Category: Birth Mother

"...Adoption is beautiful and we birth moms deserve to find peace, too." My adoption story starts very abruptly. I gave birth to my son Harlynn in December 9th 2021. The

Adoption is hard. It is beautiful. It is complex with many layers. Most times I have no words to describe it. But I have gratitude. Gratitude towards a woman I

"Reading the stories of other birth mothers — it was empowering." Ali placed her daughter for adoption over eight years ago during a dark time in her life.  A few

"It was 15 years before I met another birth mom." A birth mother’s adoption journey isn’t over once the papers have been signed. Grief and loss still exist post-placement, and

I was 18 when I got pregnant. I remember multiple people telling me what I “needed” to do. I needed to keep her, I needed an abortion. But I knew

Five months after Alison placed her daughter for adoption, her mom gave her a Mother's Day gift. She questioned her — "Why am I getting this?" Her mother reminded her — "Because

Watch and Share this clip on Facebook and/or Instagram. "I made the best decision for my child that I could make at the time. Even though my decision was to

I am so thankful for adoption and the healing it's brought. I'm a proud birth mom. My birth mom story began when I was in high school. I had a

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you (or your partner) were pregnant? Scared Why did you choose adoption? I actually didn’t decide to release her

Remember this film called (un)Wanted? We're catching up with Jennifer who was involved. She is both a birth mom and adoptive mom who understands the complexities of adoption. She shares