Category: Birth Mother

"I just had this deep knowing that she had a purpose in this world and that she was meant to be here." From moments of uncertainty to a place of

"I felt heard and loved." Emily's story is marked with courage and strength. When faced with a life-changing decision, she explored adoption. Her journey reminds us that adoption isn’t simple,

My name is Jessica, and I chose to place my perfect baby girl for adoption while I was still pregnant with her. The heartache of saying hello and goodbye so

"Together we can love her even more." Through incarceration and some of the darkest seasons of her life, Kelsey fought to be present for her first child. When she discovered

I was 20 when I went to the hospital for a severe hemorrhage. I knew I was having a miscarriage and my doctor confirmed. I coped in the worst ways

Hello! My name is Christine. My story about adoption began in 1994 when I learned I was expecting my first child. I grew up in a devout Catholic household along

I was 19 when I found out I was pregnant. The same day I learned I was expecting was the day my boyfriend's daughter—his child with another woman—was born. In

The decision to place a child for adoption is one of the most profound and emotional choices a mother can make. It’s a unique kind of grief that often lives

"It was one of the best decisions I had ever made. And the hardest." Tonya was a single mother in an abusive relationship when she found herself pregnant for the

"Putting my son into someone else's arms was a big deal to me... I chose to put my pain into purpose." Wendy was raising a son and in a relationship