Adoption
Other Involved in Your Adoption
While you, your baby and your baby’s adoptive parents will always be the center of your adoption journey, placing a child for adoption will affect more than just you all. Your loved ones and friends, including your baby’s father, can play an important part in your adoption process, as can your adoption professional. It will always be up to you to decide how to include them.
In the articles below, find useful information about sharing your adoption news with your loved ones, involving your baby’s birth father in this process and creating an adoption support system to assist you through this life-changing journey.
How to Cope with Unsupportive Family During Pregnancy
Choosing adoption can help you build a positive future, but dealing with unsupportive family during pregnancy can make the process more difficult. Learn coping strategies and get support now.
Do I have to Put My Baby Up for Adoption?
No matter your situation, you are the only one who can decide if adoption is right for your baby. Read this guide to learn more about your birth mother rights.
Do You Have to Keep Your Baby?
If you are considering adoption, but being pressured to keep your baby, know that you have options. Read this guide to learn how you control your adoption decision.
How to Build an Adoption Support System
Your adoption support system will be there for you in your hardest moments. Find out how to build a support system now.
Where to Give a Baby Up for Adoption
Choosing adoption means you can get support and build a better future for yourself and your child. Find out what to look for in the best adoption agencies for pregnant mothers.
Birth Father Rights in Adoption
In some cases, birth mothers can choose adoption even if the birth father is not present. Learn more about birth father rights in adoption here.
Telling Someone about Adoption: Speaking with Your Family and Friends
Telling your family about adoption can be stressful, it’s true. But with these tips, learning how to talk about placing a child for adoption and how to tell your family you are “giving away” your...
Can a Family Member Adopt My Baby?
Giving your child up for adoption to a family member might seem like a simple solution, but it’s actually more complicated than you might imagine. Find out why having a relative adopt your baby or...
Can My Friend Adopt My Baby?
Having a friend adopt your baby can seem like the perfect solution. Giving a baby up for adoption to a friend is better than placing your child with a stranger, right? Not necessarily. Read this...
How to Explain Putting a Baby Up for Adoption to Your Older Kids
If you are considering giving a baby up for adoption and already have kids, it’s likely that you are wondering how to go about giving a second (or third) child up for adoption. This article...
Pursuing a Secret Adoption: What to Consider
Interested in a secret adoption, a confidential adoption, or an anonymous adoption? First, know there can be some important difficulties to know about. Read this article before committing to a secret adoption.