Skin-to-Skin Kangaroo Style
Little Elias updates: four days old. I had a goodnight, and my bilirubin scores are improving, so I get to be on only two lights now. I also got my…
Patience Required For a Long Journey
“You have to listen to your heart and soul and trust God,” Cherrie said. “That child you cried about was meant to be with a different family. You have to…
Four Warning Signs You Won’t Have Connection at Christmas
Many birth mothers want an open adoption. They want Christmas contact as well as other contacts during the year. If you have decided you want an open adoption, please continue…
Do You Know Your Real Family? Birth Moms, We Want Children to Know You
“Do you know your real family?” At every family Christmas gathering, one of Karla’s cousins would ask her, “Where is your real family? Are they going to send you presents?”…
Six Adoption Fallacies–Birth Mothers Need to Understand
Fallacy Number One: Adoption means I don’t love my baby. Reality: The “unloved” child is such a flawed fallacy. Our experience with hundreds of women at Heart to Heart Adoptions…
Give Up My Baby–No! Place Your Child.
You may have reasons to have considered “giving up my baby.” We HATE the phrase, “give up my baby.” Giving up sounds like defeat. Giving up a baby sounds like…
You Need an Adoption Consultant?? They Started With One.
You Need an Adoption Consultant?? They Started With One. In an earlier post, we discussed Monica and her wonderful, loving experience with Alexis*.Alexis opted to give birth and then trust…