Category: Birth Mother

"Reading the stories of other birth mothers — it was empowering." Ali placed her daughter for adoption over eight years ago during a dark time in her life.  A few

"It was 15 years before I met another birth mom." A birth mother’s adoption journey isn’t over once the papers have been signed. Grief and loss still exist post-placement, and

I was 18 when I got pregnant. I remember multiple people telling me what I “needed” to do. I needed to keep her, I needed an abortion. But I knew

Five months after Alison placed her daughter for adoption, her mom gave her a Mother's Day gift. She questioned her — "Why am I getting this?" Her mother reminded her — "Because

I am so thankful for adoption and the healing it's brought. I'm a proud birth mom. My birth mom story began when I was in high school. I had a

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you (or your partner) were pregnant? Scared Why did you choose adoption? I actually didn’t decide to release her

Remember this film called (un)Wanted? We're catching up with Jennifer who was involved. She is both a birth mom and adoptive mom who understands the complexities of adoption. She shares

Remember this story called Overwhelming Love?  We're catching up with Carmen and her mom Paula so you can hear what's going on in their worlds. It's been over 18 years

Not every mother can be a mom, and not every mom gets to be a mother. It doesn't seem fair, but life can be like that. And we all just

Adoption is a lifelong journey, to say the least. We try our best to stay in touch with those who have shared their story with us over the years. That's