Helpful Questions to Ask When Choosing an Adoptive Family As a birthmother, choosing an adoptive family for your child is one of the most critical choices that you will make in your life. Not only do you need to select a family for the future health and well-being of your child, but you also must choose one that you are…
Different Ways to Finance Your Adoption Adopting a child, whether domestically or internationally, is an expensive process. Many hopeful adoptive families try to spend as little out of pocket as possible. While there are free adoption options if you go through the state foster system, it is likely that you will spend a lot during the process of bringing your…
Why Adoption Is A Good Choice For Teen Pregnancies As a teenager, finding out that you are pregnant can be devastating news. Most teen pregnancies are not planned which can make it hard for young birth moms to decide what to do. However, choosing to carry a baby with the end result of adoption can be a beautiful way to…
Top 5 Reasons to Adopt A Child Growing your family through adoption is a journey. Every adoptive family looks different from the number of children in the home to the different ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds of the adoptive parents. Adoption is a beautiful way to build a story of love, devotion, and care for the future. There are many reasons…
5 Ways Birth Mothers Can Have A Healthy Open Adoption Choosing an open adoption for your child can be difficult. Many times, birth mothers don’t know quite what to expect when it comes to how an open adoption will work. Fears can be felt on all parts of the equation for both birth mothers as well as hopeful adoptive parents.…
5 Ways Adoption Will Change Your Life (For the Better) The journey of adoption can be difficult at times, but the end result is worth all of the work. Bringing your child home for the first time can be a surreal experience as you start to fully understand that the journey is finally over. While there are certainly always going…
How Birth Moms Can Cope with Baby Showers Attending a baby shower can be a painful reminder of a major loss in your life if you happen to be a birth mother. Unfortunately, the mirth that surrounds a new little life is difficult to avoid forever. You will eventually be invited to attend another baby shower that may leave you…
How to Find a New Normal After Giving Birth Are you worried about what life will look like after your child is officially placed for adoption? Maybe you have already given birth to your child and are having a difficult time finding a new routine and sense of normalcy in your life. After all, you just experienced a major loss…
5 Ways to Prepare for A Failed Match There are no guarantees when it comes to adopting a child. The road to adoption can be quick and easy or it can be long and hard. So many factors have to play out in order for a child to finally become your own. As a hopeful adoptive parent, you have probably…
Everything You Need to Know About At-Risk Adoptions Choosing to bring a child into your home is one of the most important decisions that you can make as an adoptive parent. Adoption is not for the faint of heart and any adoptive parent who has been through the process can tell you that there are many ups and downs throughout…