Category: Birth Mother

Hello, fellow birth moms! Also, hello to all the potential birth moms out there trying to find some kind of sign that adoption is the right option. I hope my

When I found at the age of 20 that I was facing an unplanned pregnancy, I thought the best thing to do in the situation was to marry the baby’s

We first met Emmah two months post-placement.  Her experience with adoption was still very fresh and raw.  As she reflected on what she first believed adoption was and then learned

"For nine months I stayed alone. I distanced myself from a lot of people. I hid it from my family, my friends, my parents." Morgan was 17 when she found

Too often these days, adoption is the choice left unsaid and forgotten. But not for Emmah. Here's the true story of a 17-year-old, high school student from a small town. 

Here at BraveLove, we believe in honoring birth mothers by sharing their stories, giving voice to their experiences, and creating a community where they feel seen and understood.  This is

Hello, my name is Maggie and I am 31-years-old. I had a childhood filled with unsafe situations, neglect, and uncertainty. I haven't seen my mother since the age of 12

During her previous pregnancies, Brittany had never known adoption was an adoption.  She had had an abortion in her past and is currently parenting her daughter.  But this time was

At the young age of 17, I discovered around 3 months along, that I was pregnant. I was a senior in high school, a 3-sport athlete, in the marching band,

I got pregnant almost halfway through my junior year of high school to a guy that I thought I had been dating for a few weeks; it turns out that