How you are feeling is normal and you are not alone. Because so many of us feel this way. And if you don’t, well then god bless you and I mean that in the purest of ways. God bless that you have somehow managed to...

Kristy Galbraith does an amazing job conveying her wait and what it actually takes to be on a wait list for a baby. The wait can be a challenge, and an exciting time for all involved. Read along and discover this families journey to the...

(www.adoptivefamilies.com)-- After placement of the child, birth mothers experience a whirlwind of emotions and sometimes do not know how to cope with them. In this article, birth mothers discuss their lives after placement and helpful ways they have learned how to "heal". To read the full...

How to act and what to say at a birth family reunion are only a couple of concerns that may come up when figuring out if what your saying and what your doing is the right thing. In all actuality there is no perfect thing...

"Well on April 9th we are going to be doing another get together to just visit and see how everything is going".  Open adoption can seem tough to navigate from both the birth mother side and the adoptive parents side. There has to be a...

https://www.adoptivefamilies.com/openness/hospital-adoption-experience/ In many open adoptions, the birth parents and the adoptive parents are able to spend time together at the hospital. Navigating that time together is emotional but worth it in the relationship building it provides. This article has tips for adoptive parents to help with...