Pregnant and considering adoption? It’s important to understand the emotional effects of adoption after placement. Even if adoption feels like the right decision for you, you might still experience feelings of sadness. You may actually experience a wide range of emotions as you consider adoption...
Cradle of Hope Adoption Center is proud to be a private nonprofit adoption agency. But what exactly is private adoption? Private adoption or independent voluntary placement refers to an adoption in which a birth parent places their baby up for adoption, either before, during, or...
It was a hard decision, but you’ve finally managed to think it through. Placing your baby for adoption was the last thing you wanted, but sometimes we are stuck in a situation that needs a difficult decision. After careful consideration you’ve decided that it might...
Cradle of Hope Adoption Center has many, loving, carefully screened families who would welcome in their homes and hearts a baby born addicted to drugs, even if the baby needed to stay in NICU for several days or weeks while going through drug withdrawal. In...
You took a baby home from the hospital and then thought about adoption because circumstances have occurred that make it difficult or unsafe for you to raise your baby? If your circumstances change (if you become homeless, you are in a dangerous situation, or for whatever...
“I’m a single mom to a two-year-old girl, and ever since she was born, it’s been a struggle to pay bills and make sure she has everything she needs. I don’t have any support from my parents, and her dad disappeared when he learned I...
Naturally, you want to ensure that the family you choose is appropriate to adopt their child. A mother’s instinct and love for her baby need to be reassured. That is why every adoptive family goes through an extensive screening process to develop an approved family...
Being a birth mother means that there is love rooted at the heart of your adoption decision. The choice was weighed and measured, and the answer revealed the selflessness of a woman in selecting the best path towards a vibrant future for the child. The...
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? If so, you’re probably placing blame on...