Open adoption

The term open adoption can strike fear in the heart of every adoptive family. But it doesn't need to. Much of our ideas of openness tend to come from stories in the news the media has sensationalized, Lifetime movies, or our own assumptions and misconceptions. An open adoption describes the kind of relationship an adoptive family shares with the birth family of their child. This can mean anything from shared pictures and updates via the adoption agency or a non-identifying email to yearly…

Renee is a birth mother in an open adoption who describes her relationship with her son's adoptive parents as "the world's best." Find out what makes it work.

Yesterday I introduced you to Alex and Amy and shared how they were chosen by a brave woman to parent her son. Those next six weeks were filled not only with prepping a nursery, but more importantly with building a relationship with their birth mother. Before the birth, Alex and Amy flew out to meet her and begin their lifetime relationship sharing the important title of parents to the son they share. I have been in awe of Alex and Amy and the genuine care, compassion, and friendship they…

After learning she was pregnant, Jessa Speight went from hoping her relationship with the fathe

A comprehensive list of the pros and cons of open adoption.

One of the first things Jeron and I talked about when first began our adoption journey was whether or not we would comfortable with an open adoption plan. Our first, and very uneducated, opinion was t

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This guest post is by Juliana Whitney, an adoptee. Open adoption is filled with uncertain boundaries which everyone involved has to be keenly aware of. It’s one of those situations where you really have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It requires an openness to vulnerability. In an open adoption, you deal with the boundary between the adoptive parents and the biological parents, the boundary between the child and the biological parents, and even the boundary between the adoptive…

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Benefits and Beauty of a Closed Adoption - Closed adoption, also known as secret or confidential adoption, is an adoption process where no identifying information is shared between the birth parents and the adoptive ones. While closed adoptions are less popular than the open ones, there are still many benefits. Click to read article! #adoption #adoptiveparenting #parentingtips #familytips #closedadoption

What are the pros and cons of open adoption? When it comes to domestic infant adoption, many questions arise. Here is everything you need to know about what an open adoption entails!

Jeanie, a Salt Lake City birthmother, explains why she placed her children for adoption and what she wants adoptive and birth families to know about the process.

Make the most of the monthly updates you write to your adopted child's birth families. I share general tips as well as guidelines for what to include.

Grab the tissues because these videos of birth mothers talking about placing their babies in the hands of adoptive parents are tear-jerkers. The emotional journey a birth mom experiences with placing a baby for adoption is profound. Click here to watch touching firsthand accounts of birth moms and open adoptions. #birthmom #motherhood #adoption #openadoption #lovemakesafamily #adoptionishard #birthmomstrong #baby #newbaby #newmom #adoptababy #hopefuladoptiveparents #expectantmom…

A birth mother writes about choosing adoption for her son, and how she learned to accept that his adoptive mother was his real mother.

One often scary, overwhelming and misunderstood part of infant adoption is called open adoption. This is where birthmoms and adoptive families have some type of ongoing communication and relationship. Listening to an open adoption story can help us all learn how others have successfully started and grown their relationship. On this episode of the Infant

Resources for adoptive families in open adoption relationships through domestic infant adoption. Navigating birth family relationships and much more.

Jena, a birthmother, looks back at her relationship with her son's adoptive parents and how open adoption has set her free.

A birthmother in an open adoption explains why she loves open adoption and how she deals with negative comments from other birthmothers.

‘You might look at these pictures, and feel uncomfortable. You might think, ‘I could never ‘share’ my child like that.’ She leaves the hospital with empty arms. Open adoption does not equal co-parenting.’ – Love What Matters