Is It Too Late to Put My 9-Month-Old up for Adoption?

Giving your 9-month-old up for adoption is always an option.

When you contact our agency, we’ll help you make an adoption plan that accounts for all your needs and preferences when you place your 9-month-old for adoption. You’re making an incredibly brave and heroic decision, so you deserve all the support that you can get.

Is It Too Late to Put My 9-Month-Old Up for Adoption?

No, it is not too late to choose adoption for your 9-month-old. If you want to place a 9-month-old for adoption, then that will always be an option. Although the adoption process may seem daunting, our free, full-service support is available for you.

You can start your adoption journey with us whether you:

• Are far along in your pregnancy
• Have recently left the hospital
• Have been raising your baby for nine months

How Can I Put My 9-Month-Old Up for Adoption?

For the most part, giving your 9-month-old up for adoption is a lot like giving up a newborn. Generally speaking, you’ll go through the same process. At our agency, putting your 9-month-old up for adoption means you’ll receive the same services as any other birth parent.

To give you a better idea of what to expect, you’ll receive free:

• 24/7 counseling and support
• Legal services
• Open adoption education
• Medical expenses
• And much more

When you place a 9-month-old for adoption with us, you’ll follow these four steps: 

Step 1: Provide Required Information

Once you reach out to our agency, you’ll explain your circumstances and why you’re choosing adoption.

Afterward, you’ll fill out social and medical history forms both for yourself and for your nine-month-old. You’ll also need to complete a form that details your preferences for an adoptive family. We’ll begin searching for families that perfectly match the preferences you’ve outlined.

When you put your 9-month-old up for adoption, there are some extra documents that we’ll need from you. They include: 

• A copy of your baby’s birth certificate with the father’s name on it
• History of any potential father’s child support contribution
• Records of everywhere your baby has lived

Step 2: Make an Adoption Plan and Select the Perfect Family for Your Baby

As a national adoption agency, our cross-country reach means you have the best chance possible of finding a family that’s truly perfect for your baby. In fact, you can browse profiles of waiting families at any time.

Whenever you’re ready to place a 9-month-old for adoption, we can show you various family profiles that match your exact needs and preferences. 

If you’re interested in an open adoption, then you can begin getting to know the hopeful family through:

• Phone calls
• Emails
• In-person visits
• Text messages
• Zoom or Skype chats
• Letters
• Or whatever you’re comfortable with

Step 3: Choose the Level of Openness in Your Adoption Relationship

As the prospective birth mother, you get to choose of type of relationship you’ll have with the adoptive family and your baby once you place your 9-month-old for adoption. Adoption never has to be “goodbye.” By choosing open adoption, it’s simply “see you later.”

At American Adoptions, all our families have agreed to share some level of openness. But we understand if a closed adoption is better for your situation if you feel unsafe and want to remain confidential. 

You get to call all the shots in your adoption journey. If you want to stay in touch with your child for years to come, then that is always possible with our agency.

Step 4: Complete the Placement

Until you’ve reached this stage of the process, you can change your mind about giving your 9-month-old up for adoption.

Once you’ve signed away your parental rights as part of the official adoption paperwork, and your revocation period has passed, the adoption will be permanent.

We’ll coordinate an adoption attorney for you, and they’ll explain everything you need to know about your rights as a birth mother.

Is Putting a Child Up for Adoption Free?

Yes, it is free to place a 9-month-old for adoption. When you put your 9-month-old up for adoption with our agency, you’ll receive adoption financial assistance that makes the entire adoption process 100% free for you. It covers all your adoption-related expenses.

All states have different laws about how much financial assistance you can receive, but you’ll typically receive help with living expenses like:

• Rent
• Utilities
• Maternity clothing
• Transportation to medical appointments
• Groceries
• Phone services
• And more

Adoption gives you a chance to build a better life not only for yourself but also for your child. You can place a 9-month-old for adoption with us whenever you’re ready to get started. Fill out our online contact form to get more adoption information today.

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