Who can I speak with about placing my baby for adoption?
IT’S NOT OUR CHOICE…IT’S YOURS…..
When a woman calls our office inquiring about placing her child for adoption, it seems every story they share is different. Each woman seems to have a different idea about what kind of family they seek for their child, how much they want to be involved with the adoptive family and even how she sees the relationship developing in the future. Each birth mother approaches her plan to place her child for adoption in different ways. Our goal on the other end of the phone, is for a mom to feel listened to, validated and never judged. We are not here to judge, and we make that very clear to any mom we speak with. We do not know what is right for a birth mother and we would never pretend we do!
It's hard enough to get the courage to make the move to reach out and inquire about your options as a potential birth mother. We fully understand that. Recently, we worked with a birth mother who contacted a local pregnancy center who was facing an unplanned pregnancy and wanted to see what options were available to her. Unfortunately, she was met with what she felt was a very judgmental response to her predicament. The person she spoke with at the organization questioned her ideas about how she should handle her pregnancy. Specifically, should she choose adoption for her child, what type of family she should place with and what other choices were right for her.
We at My Choice Adoptions strive to respond very differently to any woman in a similar situation. Our belief is that it is about a birth mother’s choice and not what we as adoption professionals think is right for her. This same birth mother reached out to My Choice Adoptions and was prepared to make an adoption plan for her child. She was very specific about the type of family she was looking for and how she saw her relationship with them at that time and in the future. The day this brave woman gave birth, it was amazing to see how smoothly things went and how comfortable she was with how things turned out. The involvement of the birth father and her extended family were an important part of her adoption plan. It was amazing to see how things unfolded. It was best described by the biological birth grandmother when she said, “Everywhere I look today, I see love”. I left the hospital that day with the assurance that this young woman felt listened to, validated and respected and that is what we strive for at My Choice Adoptions.
If you are considering making an adoption plan for your child, we are ready to listen. We would like to know as much as you would like to share about your situation. We are prepared to assist you with practical matters as well as a plan to what you see for yourself and for your child’s future. These are all YOUR Choices, not ours.
Take the step and call or text us at 850-815-5858. We are prepared to listen to you and never make you feel judged.