After the adoption – What to Expect (as a birth mother) You’ve spent so much time preparing for the adoption. Nine months of doctors appointments and meetings with adoptive parents, not to mention the pregnancy itself. You then rushed to the hospital to give birth to your child, only to place him for adoption just days later. Now what. What will life be like after the formal adoption? Is my adoption journey truly over? What should I expect? These are just some of the questions you may be thinking as a birth mother who just placed their child for adoption. Let’s take a minute to discuss what to expect after an adoption if you are a birth mother. Life After Adoption Life after adoption is an important part of the…
Pregnancy as a Birth Mother
When people think about adoption, they often think about the legal process of placing a child for adoption. They are not mistaken to think of adoption in those terms. Adoption is commonly defined as the process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another from that person’s biological or legal parents. However, this definition doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of what an adoption entails. For one thing, it doesn’t discuss the birth mother’s role in the adoption process. The birth mother plays a huge role in the adoption process. She chooses the adoptive parents. She gives birth to the child. In many adoptions, particularly open adoptions, she forms a loving relationship with her child just like the adoptive parents. Perhaps most importantly, the birth mother undertakes the crucial role…