Category: Birth Mother

This letter is intended to reach birth mothers who don’t quite understand their emotions yet of a new placement or even an old one. I hope it reaches someone who

At 15, I found myself 4 months pregnant. I was lost, ashamed, terrified and absolutely in love with the life growing inside me. When we told my half brother, he

Meet Allie! She's one of our newest contributors to the Being A Birth Mom column... Hey there, I'm Allie!  I am a birth mother, wife, daughter, blogger, manager and dog

I was first introduced to BraveLove when I attended their launch party in September of 2012. I was pregnant at the time. When I saw videos of different birth moms

In honor of National Adoption Month, we've released a new short film. Experience the bravest love you could ever know. Watch Together We Are Motherhood now. After watching, tell us

My adoption story started in high school… I was a typical 16-year-old, with an academic focus and dreams in place. Until December 8th, 2001, when I found out I was

Do you remember the night of your Senior Prom? The dress, the makeup, the hair, your date….one of the most exciting nights of the year for a Senior in High

I'm a Birth Mother, and I think that's incredible. When I found out I was pregnant I knew almost immediately that adoption was the path for me because I was

“I was a freshman in college who had just turned 19 when I found out I was pregnant. I was terrified. The father didn't want to be involved, and my

My story is not special, there are many others who have a similar story to mine but no two stories are the same and one person’s story could stand to