Meet Jessica
"... When faced with this unexpected crisis at 18 I was left with
three options -- an abortion, parenting, or adoption. Since abortion
was not an option I could live with, I assumed the only remaining choice
would be to parent this child as an 18 year old single mother. At the
time adoption was not an option I was going to consider due to my lack
of education on it. My previous perspective was that deciding on an adoption
would be "giving up" (A phrase I now strongly dislike!) my
child to complete strangers and never seeing him again·which was
unbearable to even consider..." Write
to Jessica on the Community Forum, and read her blog about her adoption
experience >
Struggling families look at adoption.
"MARENGO, Ill. — Renee Siegfort broke the news to her three teenagers on Mother's Day last year: She was pregnant.
She really wanted the baby. Her kids did, too. Her on-again, off-again boyfriend of three years did not.
"I talked to God a lot, asking what does this mean. What am I supposed to do?" she recalls. She was working long hours as an office manager at a chiropractic firm and just making ends meet. She would need to take on a new expense: child care.
"We live simply," says Renee, 36, looking around the living room of her three-bedroom town home. "There wasn't much more we could simplify in our lives." As much as she wanted the baby, she says, "I didn't want to hurt my children."
So after giving birth Dec. 30, she nursed Josephine Olivia Renee for six days. She then did something she would not have imagined nine months earlier: She gave her child to another family..."
Rachel's
Story by Rachel "When I found out I was pregnant, it was not a happy moment for me.
I am already the mom to three young children and I was no longer
with the baby's father." click here to read more
Michelle's
Story by Michelle "It was never a question whether or not adoption was the
right decision for my baby and I, it was: Would I find the right parents
to adopt my child?" click here to read more
Making the best decision for my son by Jessica Mac, birthmother to Ryan
"I knew there was only one family out there
that could give my son all I wanted for him that I could not give and that
the only way I could follow through with the decision of adoption was
if I found them." click here to read more
How I
Chose My Family by Nora
"I could choose the age, race, religion, and if the mother was going to
stay home after the baby was born, among other things...My counselor arranged
a meeting with my first choice of adoptive parents and we met a few days later." click here to read more
Respect
for a Birthmother by Tammy
"I placed my son, Max, a little over five years ago. I cherish
the moments I have with Max and continue to see him as often as I can. I feel
very lucky that my experience has been such a positive one, and I value and
adore his new family." click here to read more
Making
the Decision by Dan
"When my wife told me she was pregnant with our third child in three years,
I felt overwhelmed, my mind raced to find a solution. I knew that we could
not afford to parent this child." click here to read more
The Cradle Podcast -
In her own words: a birthmom tells her story
Meet Jessica
Struggling families look at adoption.
