Category: Birth Mother

"We decided together that we wanted to pursue adoption since we were both not ready to be parents." Stephanie and her boyfriend placed their son for adoption while they were

"If I never became a part of this, I don't think I would have seen potential in myself to be a better person." Stephanie was already parenting 3 children and

"I gained not only a son but his parents — who are like the brother and sister I never had as an only child." Jennifer found out she was pregnant

It's never too late to start... As a birth mom, here are some traditions I do to remember and honor my child: "I always have a Bullseye donut or Rainbow

When Sara was pregnant with her daughter, she was at a difficult place in her life.  Realizing she wasn’t able to take care of herself at the time, the question

In 2013 and in 2017, I gave birth to two amazing children and I get to parent each child. When I became pregnant in early 2020, I had just been

"Just saying it out loud, it makes it real and that it happened. And that it's okay." Not too long ago, Whitney's life looked pretty dark and chaotic. Then she

"I've got two healthy boys. They love each other; neither one of them will have to wonder if they were loved." Kandice was already parenting her 9-month-old son when she

"It was a tough decision, but the right decision for me." Beginning her senior year of high school, Laura found out she was pregnant.  Neither parenting nor abortion felt like

Brittni carried a lot of shame for past choices in her life.  She had battled loss and addiction, and life seemed to get worse before it could get better.  That's