Domestic infant adoption Archives

The Beautiful Challenge of Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:01:31-07:00June 25, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

This blog post is written by a guest blogger and is a perspective we don’t get to hear very often, the perspective of a dad through adoption.

I’ve always had a favorable view of adoption. I have a niece who was adopted by my sister and her husband. Although I’m quite sure there have been tough times, I always saw a well adjusted family with love in their hearts. Because this was my experience, when my wife and I began looking into adoption to grow our family, I was not skeptical. I was completely optimistic.

Immediately upon beginning the adoption process you are presented with life changing questions…

Anxiety and a Child Through Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:01:53-07:00June 11, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption|

A guest writer shares her experiences with anxiety in her pre-teen son through adoption.

Anxiety and the adopted child often times go hand-in-hand. The hard part about diving into adoption is you have no idea the issues you will experience with your child as they grow and face the realities of their story. Every adoptee has to face their story in different stages of life. I can only speak to walking with my child on his adoption story for the last 10 years, but one of the themes I have experienced with my son is that anxiety and adoption tend to go together.

A Love-Hate Relationship with Mother’s Day

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:03:07-07:00May 9, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility|

Oh Mother's Day ... you can bring so much joy and so much pain to so many. When I was single and in my mid-30s, I often wondered if I'd ever be a mother. Mother's Day seemed to be the day where someone stuck a knife in my heart a little and twisted it around, as I watched my friends and family celebrate a role I desperately wanted. When I finally met my husband, got married and started trying for a family, we went through a round of IVF that failed right before Mother's Day. Probably due in part to all the hormones I still had flowing through my body, I remember bursting into tears during our Pastor’s message at church, ultimately leaving early and ignoring the holiday altogether the rest of the day.

5 Adoption Myths Debunked

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:58:16-07:00March 28, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

Are you someone who is considering adoption, but is scared off by the contradictory things you’ve heard about the domestic infant adoption process? Here’s a list of five myths we commonly hear about adoption - debunked.

Reflections of a Birth Mom

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:27:32-07:00September 9, 2018|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Open Adoption (Learn)|

I missed the boat on motherhood.

What does that mean? It means missed opportunity, lost moments never to be reclaimed, chances I will never have.

What is Adoption Outreach and Should We Be Utilizing It?

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:50:16-07:00June 1, 2018|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Adoption outreach refers to all of the different steps a prospective adoptive family can take to find and be found by expectant parents considering an adoption plan for their child. It can range from just telling friends and family to spread the word, to leveraging various social media platforms, to paid advertising.

An Adoptive Parent’s Labor

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:36:20-07:00May 1, 2018|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption|

Two sweet Purl families are currently matched with expectant mothers due in the next days and months. It is such an exciting time, but they now must endure the difficult wait that comes with adoption. It brings back lots of memories for me personally of our journey to become parents. I still remember telling one of my friends that my husband and I were going to stop the infertility treatments for awhile and begin the adoption process, and her response: "Well, at least you aren't going to have to go through labor to have your baby". At the time, I didn't think much of the comment, and probably even nodded in agreement. Little did I know, my version of "labor" was going to last over 72 hours, and the first time I experienced that labor, I would be leaving a hospital without a baby.

Why Hire An Adoption Advisor?

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:09:00-07:00March 22, 2018|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Domestic infant adoption, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn), Transracial Adoption (Learn)|

Adopting a baby is wonderful, awesome, fulfilling experience, but it can also be very HARD! The process itself can be intimidating, and most don’t know where to begin once they make the decision to grow their family through Because of this, we believe that the most efficient, safest and least lonely way to adopt is by utilizing an adoption advisor for your adoption. We hold your hand throughout the adoption process.

A Birth Mother’s Story – Love is a Journey

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:36:27-07:00January 10, 2018|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Open Adoption (Learn)|

I thought I had survived my tumultuous teenage years when I graduated from high school, received a scholarship to college, and moved across the country to begin a fresh, new chapter. However, less than six weeks into my first semester, and home for a family visit and a doctor’s appointment to complete my immunizations for school, my life turned upside down.

The Basic Steps in a Domestic Infant Adoption

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:07:55-07:00November 8, 2017|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Domestic infant adoption|

Many people consider adopting but become too discouraged by the complexity of the adoption process to proceed past an initial thought. It's true that adoption is a complex process that includes preparation, education, the legal process, finances, not to mention the emotions involved! No two adoptions are the same, and each state's laws are a little different, but each follow the same general steps:

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