Covid Vaccines and Pregnancies
The internet has become a sea of extreme zealots who compete for your clicks. This is a harmless competition if we’re talking best soup recipes or those exposés like “Child…
Adopting Outside Your Home State
Nothing can describe the thrill and anticipation of first holding a child you are about to adopt. Crossing a state line without the proper paperwork is illegal. ICPC—Interstate Compact on…
Birth Mothers Have Choices
Making a decision to place your child for adoption is HUGE. This important decision should not be made quickly or without considerable thought. Every birth mother who has ever contacted…
Birth Mother’s Day–Things to Consider
Birth Mother’s Day is usually not a holiday marked on a traditional calendar. Cards for this holiday are not readily available. But those who have been touched by adoption know.The…
We Needed to Address Why the Birth Mom Felt Uncomfortable
“I love her,” Tamara shouldn’t have sounded so disheartened. She had chosen what she felt was the perfect adoptive family for her child, and Tamara loved the potential adoptive mother.…
Birth Mothers, What are You Like?
What are birth mothers like?Birth mothers, what are you like?There is absolutely no way to answer those two questions.Birth mothers are some of the most diverse humans on the planet.Certainly,…
Adoption Laws Vary By State
Adoption can be complicated both emotionally and legally. At Heart to Heart, we accept these complications and work hard to help you navigate both the emotional and legal components of…
Birth Mothers Have Choices
Making a decision to place your child for adoption is HUGE. This important decision should not be made quickly or without considerable thought. Every birth mother who has ever contacted…
Dating After Placing a Child
Adoption is an act of love. When a woman is willing to go through the physical challenges and the disruption to her life and give birth to a child, all…
Denial Came First–An Open Adoption Next
When both lines distinctly appeared on the pregnancy test, denial came first. The tears followed. Hot, quick, silent sobs were next. Silent because this was a secret. Fear followed the…