Category: Birth Mother

"How was I going to take care of a whole child?" When Sara was pregnant with her daughter, she was at a difficult place in her life.  Realizing she wasn’t

In 2013 and in 2017, I gave birth to two amazing children and I get to parent each child. When I became pregnant in early 2020, I had just been

"Just saying it out loud, it makes it real and that it happened. And that it's okay." Not too long ago, Whitney's life looked pretty dark and chaotic. Then she

"There were a lot of people who didn't understand how I could have one and place another." Kandice was already parenting her 9-month-old son when she found out she was

"It was a tough decision, but the right decision for me." Beginning her senior year of high school, Laura found out she was pregnant.  Neither parenting nor abortion felt like

""I didn't make the wrong decision because I have success now." Brittni carried a lot of shame for past choices in her life.  She had battled loss and addiction, and

"I'm still a mom no matter what — whether my children are with me or not." Married and raising three children, Gwen and her husband were pregnant with their fourth

"I couldn't even see past that day.  I couldn't even imagine what my future would be like... I thought either way, how can I do this?" When all her options

"We just want to belong" When Katie discovered she was pregnant at 18, she did everything she could to make it work in order to parent her son.  Six months

I had just gotten my GED (and taken my ACT the day prior) when I found out I was pregnant. I was 17 years old, having never wanted kids in