When you’re considering placing your baby for adoption, you are going through a unique emotional experience. If you decide to make an adoption plan and pursue this path, you will be looking for an adoption support team to help you through this journey. This …
20
Jul
2018
Celebrating All Parents on Parents’ Day
In the adoption community, children possess two sets of parents to celebrate: their birth parents and their adoptive parents. Both sets of these parents can and should be celebrated this Parents’ Day.
16
Jul
2018
“Open Adoption is Not a Sad Story” – Mariam’s Adoption Journey
When birth mother Mariam* learned of her unplanned pregnancy, she knew that abortion wasn’t right for her — despite the pressure she felt from her baby’s birth father …
13
Jul
2018
What the Adoption Home Study is Really Like: A Waiting Mom’s Perspective
The effort it was taking to finally get the vibrations in my throat to come out as audible words made my stomach all the more nauseous. Air compressed by the lump in my throat made it hard to breathe. I prayed that she couldn’t hear …
9
Jul
2018
3 Things Expectant Mothers Look for in Adoptive Family Profiles
Hopeful adoptive parents often ask us, “What are prospective birth mothers looking for in adoptive family profiles?”
It’s normal to wonder this, and we understand that many adoptive …
6
Jul
2018
What Happens When You Place Twins for Adoption?
29
Jun
2018
What to Know About Finding a Prospective Birth Mother on Social Media
We live in a world where we are constantly inundated by social media. Whether you love it or hate it, it’s an unavoidable aspect of modern life.
22
Jun
2018
Considering Surrogacy and Adoption? Let Our Specialists Help
At American Adoptions, we know that parents considering adoption often come to us after a long journey through infertility. After the time, energy and money spent on having a biological child, the decision to pursue adoption can be a difficult one — especially if hopeful …
18
Jun
2018
“Adopting? Just Wait…”
“You know what happens when people start the adoption process, don’t you?” Our pastor only meant love when he said those words to us over a year ago, but for many adoptive families, statements like that can potentially cause an avoidable offense
15
Jun
2018
Remember to Celebrate Waiting Dads this Father’s Day
Dads and men who long to be dads are often seen as the stoic, strong fixtures of the family unit who portray a different viewpoint than their counterpart. But celebrating these men as fathers is just as important, and encouraging those who are becoming fathers through adoption is just as significant.