Making the decision to place your baby for adoption is a difficult one. It is a decision that takes great strength, deep inner reflection and the courage to trust in yourself. Women start down the path to adoption for different reasons. Some may choose adoption...
These are some of the questions to consider when creating your adoption plan: What is best for your baby? Most pregnant women consider adoption because they are putting their baby’s needs ahead of their own. Adoption gives a child a wonderful mom and dad who are eager...
Most women considering adoption wonder if their child will resent her for choosing adoption. While not uncommon, the thought of your child one day hating you for placing them for adoption is a terrifying one - leaving you to wonder if adoption really is your...
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A report by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services may put to rest many of the concerns people have about the impact of adoption on children. The report, entitled "Adoption USA", was compiled from data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive...
The face of adoption has changed dramatically over the past decade. Previously, women facing an unplanned pregnancy chose adoption because they felt they had no other choice. Not only were they pressured to choose adoption, but they had no say in how their child was...
Step 1-- Initial contact When you are ready, the first step is to make contact with Cradle of Hope so that we can answer all of your questions, explain your options and help you decide if adoption is right for you and your baby. All of...
Cradle of Hope receives lots of adoptive family inquiries each month, but only a handful of these families are accepted into our adoption programs. Our Executive Director is an adoptive parent and she wants to be sure that every child placed through our program has...
Keeping your pregnancy a secret seems easy enough in the first few weeks and months. As your belly begins to grow you find yourself increasingly wondering when, or if, you should tell your friends or family about your pregnancy and your adoption decision. Ultimately, the choice...