I found this step by step guidebook to help a woman confronted with an unplanned pregnancy explore feelings and options…the information is straight forward and every option is explored…this is a great starting point and may help to bring clarity and answers to what may seem to be an overwhelming and scary situation…click below to link for a free down load of this workbook that may help to clear the confusion and fear you are experiencing regarding your pregnancy… Kinship Center is a private non profit child welfare agency dedicated to helping woman explore their options in a caring and non judgemental atmosphere call to speak to one of our experienced counselors… toll free 1888 466 6693…could your heart be open to adoption…view available adoptive parent photos and biographies at… http://www.pregnantwhatdoido.com …..also be sure to download the pregnancy options workbook
Love this you tube clip of birth mother and birth father sharing their reaction to visiting for the first time with their infant son they placed for adoption…nice to have a perspective from a birth father ..hats off to this newly formed family through open adoption for having the courage to record their reactions ….what a wonderful way for this baby to know how loved he is by both his birth and adoptive family… also for him to have honest information to better understand why he was placed for adoption and a vehicle to openly deal with the grief and loss issues that adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents feel as they live their lives through a “relationship built open adoption”… click below to link to “Sawyer meets his birth parents”
Kinship Center has over 28 years experience helping woman throughout California to look at their options regarding an unplanned pregnancy…our counselors are here to help you… not to judge you or tell you what to do…services are free and confidential…adoption can be an option but its a big step and needs to be well thought out… you have choices and your decisions must be heard and respected…. adoption has life altering consequences and is not simple..finding people to trust who will help you explore your reasons and help you to find the answers to your questions is critical…Kinship Center counselors are here to help you…link below to some frequently asked questions as well as real stories from woman who worked with us… also explore our parent profiles of couples waiting to adopt… contact us toll free at 1-888-466-6693
http://www.pregnantwhatdoido.com/real-stories/
I came across this YouTube clip of a birth mother being interviewed by the adoptive family she choose to raise her infant..the interview is down to earth and the birth mother is genuine in her responses to difficult questions…I also love that during the interview she is holding her birth son…
click the link below to see this insightful diary…
Author and birthmother Patricia Dischler writes from the heart regarding her experience of placing a child for adoption in 1985…She offers a beautiful and heartfelt perspective of 10 things that birth parents want adoptive families to know….. please click below to this beautifully written piece…
Link to Kinship Center’s Frequently Asked Questions about placing your baby for adoption… Kinship Center offers free confidential adoption planning services and opportunity to plan an open adoption and choose the adoptive parents for your baby and enter into an open adoption..It’s your choice.
Are you looking for a family to adopt your baby who would honor an open adoption? Families approved by Kinship Center ,a fully licensed California Adoption Agency believe in open adoption and want to get to know the birth mother/birth father and birth family of the child and form a real relationship that is more than just an exchange of pictures and emails…they want to continue to build a real relationship that involves face to face contact through the years… click below to view waiting adoptive parent profiles.
I came across this heartwarming story of an adult adoptee who attempted to search for her birth family but the opportunity was lost out of fear…sadly her birth mother died without connecting with the daughter she placed for adoption 50 years ago…but in spite of the grief and what appeared to be a lost opportunity to connect another door was opened and the adoptee found a loving and open birth family who embraced her and filled in the missing pieces and connections…this story made me reflect on how brave birth mothers are who choose to be active participants in their children’s adoptions and although emotional and challenging for both adoptive families and birth families to keep the adoption open and to build ongoing relationships the child will be the beneficiary of all the adults hard work and wisdom…
click to link to the story
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/tonawanda/article685511.ece
Last Christmas I wrote some suggestions about gift giving for Birth Parents involved in an open adoption… hope you find them helpful
click to link to the article…Happy Holidays
http://www.pregnantwhatdoido.com/birth-parents-and-gift-giving-keeping-it-simple-and-from-the-heart/
Kinship Center is dedicated to helping woman explore adoption and choose the family for their baby and enter into an open adoption..click below to view adoptive parent profiles..choose a family with confidence knowing that Kinship Center families are pre approved, and are required to take adoption classes…
