1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little……..#7 Adoption Alana, a working mother, has a full quiver of 6 children ranging from 14 to three years old. Her brood has lived in hotels, crashed on the floors and beds of generous friends, and slept many places the last two years. You see, Alana has has a string of unhealthy, short relationships, resulting … Read More
What is a Home Study? Is it Important to Me?
What is a Home Study? Is it Important to Me? If you’re getting too the point where you need to start choosing your adoptive parents, someone may have mentioned a home study. But what is that? You might wonder, “Are they going to study me at home? Is this part of the adoption process?” A home study is actually a … Read More
What is a “birth plan” in adoption?
What is a “birth plan” in adoption? Many times a birthmother is asked (once an adoption plan is in place) about her “birth plan”. What IS a birth plan? It’s a plan made by the birthmother as to what she wants to happen during labor & delivery. The first concern is to decide if you feel comfortable having the adoptive … Read More
What to Look for in an Adoptive Family
What to Look for in an Adoptive Family The biggest decision you make as a birthmother is who is right to adopt your baby. Birthmothers who have already gone through the process will tell you that they couldn’t pinpoint one reason, or make a list of their ideal traits. Sometimes, a family will just feel right with you. They may … Read More
What to Do When Adoptive Family Doesn’t Honor Open Adoption Agreement
What to Do When Adoptive Family Doesn’t Honor Open Adoption Agreement You may be new to the idea of an open adoption, as it is a relatively new practice and not always discussed by adoption agencies as an option. An open adoption refers to a birthmother-to-adoptive parent relationship where the birthmother has contact and receives information about the child after … Read More
Receiving a “Letter to the Birthmother” from Potential Parents
Receiving a “Letter to the Birthmother” from Potential Parents During the adoption process, you have so many hurdles to cross. The ability to find the right parents, build a relationship with them, and go through all the legal processes of adoption can be quite daunting. But some things take more time than others. Reading letters from the parents should be … Read More
6 Things You Should Know About Life After Pregnancy
6 Things You Should Know About Life After Pregnancy Adoption is a great choice for many mothers who know the future of their baby belongs with another family, who has been wanting a child to raise and is ready for that next step in life. After the pregnancy, a birth mother knows what pregnancy will be like, when she is … Read More
Finding an Adoption Therapist
Finding an Adoption Therapist Although Birthmother’s Choice primarily works with the birthmother, many adoptive parents visit our site for resources and additional information. This blog post is speaking directly to the adoptive parents in addition to helping birth parents understand some of the future obstacles the adoptive family may face. As the adoptive parent, sometimes you will need a family … Read More
The “What If’s” of Adoption
The “What If’s” of Adoption We believe that for every child, there’s a perfect family. (We speak from experience at Birthmother’s Choice.) That family could be you! Our goal is to help a potential family fulfill their dreams of becoming parents through compassionate adoption. The path to adoption can be a long one filled with infertility struggles and disappointments. Many … Read More
Adoption USA Survey
Adoption USA did a survey in 2007 and published the findings in 2009. They found some interesting statistics that we still find hold true with our clients today. Here are some of the findings: Adopted children are less likely than are children in the general population to live in households with incomes below the poverty threshold (12 compared with 18 … Read More