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Thank you for taking the time to allow us to introduce ourselves, we can only imagine how difficult this decision must be for you. We are Dan and Amy, a fun, loving, Catholic couple, eager to become adoptive parents. We are 37 years old and have been happily married for over 13 years. We know adoption is an option that is considered with great courage, strength, and love for your child. Please be assured, if you choose to place your trust in us, your baby will know the depth of your courage and love. Call us
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Our
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couple with a big extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends who all, along with us, are anxiously awaiting our
new addition.
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Hello! I am Linda from the San Francisco Bay Area. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me. Adoption is a very big decision. I deeply respect your strength and courage as you plan for your child's future. My dream is to give a child what I have been given in life - tremendous love and support, education, and a wide range of life experience. I am committed not only to being a wonderful parent, but am also committed to your comfort as we work together towards a positive and healthy adoption. Call me
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We are Chris and Bill from New York City. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and our story. We believe in our hearts that while life sometimes brings people together in unexpected ways, they are always brought together for a reason. As you consider whether an adoption plan is best for you, please know that we are deeply committed to the concept of compassionate and open adoption. We hope that as you explore our family album, you will get to know more about us, our life together and our dream of creating a family through adoption. Call
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My name is Simon Orchover from San Francisco, California. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to share a little about myself, and thank you for taking the time to get to know me. Knowing that love, respect and dignity are at the heart of adoption, I also realize that your decision to allow another to raise your child takes enormous courage and trust. I am deeply moved by this and believe that these qualities will be a fine example to your child. Call me
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My name is Anna from Berkeley, California. Raising two children in open adoptions has taught me many life lessons and I am fortunate that their birth families live close enough to stay in regular contact. So many of my own memories growing up involve having siblings and the close bonds and experiences we shared. I am wondering about who you are, what your situation is? I invite you to visit my website to learn about our life and my dream of being blessed, once again, through a fully open adoption. Call toll-free at 1-800-783-9652 |
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The opportunity of bringing another child into our lives is our greatest dream, we don't take it lightly. Adoption is a great responsibility, an amazing journey, the promise of a loving lifetime with our new child. We admire and respect your courage for considering an adoption plan. We look forward to the fulfillment of our dream; finding, adopting, welcoming that special child into our family. Your baby will be loved more than words can express. We encourage you to read our profile and visit our website, once you begin to know who we are, we believe you will choose us. Please
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Your heart will lead you to the right parents. It must seem that all these letters start off the same and blur together after a while. People that you do not know are being sympathetic to your situation while trying to convey their positive qualities and desire to be parents to your child in a few paragraphs. Please know that while this decision is probably the most difficult one you will make, you are not going to make the wrong decision. Your heart will lead you to the right parents who will love your child completely. We too, want to let you know that we are sympathetic to your situation. We cannot imagine what you are going through, but admire you and the strength you have to make this difficult decision. The fact that you are making an adoption plan shows the love you have for your child. Call
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Dear Birthmother, Hi there! My name is Shelly and my husband is Salvatore. We'€™re both college educated professionals living in Manhattan. We have a son named Kaleo who is 6 years old. We would love to have another child in our family. Sal and I have had such wonderful experiences with Kaleo that we would be honored to have another child to share our lives with. Call
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Words cannot express how truly honored I feel to be able to share my story with you. Your courage and respect for your child are to be admired. I am committed to providing a child a home filled with warm hugs, loads of laughter and unconditional love. A quote lifted from a book by Cynthia Copeland Lewis states, "Look at the footprints you've made." What ever decision you make, please know that you will be this child's footprints and, unlike the ones made in sand, these will never get washed away. Call me
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Hello. We are Stacey and Jan. We are thrilled about bringing a new child into our home through adoption. We have a loving 5 year old, Eliska, who is hoping for a baby sister or brother. We promise to be respectful and supportive as you consider your options and we welcome any questions that you have for us. All our best, Stacey and Jan Call
us toll-free at
1-866-573-9722 |
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Thanks for considering us! We recently adopted our daughter, Judy Virginia, through an open adoption and have had such a positive experience that we are ready to do it again! We both come from large loving families and cherish the memories of growing up with brothers and sisters. We want our children to experience thE same type of joy. We have a lot of love to give and are confident that we can provide a great home and family life for your child. Call
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1-866-203-8926 Pin 9563 |
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We're a happily married couple, living in Santa Clara, part of the Silicon Valley and close to San Francisco. Choosing adoption is a very loving and courageous act on your part, and we want you to know that we want to be parents very, very much. We will share our love of life with your baby. Please visit our website. If you think we might be the ones, then call or email us so we can get to know you. If we're lucky, then this will be the beginning of a special bond between all of us that will last forever. Call us
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1-800-798-4608 |
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Thank you for taking the time to read more about us! We are a loving couple who would love to have a family of our own. Although we could never know the emotions that you are experiencing at this time in your life, we hope that your connection with us will help ease some of the anxiety that this journey brings. We offer our prayers for your health, a sense of calm for your nerves, and happiness in your heart and soul. We thank you for taking the time to get to know us in this very moment in time. Whatever you decide we wish you all the hope in your heart that the right decision will find you and that you find the right decision. Call
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Thank you for taking the time to read about us. We respect the courageous decision you are making, and we are both eager to get to know you. Our journey with infertility has been long and difficult, but we are excited about welcoming a child into our family through adoption. We hope that our website will give you insight into our lives. Call
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We're Eva and Eliza. We know that making an adoption plan for your child is an enormous decision. We admire your strength and courage, and thank you for taking the time to get to know more about our family and what we would have to offer as parents to your child. We promise that if you choose to place your child with us, your child will have a warm and loving home where his or her spirit and mind will be nurtured and encouraged to blossom. He or she will feel our unconditional love throughout life. Call toll-free 1-800-844-3630 |
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Hi! We are a fun, educated and happily married couple hoping to build a family through adoption. We promise you that a child placed with us will be supported, cherished and loved unconditionally. We are in awe of the decisions you face and admire the courage you show in considering the best future for you and your baby. We hope you'll take some time to see if we might be a match for you. We'd love to know more about you, too! Call
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Our promise: We will be loving parents to your baby. Our promise: We will all see the baby grow together and share in the joy. Our promise: We are a devoted and loving couple who will give your baby our love, guidance, and a quality upbringing to be part of a very loving family. Our promise: We will be wonderful providers who will give your baby love, security, and a nurturing environment. Call
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We are the Zazkowski family from Sunnyvale, California - an active family with two beautiful children and two curious dogs. We believe that parenting is the hardest job one can ever do, but it is also the most rewarding! We would dearly love to expand our family and are seeking to adopt an older infant or toddler. As parents ourselves, we view your decision to consider open adoption as a thoughtful and courageous act rooted in love. Our happy family has a great deal to offer a child, and provides a loving, stable home with a work-at-home mom, very involved dad, and a wonderful big sister and a bother who almost daily ask about their new little brother or sister! Call
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Thank you for taking the time to allow us an oppurtunity to share our family with you. We know the choices before you are great and we commend you on your courage to consider an adoption plan for you and your baby. My husband, son and I hope that you will see that we have lots of love to give and look forward to sharing our lives with a baby. Call
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Hi, we are Lee and Clint. Thank you for taking a moment to read about us and learn about our dream of adopting a baby girl or boy. Having adopted our son through open adoption, we know that this is a profoundly meaningful decision for you. We also know that open adoption is an act of great love and kindness. We have been together for 8 years, and we have built our family on the principles of love, trust and openness. Please visit our website to learn more about our family, our values, and our home in San Francisco. Call
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We'€™re Eric and Melissa from Oakland, California. We have been together for over thirteen years and are very excited to form our family through adoption. We live in a diverse, urban neighborhood with our dogs, Cady and Roxie and our cat, Pippi. We will provide our child with many opportunities to learn, laugh and joyfully experience life. We are seeking a fully open adoption and will welcome your child, and you, into our hearts and family with unconditional love. Please visit our website to learn more about our lives, our values, and our desire to adopt a child of any ethnicity. We look forward to to speaking with you! Call
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We are a family who is hopefully waiting for the stars to align so that we may adopt. We understand that you are preparing to have a child and that at this time, the future is uncertain and scary. Your choice to be thoughtful about your decisions shows how much you care about the future of your child. While we can't make the decision easier, we can offer a life to your child that will be loving, supportive, filled with opportunities and wonderful memories. We are Home Study approved. Please call us if you have any questions. Call
Michelle at 1-877-576-4593 or
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Hi, we are the Cruz family and we're thrilled to have this opportunity to connect with you. We're a young, fun-loving and affectionate family and we're so excited to keep on sharing the love and joy that family brings - both with you and a new baby. Please give us a call or check out our website to learn all about us. We hope we can learn all about you! Many blessings and absolute best wishes. Call
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Hi! We are Joseph & Joe and we live on a farm with our two dogs, Baxter & Max. We hope that you get a glimpse of who we are, our life together and the love we have to share. It is our dream to begin our family through the miracle of adoption. We would love to talk with you, or meet with you so that you can learn more about us. Should you choose us as the family for your child, we would be honored to stay in touch through letters, pictures, phone calls and/or visits. Please feel free to contact us anytime. Call our
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Thank you for taking a few moments to learn about us. We believe that open adoption offers limitless possibilities to all involved and we appreciate that you are considering us. We are very excited about open adoption because we want our child to know who his or her birth parent(s) are and that you care for your child. We look forward to hearing from you! Call
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Hi! We are Scott and Mila from NY. We are an open-minded, professional couple, recently married, hoping to adopt our first child. We are here to connect with you, OUR Birthmother, and assure you that you are not alone in this unique journey. We admire your bravery and courage in making this decision. We are here to support you morally and financially and assure you that your child will be raised in a loving, healthy and learning atmosphere full of joy and laughter. We will be honored and grateful if you give us a chance to have the family we have been dreaming of. We would love to hear from you. Call
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Hi! We're Michael and Anna from New York. You're probably going through a variety of thoughts and emotions. We pray that you receive the guidance to make a decision that will bring you peace of mind and comfort. If you are considering placing your child for adoption, please consider us. Visit our slide show, e-mail or call us to get to know us better. We look forward to providing a secure and loving home for your child. Call
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We have a happy and affectionate 8 year old girl who, like us, is eager to expand our family by adopting a baby. We love our role as parents and long to share what we have learned so far and our stable life with a new family member. We live in a diverse community with lots of wonderful adopted kids around us. We are home-study approved and are working with a terrific adoption lawyer. We'd love a chance to introduce ourselves to you and give you a glimpse into the loving and dynamic family life we will offer your baby. We will always honor your trust by providing a safe, stable, nurturing, and engaging home. We look forward to learning about you and your wishes in making an open adoption plan. Call
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Hello, Jeremy and Eric here in Charleston, South Carolina. We can't imagine the struggles and uncertainty you may be going through but we believe you are doing a wonderful thing by considering open adoption. Whatever you decide, we hope the best for you and your child. We're very thankful that you are taking this time to learn about us. We hope our site gives you some idea of who we are and what we value. We welcome your call anytime. Call
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We are Jonathan and Rebecca, an easygoing, loving couple who live in San Francisco, California. We have been together for six years and married for three. We are excited about becoming parents and we chose open adoption because we feel it benefits everyone, especially the child, who will know that you made this choice out of love. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us. Call
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Hi! We are Matt and Matthew from Atlanta, Georgia. We would love to speak with you! We admire your strength and courage in considering open adoption. We are ready and excited to welcome you and your child into our family. We look forward to the opportunity to get to know you and share more information about us. We are a committed and happy couple ready to provide a safe, fun and loving home for our child. We can't wait to begin this amazing journey! Call
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1-877-796-7505 |
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We are a young, married professional couple located in New York City. We are anxiously looking to expand our family through an open adoption. We would love to hear from you and would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact us anytime, day or night. For additional information please visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you. Call
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1-877-289-0860 |
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Hi! We are John and Danielle. We are a happily married couple from New York, hoping to build a family through adoption. John is an Electrical Engineer and Danielle teaches first grade. We are fortunate to both make good salaries and have secure jobs, enabling us to live comfortably. We hope that you will come to believe that we are the right parents for your child. Call
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Hi, we are Regina and Karl. We admire you for the love you are showing by considering an adoption plan for you and your child. We have hearts that are ready, waiting, and eager to give lots of love. We want to give our child loving parents, a strong extended family, emotional and physical security, a good education, a strong values system, and a healthy sense of self. Our child-to-be will be an incredibly loved and precious addition to our life. We are very excited and hopeful as we begin our journey toward creating a forever family. Call
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Hi, we're Elizabeth and Michael. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us. We are a loving, professional, married couple (with puppies) who will give your baby love, laughter and a stay-at-home mom. We are very excited to become parents. We look forward to hearing from you! Call
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We're a secure, successful, educated and creative couple looking to provide a home filled with love, learning and stability to a domestic newborn. We're state-certified as adoptive parents and are ready to legally and safely adopt! You want the best for your baby—providing the best that life has to offer. We’ll cherish and support your child—give everything we have and more. Our website tells you so much more about us than this short ad! Check us out! We can’t wait to get to know you. Call
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This might sound strange, but we believe nothing is an accident. Even now...especially now. Your baby has a destiny. You've obviously done a lot of soul-searching to be considering so deeply the future of your baby. If compassion is genetic, the fact that you are reading this already tells us something about you, and your unborn child. The reason we're here on this site instead of on a plane flying halfway around the world to an orphanage in Russia, is because we feel it's important for you, the mother, to choose the parents who will give your baby a nurturing, love-filled and inspired life. We'd love to hear from you! Call
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Hello! We are Marty and LeAnn from the San Francisco Bay Area. Please come read our website! We love children and we look forward to bringing another child into our family through Open Adoption. We love kids, we are crazy about dogs, LeAnn used to raise seeing-eye dogs, Marty is into cars, we have a five-year-old son who would love to be a big brother, and we enjoy going to the beach often (it is only ten miles from home). Being parents is truly wonderful and we hope to be blessed again. We would love to meet someone who wants to continue to be part of our lives and their baby's life long after the baby's birth. We look forward to hearing from you. Call
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Hello my name is Ivy and I am so excited and appreciative that you are considering me as an adoptive parent for your child. I'm a first grade teacher from New York who is looking to adopt a baby boy or girl. I am a single woman, who is financially secure, and emotionally prepared to take on the role of motherhood. I am really excited about welcoming a baby into my life. I am filled with hope as I embark upon my adoption journey. Call me
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We're so glad you found us! We're Tim and Christine White from San Ramon, California and we hope to expand our family through open adoption. Our daughter was lovingly entrusted to us by her birthparents and we are raising her in a fully open adoption. We understand that you want to be sure that you are making the best choices for your baby and for yourself, and we admire your courage in considering open adoption. We invite you to visit our website and learn a bit about us. We look forward to talking and getting to know you! Call
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Greetings!! We are Mike & Liz of Berkeley, California. We would like to thank you for taking the time to learn a bit more about us. We are very excited about becoming parents! Liz is looking forward to being a stay-at-home mom after our child arrives, and Mike is looking forward to cultivate whichever interests our child develops. We have three nephews under the age of six who live ten minutes away, and many friends with children in the area. We hope that our website gives you an idea of who we are! Call
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Hi, and thank you for reading our profile. We are Kathi & Joe, a loving couple from the suburbs of New York, who wish to adopt a baby. Our lives are ready for all the responsibilities, blessings, challenges and joys of parenthood. We realize that it takes a great deal of strength for you to consider an adoption plan for your child, and what ever you decide, we truly wish you the very best. It is our belief that a biological child is a gift from nature, an adopted child is a blessing from God. We understand that these may be challenging times and hope we can help make them a little easier. We would love to hear from you. Call
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Greetings, we are Ruth and Julie, a San Francisco couple with loads of love, humor and warmth to give a child. We're excited that you are considering us as your baby's adoptive parents. Both of us are happier and more confident than ever before. We have a great home, and most of all have each other. It's time to become parents! Please consider us part of your support team as you make your decision. Call
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At PotentialParents.com we value ALL FAMILIES. Unlike some other adoption sites we will never refuse to work with an adoptive family based on marital status, sexual orientation or gender identification.
We believe...
LOVE MAKES A FAMILY!
\Open adoption is a term generally used to describe a variety of arrangements allowing for ongoing contact between members of the 'adoption triad' (adoptive family, birth family, and adopted child). The level of openness in any relationship varies widely. Degrees of open arrangements span from mediated contact, which implies letters and photographs sent through a third party (so that the adoptive family can maintain privacy), to fulll disclosure of the adoptive family's personal information. In fully open adoptions, there is actual physical contact, through meetings and visits between the birth family and the adoptive family. Sometimes an adoption agency may describe an adoption as 'open' when the birth-mother (and/or birth-father) may have a say or may make the actual decision on who is chosen to parent their child, though this is not the generally accepted definition.
An adoption where the adoptive and birth parents do not become aware of each others' identities and where only medical and historical information is given to the adoptive parents is known as a closed adoption.
Pregnant? Have questions about open adoption?
The following answers to FAQs posed by pregnant women considering an adoption plan were supplied by Friends in Adoption, a leading adoption agency specializing in open adoption.
What Choices Do I Have in Adoption?
You have many choices in adoption! If you decide on adoption, you and the adoptive family will make the decision that will make your adoption unique and personal.
Just as every person is different, every adoption is different. The adoption will be defined as yours by the choices you make. You may decide to place your child with a family of a particular Race or Religion or it may not matter to you at all. You may want to meet with the family who will adopt your baby, or you may just want to talk with them over the phone. You may want to place your baby with a family who does not have children, or a family who already has children. The things you feel are important will shape your adoption plan. All adoption plans are as unique and different as the people who make them.
Why Don't Some People Think That Adoption is OK?
Adoption has changed a lot in the past few years. In the past, people often thought of adoption as a secret that shouldn't be discussed once the child was placed with an adoptive family. Happily, adoption is now being viewed in a positive way that looks at the needs of the birth parents, the child they are considering placing, and the adoptive parents they are choosing.
We are looking more at the needs of those involved in the adoption and how to make it work. We believe that adoption planning needs to be focused on the best interests of the child, and we are committed to "child-centered adoption". At Friends In Adoption, we are concerned with making sure that you have the information and support you need to make a decision you can feel comfortable with.
What if I Don't Have Medical Insurance?/How Will I Pay my Medical Bills?
These are both very common questions. There are many social and federal organizations that are designed to help you. If you do not qualify for these programs or if the resources are unavailable to you, it is possible that the prospective adoptive parents may assist in paying for your prenatal care and delivery costs. It depends on the adoption laws in your state.
What Are My Legal Rights in Adoption?
As a birth parent, you need to be fully informed of your rights before your child is born. The baby remains yours until you decide to relinquish your rights and place the baby with adoptive parents. In most states you will appear before a judge in completely neutral surroundings so that he or she can determine that you understand exactly what you are doing before you sign the adoption papers. The agency or attorney who you are working with should explain this to you ahead of time, and everything should be done to be sure that you are clear and comfortable with the adoption.
Do I Have to Tell The Father of My Baby? Who Else Should I Tell?
Fathers have rights too, and we address the issue of birth fathers in every adoption. Every effort needs to be made to include the birth father and/or account for his role in the adoption planning process. It secures the adoption for the child and for you.
It is hard to decide who else you can share this with. It is scary to think of telling your parents or friends, but these are sometimes the people who offer the best support since they already know you. It is up to you to decide whom you want to tell, but know that we are here to give you support or an unbiased opinion in the decisions you make.
What Happens After Placement?
Your adoption plan should/will address the need for contact after placement. It is important for you to know that your child will be secure and well taken care of, and your child needs to know he or she is as loved by those who placed him/her as those who will care for him/her. How you choose to do this and how often you keep in contact is up to you. Future contact may be important to help you feel good about the decision that you are making, as well as to secure the child's history and place in this world.
If you choose to place your child for adoption, you will need some time to adjust to the changes it will bring. You can use this time to develop a fresh outlook and make plans for the future. This can be a beneficial time for you, and we can provide an objective viewpoint during this time to help to put your new ideas to work.
What if My Baby is Not Healthy?
This is clearly the worst nightmare of any parent, whether it be a birth parent or adoptive parents. Everyone needs special care and support in a time of crisis, and we are here for you 24 hours day. Some families may not be ready to bear the added financial burden, but there are many who are ready, willing, and capable of parenting a handicapped or health-impaired infant. Good prenatal care is vital in order to do everything possible to ensure a healthy baby. Seeing a doctor as soon as you can may ensure an easier delivery, and increase the chances for you to have a healthy baby.
How Much Contact Will I Have? As Time Passes, Will it Change?
The amount of contact you have after placement is something that you and the prospective adoptive parents should work out ahead of time to insure that feelings will not get hurt after placement. It is important that birth parents and adoptive parents each know what their responsibilities will be before and after placement. It is important to know "where you stand". Therefore, you need to weigh your decisions carefully. Counseling is a very important part of your decision making process, It helps you to search within your heart, to identify your needs and to make a decision that you can feel right about.
For more information we recommend you contact Friends in Adoption , an adoption attorney or licensed agency in your area.
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