The holiday season can be a tough time for anyone, but when you’re facing an unplanned pregnancy and making an adoption plan for your baby, it can be extra emotional. Here’s how to stay positive and cope.
13
Dec
2019
The Ultimate Adoption Gift-Giving Guide
Gift ideas for adoptive parents to birth parents, birth parents to adoptive parents, birth parents to adoptees, adoptees to birth parents, general tips about adoption gift-giving, and more! We’ve got it covered.
9
Dec
2019
Navigating Open Adoption During the Holidays
During the holiday season, a lot of birth and adoptive families who share open adoptions have their own traditions, like any family. Need some tips to help navigate your open adoption during the holidays? Here are our suggestions.
6
Dec
2019
Q&A with Author Gina Crotts
In her new book “A Seemingly Unfillable Heart,” birth mother Gina Crotts documents her story and reflects on the deeper meaning of a journey full of peaks and valleys.
7
Oct
2019
DNA Reunions — How to Respond to a Connection
DNA tracking technology has completely changed search and reunion in adoption. How do you respond when you receive an unexpected phone call or email?
27
Sep
2019
Considering Distance When You Choose Adoptive Parents
Does it matter if the adoptive parents you choose for your baby live in the same city as you, or if they live far away in a different state? These are questions you may be asking as you consider adoption. Here are the answers.
13
Sep
2019
Women’s Friendship Day: Strengthening Friendships in Open Adoption
How do two women who share a common interest, their child, develop a friendship and allow it to flourish for the sake the child and everyone involved? What can it look like for a birth mother and an adoptive mother to celebrate their friendship because of the love that brought them together?
23
Aug
2019
When You Want More Or Less Contact in Your Open Adoption
It is up to every prospective birth mother to decide how much — or how little — contact she wants with her baby and the adoptive family during and after the adoption. But what if your desires for contact change over time?
12
Aug
2019
5 Things to Do After Placing a Baby for Adoption
Placing your baby for adoption is one of the hardest things you could ever do as a mother. If you’re struggling with life after placement, click here for some tips on how to cope.
29
Jul
2019
4 Questions to Ask Yourself When Searching for the Ideal Adoptive Parents
The people you choose to adopt your baby will shape the rest of their life. Here are several things to consider that will help you find the best adoptive parents for your baby.