Category: Birth Mother

One conversation sparked a connection that would last a lifetime. This month, BraveLove is honored to share the Extended Family Series! Four narratives told from the perspective of the birth mother,

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you were pregnant? Terrified Why did you choose adoption? The second I found out I was pregnant, I knew

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you were pregnant? I felt completely numb, I was most likely going through shock. I found out I was

There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about her. Obviously if my situation had been better I would have kept her and parented her. But, I

Hannah was juggling life as a busy high schooler - friends, family, track, schoolwork, a boyfriend. Then once she discovered she was pregnant, life slowed down. She considered all her

Watch as these birth mothers share their thoughts and reasons for choosing adoption. Then each of the women explain what they want others to know about adoption. Plus a few

If Not For You from The Austin Stone on Vimeo. It's been 22 years since Janice has seen her firstborn son Grant. In this documentary, she shares the loss she

Not every mother can be a mom, and not every mom gets to be a mother. It doesn't seem fair, but life can be like that. And we all just

A single mother named Amber once made the difficult and loving decision to place her daughter for adoption. It was out of her deep love for her daughter and her

In honor of Mother’s Day, here's a story told by one woman who has actually walked in the shoes of birth mothers and adoptive mothers. When faced with the challenges