wannafamily]

We just adopted through an agency that works with birthparents all over the country, including Ohio. I did hear from them that Ohio has one of the longest "wait" periods right now due to the state agency. We were very fortunate that our baby was born in our state so we did not travel. A couple that I met who adopted from our agency did get a baby born in Ohio and had to stay in the state for almost 4 weeks. They did stay in a hotel and said they went with one of the hotels that has suites and they got a good rate due to the adoption factor. You do have the option of staying anywhere in the state (not where the baby was born) and only one adoptive parent has to be there at all times. Since you would most likely be on maternity leave or FMLA, it would be OK, though I agree having a newborn in a hotel does not sound appealing.

Best of luck to you!