Is it bad to give your baby up for adoption?

Is putting your child up for adoption wrong? Absolutely not. If you feel that your child could have the life you’d like him or her to have with an adoptive family, there is nothing wrong with that. However, making an adoption decision is still never easy.

How do you feel after giving your baby up for adoption?

Despite the comfort that you may find in knowing that you made the right choice for yourself and your child in a difficult situation, it’s very common to still have feelings of grief, loss, or other complex emotions after placing a baby for adoption.

Why do birth parents give up their children?

Some women choose to give a baby up for adoption because they aren’t ready to become parents. Having information about adoption can be helpful for women who feel unprepared for motherhood because adoption is an option that allows some women to continue pursuing goals in life that are unrelated to parenting a child.

How do I feel better about “giving a child up” for adoption?

If you are looking for other people to cope with about “giving a child up” for adoption, you can ask to talk to Michelle, a birth mother at American Adoptions who knows what it’s like to grieve and heal after placing a baby for adoption. There’s no guidebook for how to feel better about “giving a child up” for adoption.

Is it normal to grieve after placing a baby for adoption?

Again, it’s normal to grieve after placing a baby for adoption, and that grieving process will take as long as it takes for each individual — there’s no deadline for healing. However, it’s important that you don’t isolate yourself.

Do you change how you look at your adoption decision?

Before you can begin to heal after placing a child for adoption, you may need to change how you look at your adoption decision. Are you using phrases like “ giving up” or “giving away ” when talking about adoption?

How can Positive Adoption Language HELP ME?

Using positive adoption language is not only beneficial for adoptees, it’s beneficial for yourself. Get in the habit of saying, “I placed my child with their parents.” Birth mother Casey knows that her adoption decision is something to be proud of.