I am an adoptive mom of a 21 month old girl. We have a semiopen adoption. We are in the process of adopting a second child. With our first adoption we were able to meet the birthparents and ask questions that we felt maggie would want to know about, but it was hard and we [...]
Open Adoption Support
for families and individuals who support openness in adotion
We honor the connection adoptees have to both of their families. We recognize the love and joy as well as the losses and grief of adoption. We do not diminish one family in favor of another. We are flexible, understanding that needs and circumstances change. We set boundaries on the basis of what is best for our children.
We understand that open adoption looks like different things for different families.
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I planned to place, now I’m having my doubts. What do I do?
I am a single mother of three. I am also 30 weeks pregnant. I decided on adoption the moment I found out, but I am now having doubts. I do not have much of a support system and have already chosen a family for my child. I am just now doubting my decision because I [...]
What should we consider in an inter-family open adoption?
Our 18-year-old niece is newly pregnant, and has asked my wife and I to adopt her unborn baby. She says she is not ready to be a mom, but she doesn’t think she can have an abortion, either. We already have a son (we are his birthparents) who is five, and we have been considering [...]
Are we out all the expectant mother expenses?
We want to know if anyone knows how we can get reimbursed by the birth mother for the over 10K in expenses we paid out – then 2 hours before the birth, changed her mind…
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