What If I Am Already in the Hospital and Decide I Want to Consider Adoption

You may have arrived at the hospital fully expecting to take your baby home. Perhaps adoption was something you briefly considered during pregnancy but never seriously explored. Maybe you never thought about it at all. Then something changed during labor, after delivery, or while you were holding your baby and thinking about what life would…

Can I Consider Adoption If I Have Had Little or No Prenatal Care

If you are pregnant and have had little or no prenatal care, you may be worried that you waited too long to ask for help. You may also wonder whether an adoption agency will judge you, whether prospective adoptive parents will still consider your baby, or whether your lack of prenatal care prevents you from…

What If Choosing Adoption Changes My Relationship With My Parents

Choosing adoption can affect more than your relationship with your baby and the prospective adoptive family. It can also change the way you relate to the people who have known and loved you for most of your life. For some expectant mothers, the hardest disagreement comes from their own parents. Your mother may believe you…

What Happens When You Start an Adoption Plan Late in Pregnancy

You may be eight or nine months pregnant and only now beginning to seriously think about adoption. Perhaps you expected to parent throughout most of your pregnancy. You may have hoped your relationship would become more stable, your financial situation would improve, or relatives would provide the support they promised. As your due date gets…

How to Handle Questions From Friends and Relatives After Choosing Adoption

Choosing adoption can bring a sense of clarity after weeks or months of uncertainty. You may have thought carefully about your circumstances, spoken with an adoption professional, considered prospective adoptive families, and decided that adoption is the path you want to pursue. Then the questions begin. Friends may want to know why you chose adoption….

How to Find a Birth Mother for Adoption

For prospective adoptive parents, one of the biggest questions at the beginning of the adoption process is often how they will connect with a woman who is considering adoption for her baby. You may have heard people refer to this as “finding a birth mother.” While that phrase is commonly searched online, adoption is not…

Can an Adoption Agency Help Me From the Hospital

If you are in the hospital after giving birth and are beginning to wonder whether adoption may be the right choice for your baby, you may feel as though you waited too long to ask for help. You may not have an adoption plan. You may not know anything about prospective adoptive families. Perhaps you…

What If I Thought I Would Parent but Changed My Mind After Birth

Many women spend pregnancy believing they will parent their baby. You may have chosen a name, purchased baby items, made plans with the birth father, talked with relatives about childcare, or prepared a place for your baby to sleep. You may have never seriously considered adoption because you believed you would find a way to…