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I read an interesting blog (welcometomybrain.net) from November 2008 about open adoption. An adoptive mother counseled those who were considering a closed adoption- because they were uncomfortable with the idea of openness-to talk with at least five families in open newborn anddomestic infant adoptions. She suggested reading at least 3-5 books on open adoption. And she wrote, “Realize that your…
Fear, anxiety, confusion—these are just a few of the emotions that a woman faced with an unplanned pregnancy may experience. After all, a positive pregnancy test means that life will never be the same. But that doesn’t have to mean that all hopes, dreams and plans for the future are over. The unselfish act of adoption can keep a birth…
A positive pregnancy test can a joyous celebration. But when a pregnancy is unintended, a wide range of emotions, other than total bliss, can come into play. Disbelief, regret, fear, anger, resentment, embarrassment and even panic are not uncommon emotions in an unplanned pregnancy. And while experiencing any number of these emotions is normal when the news first hits, the challenge…
Try to imagine what it might be like for a couple who has been working toward the dream of starting a family, to learn that one of them suffers some kind of infertility. Imagine what it’s like for a couple who has already started a family to learn that it’s medically inadvisable for the mother to carry another pregnancy to…
In an ideal world, all children would have the opportunity to be born into a loving family that can care for them and provide for their needs. But in the real world there are circumstances that can prevent that opportunity from being realized. For a woman learning to deal with an unplanned pregnancywho finds herself in a situation that is…
Pregnancies don’t happen in a vacuum. They have context. Defending the context of pregnancy may seem a little trite, but that idea is often contested by women’s choice advocates when they hear adoption presented as an alternative to abortion. The essential point they want to make, is that more focused attention should be paid to particular choices that occur in…
While much is being done to reduce the rates of teen pregnancy in the U.S., there is still much remaining that can and should be done. The Office of Adolescent Health, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for example, has set up a Pregnancy Assistance Fund to help provide teen parents with the education, health…
Lao-Tse, a Chinese philosopher, once said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The adoption process may stretch ahead like a long road. When you have your child in your arms, the time will seem to have passed much more quickly! Your first step is the home study, which is designed to allow the social worker…
My daughter’s birth mother had a birthday a few weeks ago. When we called her to wish her a happy birthday we found out she had a lot of exciting news to share with us. It turns out that just that day her long-time boyfriend had finally proposed to her and she was ecstatic! She also mentioned that everything was…
I recently had the opportunity to review a new children’s book about adoption, titled Jovi’s Path, authored by Jodi Czarnick Coon, and illustrated by Ashlie Coon Sanders. As an adoptive mother, I am always looking for a good book about newborn adoption to read to my babies. The story begins with an adorable little zebra named Jovi. Little Jovi is…
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