This is a guaranteed way to meet other women who have placed a child for adoption. Check out this list of birth parent post-adoption support groups and retreats. We’ve vetted these, but encourage you to check them out too. Every person is different, which is why we’ve created this diverse list. We plan to expand this directory over time with more details and groups in order to provide plenty of resource options for birth parents nationwide.
If you know of a birth parent support group or retreat or online group not listed, email [email protected]. We’d love to learn more about them.
Pick a date and then plan something simple and informal like coffee, ice cream or even meeting at the park. Take a friend for safety reasons and so you don't have to be alone. Use social media to get the word out. Post something as simple as "Any Austin birth moms want to meet for coffee this Saturday? Message me for details."
We're happy to help you get the word out too! Just tell us when and where.
Obviously, this can be the most immediate way to connect with other birth moms. We've seen the internet be a really valuable place to connect. (But we're always a fan of the face-to-face too!) There are a number of different groups and discussion forums out there. Do you have a favorite you'd recommend? Let us know!
Check out the latest commentaries from our Being a Birth Mom contributors.
Another Mother’s day approaches. An overwhelming deep sadness rolls over and thru me. Sadness that has changed me and as the years go by, this sadness is turning, however slowly, into resolved contentment.
I am an adoptee.
I have been given the gift of unconditional love by my Birth Mother. She was faced with the hardest decision of her life. Newly divorced, rearing 3 children on her own and pregnant with me.
I was being a parent in making the decision I wasn't able to care for my youngest the way I do for my oldest. I was so torn when I found out I was pregnant; I was already 6 months along.
When the agency gave me books of families to look through, I was immediately drawn to them. When I saw Heidi's pictures I knew right away she and Andy were perfect. I said, “this is it” right away. They advised me to take a few days; however, I looked at the book about a thousand times and my son kept playing with their book. There was no doubt in my mind and my heart — they were it.
When I was a senior in high school, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and then placed her to be adopted by parents who were far more ready and able to care for her than I was. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t always loved her, had hopes for her and a hope for myself, that one day, I would have the opportunity to know her.
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Please fill out the form in as much detail as you feel comfortable with — giving us a little bit more information about yourself will help us tailor our communications and better understand why BraveLove is important to you. Plus, we love hearing from birth moms and would be honored to have you more involved with the work we’re doing.
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