Choosing a Family and Finding Strength
Barricading Herself in a Hotel Room Two weeks after her positive pregnancy test, Josephine barricaded herself in a hotel room to call an adoption agency. "I put the lock on…
Six Months Pregnant Before She Knew
"The pregnancy was so hard on me," Josephine said with a faint smile. "But it must have been even harder on her." The new mother's devotion to her baby girl…
From Addiction to Motherhood: Josephine’s Journey
In a city of over 10 million, the mother didn't feel alone. The faint flutter of a moth woke Josephine. She lay in the soft dark. Lights from distant Atlantic…
Birth Mother Navigates Heartbreaking Miscarriage
Ellie* momentarily ceased wringing her hands to inte rcept her son's playful trot. Embracing her two-year-old tightly, he endured the hug before scampering off to retrieve a bright red fire…
Qualities to Look for in Potential Adoptive Parents
When evaluating potential adoptive parents for an open adoption, there are several qualities and characteristics you should look for. These qualities can indicate potential parent's suitability to provide a loving…
Eight Ways to Find the Perfect Family for Your Baby
When searching for a family to adopt your baby, it's important to consider several factors to ensure a suitable and loving home for your child. Here are some key aspects…
Four Warning Signs You Won’t Have Connection at Christmas
Many birth mothers want an open adoption. They want Christmas contact as well as other contacts during the year. If you have decided you want an open adoption, please continue…
Six Adoption Fallacies–Birth Mothers Need to Understand
Fallacy Number One: Adoption means I don’t love my baby. Reality: The “unloved” child is such a flawed fallacy. Our experience with hundreds of women at Heart to Heart Adoptions…
Give Up Your Baby–No! Place Your Child.
You may have reasons to have considered “giving up your baby.”We HATE the phrase, “giving up your baby.”Giving up sounds like defeat. Giving up a baby sounds like walking away…
Add the Option of an Open Adoption to the Road You Travel
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both.Those are the first two lines in "The Road Not Taken," a well-known poem by Robert Frost.As a…