Choosing adoption in Alaska is a decision that comes from a place of love, because you have hopes and dreams for your baby.

You want to give your child the chance to thrive, and growing up in a safe, loving family may be the best way to do that.

This is why choosing the adoptive parents in Alaska for your baby is such an important decision, but we're here to help. Reach out to an adoption specialist today to get assistance with finding an adoptive family for your baby.

You may be wondering, “Can you pick who you adopt your baby to in Alaska?”

As the prospective birth mother in an adoption, you get to decide which adoptive parents will be best for your baby. There are so many people looking to adopt in Alaska and throughout the United States.

Your adoption specialist will work with you to find adoptive parent profiles that match your situation, and you can choose between all these different families who want to adopt in Alaska. It’s important for your own peace and confidence in the adoption process that you be able to choose just the right adoptive parents.

You probably have questions about how this process will work, what to look for in prospective adoptive parents and what kind of relationship you may have with the adoptive parents. This guide to finding adoptive parents for your baby in Alaska will answer these questions and give you a better sense of how this process will go for you.

How to Find Adoptive Parents for My Baby in Alaska

The specifics of looking for adoptive parents for your baby in Alaska will be different depending on which adoption professional you choose to work with. Although there are some aspects of finding a couple to adopt your baby that will be the same across the board, there are some parts of this process that can change. If you decide to work with American Adoptions, an adoption specialist will work with you and help you find the right adoptive parents for your baby. This will involve:

• Creating an adoption plan: With the guidance of your adoption specialist, you will create an adoption plan that outlines how you would like the adoption process to go. This includes setting the level of openness you are looking for in your relationship with adoptive parents in Alaska.

• Deciding what to look for in adoptive parents: There may be specific character traits you are looking for in parents looking to adopt a newborn in Alaska. For instance, you could want your child to grow up in a rural neighborhood instead of an urban environment, or you could want your child to have siblings. You may be looking for prospective adoptive parents who are Christian or Jewish. These are all decisions you can make when looking at families who want to adopt in Alaska.

• Viewing adoption profiles and videos: Once you have created your adoption plan and decided what you are looking for in adoptive parents, your adoption specialist will find adoptive parent profiles that match your preferences. American Adoptions’ team of media specialist work with families wanting to adopt in Alaska and across the country to create engaging adoption profiles and videos, which helps you get to know a family in a uniquely personal way.

• Choosing the right adoptive parents for your baby: This is a big decision. With the right guidance and planning, we know you’ll find the right adoptive parents in Alaska for your baby. Many expectant mothers say they “just knew” when they were looking at the right adoption profile.

Finding Adoptive Parents in a Different State

American Adoptions is a national adoption agency. This means that when you work with our adoption specialists for your adoption, you can choose adoptive families from any state in the country. Your adoption isn’t bound by state lines. This is important because it drastically increases the number of prospective adoptive parent profiles you can see. In turn, this gives you an even better chance of finding the type of adoptive parents you are looking for.

Your Relationship with Prospective Adoptive Parents

Regardless of whether choose adoptive parents in Alaska or parents looking to adopt a newborn in a different state, you have a chance to get to know the prospective adoptive parents through open adoption. While it didn’t used to be a common occurrence, open adoption is the norm in domestic infant adoptions today. In fact, more than 90 percent of domestic infant adoptions are at least semi-open.

This means that you can speak with the adoptive parents pre-placement and maintain a connection with the adoptive family post-placement. This communication can happen via conference call, video chat, email or letters. It all depends on what works best for you and what you decide on when creating your adoption plan. 

View Alaska Adoptive Parent Profiles

American Adoptions works with hundreds of families waiting to adopt in Alaska and across all 50 states. You can view adoption profiles and videos on our site and get an idea of what it will be like to find adoptive parents in Alaska for your baby.

If you are ready to start your adoption process, or have more questions about finding the right adoptive families in Alaska, you can call 1-800-ADOPTION today to speak with an adoption specialist.

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