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This guest post is by Megan, a birthmother.  I found out I was pregnant with my fourth child at one of the hardest points in my life. I was struggling to keep a roof over my children’s head, let alone clothes on their back and food in their stomach. On top of that, my second son was diagnosed with severe autism and was so severely developmentally delayed that I hardly had time for my two other children, not to mention a

This guest post is by Mallory Rivas, an adoptive mother.  Everyone wants to adopt quickly. No one likes to wait. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you can find a birthmother match pretty fast and bring home a baby in a few months or weeks. Us, we got super lucky. We adopted our baby in mere hours. Six, to be precise. And the most incredible thing is, we weren’t even planning on adopting. A situation just fell into our lap and we ran with it. It

This guest post is by Ashley Mitchell, a birthmother and owner of Big Tough Girl.™ I placed a son for adoption 10 years ago.  It truly has been a decade of discovery.  As I sit here and reflect over everything I have learned, everything I have overcome and everything that I have survived I am constantly amazed at how much my life has changed since the day I walked out of the hospital not just as a mother but as

This guest post is by Paige Knipfer, an adoptive mother.   Most adoptive moms cringe at the question “Who is the ‘real’ mom?” The reason: We are. We are the real mom. I apologize if I sound defensive but I take it personally when someone insinuates that my main job title isn’t “real.” Even though I didn’t carry my daughter inside me for 9 months or give birth, I am real. I’m the one responsible for my child. Along with

This guest post is by Shannon Richman, a hopeful adoptive mother. Where do you go after a failed adoption? That was the question I’ve been asking myself after the woman who chose us to adopt her newborn baby suddenly changed her mind at the hospital. We knew that a failed adoption was a possibility when we initially went into the situation. We knew things could go wrong. But when they did, we never imagined how devastating it would be. Our story

  Marc and Brianne Womack figured it would take them six to nine months to adopt a baby. By most standards, that’s pretty optimistic. But their placement happened even faster than that: After only a few months into their wait, the Shiloh, Georgia couple were pleasantly surprised when they got the phone they were hoping for. The next day, they went to see their new son. Four days later, they brought him home.

This guest post is by Kathy Rau, an adoptive parent.  Sometimes there are no easy answers when it comes to foster care and adoption. My husband and I adopted a baby girl from our local Department of Social Services. Several years after she came to us we found out that her baby sister was born. Both girls had the same birth parents. However, her sister was already adopted by another family. We were heartbroken because we were never given the opportunity

For couples trying to adopt a baby, Facebook has become the go-to platform to share their story and connect with a prospective birthmother. With unparalleled reach and an audience of more than 150 million users, it is by far the most popular and powerful online networking tool for waiting parents wanting to give their outreach efforts an extra boost. Just ask Ray and Megan Simmons, a couple who turned to domestic adoption after struggling with infertility. Recently, the Dalton, Georgia prospective

This guest post is by Jasmine Proctor, a birthmother. When I was 23 I had an unplanned pregnancy. I was already raising two children, and after suffering postpartum depression I knew I was done having kids. I was so embarrassed I refused to tell anyone and didn’t know what to do. My boyfriend and I decided that getting an abortion would be the best decision. But how could I do that and live with myself? Nevertheless, I made an appointment. However,

This guest post is by Paige Knipfer, an adoptive mother.   As an adoptive mom, I heard some really hurtful comments about adoption and infertility when we were trying to adopt a baby. I know that most people didn’t mean to be hurtful or understand why their comments were painful, but they still hurt me all the same. Here are five myths about adoption and infertility and what you need to know about them.