Category: Birth Mother

At BraveLove, we're dedicated to erasing the stigmas of adoption, and a big part of that involves sharing stories that honor birth mothers. As we all know, adoption impacts people

I have been a birth mom for 26 years and navigating what that journey looks like ever since. For a season, I didn’t share my journey, it was way too

Meet Angela! She's a long time friend of BraveLove's and one of our newest contributors to the Being A Birth Mom column... Hello! My name is Angela.  I am a

  Joy and pain being ever present at any given time. Of course, when I think about things for any length of time, I tend to see them in view

I was pregnant at 19 years old, freshman in college, scared, nervous, and alone. I didn’t realize I was pregnant until 7 months along, leaving 2 months to figure out

Warning: The content of this story contains very sensitive subjects and potentially distressing material about the effects of depression.  As a birth mom, I feel a special love for my

I was completely heartbroken to find out that I was expecting again. At the time my then husband and I were renting one bedroom from a family along with our

I talk about being a birth mom a lot. It’s something I am passionate about because I long to see human dignity stretch into adoption from all sides of the

This letter is intended to reach birth mothers who don’t quite understand their emotions yet of a new placement or even an old one. I hope it reaches someone who

At 15, I found myself 4 months pregnant. I was lost, ashamed, terrified and absolutely in love with the life growing inside me. When we told my half brother, he