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How to Write an Adoption Letter of Reference
As hopeful adoptive parents go through the adoption process, they must complete a home study. An essential element of the home study process is providing several letters of reference. If you're hoping to adopt, you need a way to tell adoption professionals and...
How to Get Ready for Your Home Study in Florida
Our agency professionals provide home study services for hopeful adoptive parents who reside in Florida. Home studies can feel overwhelming, so my main tip is to be yourself! That's who the social worker is trying to get to know. Family-oriented caseworkers conduct...
Our Available Adoption Opportunities
One of life's most beautiful adventures awaits when you begin building your family. Although there are many paths you can take to become parents, pursuing adoption is a great way to fulfill your dreams of parenthood. If you're researching the possibility of...
5 Fun Facts About North Carolina Adoptive Couple Adam and Mary
Before you choose your baby’s parents, you can speak with several hopeful adoptive parents. Sometimes, it’s nice to just get a bit more info to understand who they are and what they’re about. I recently had the chance to chat with hopeful adoptive parents Adam...
Did You Know There’s an Adoption Symbol?
If you've been blessed by adoption, you might wish to honor your journey in a meaningful way. The adoption symbol has been used by many to share their love of open adoption. As seen in this image, the symbol of adoption is a triangle entwined with a heart. Each...
Can I Choose Adoption if My Baby’s Father Is Against It?
"The father of the baby says he won't agree to the adoption. I don't want to raise this baby and he wants me to give it to his mother. I don't want to do that either. What can I do?" First off, understand that you are not alone. Many women have been right where you...
Why Adoption Counseling Is Necessary and Where to Find It
Across the country, every year, May is observed as Mental Health Awareness Month. It's a time to raise awareness of those facing mental health issues and to help reduce the stigma so many people experience. The shame surrounding mental health struggles can...
What if No One Wants to Adopt My Baby?
If you're thinking about adoption, you want the best for your baby. However, you may wonder who will adopt your baby. Or you may worry your child will end up in the foster care system. Many women considering adoption have asked, "Are babies put up for adoption usually...
5 Fun Facts About Iowa Adoptive Couple Nick and Ashley
Before you choose your baby’s parents, you can speak with several hopeful adoptive parents. Sometimes, it’s nice to just get a bit more info to understand who they are and what they’re about. I recently had the chance to chat with hopeful adoptive parents Nick...
It’s Never Too Late to Choose Adoption
You can start the adoption process at any time. Whether you just found out you are pregnant, your due date is getting close, or you've already delivered, Lifetime Adoption is here to help! Call or text 1-800-923-6784 at any time to learn more. There is no deadline for...
Surviving the Adoption Home Study
If you have just begun your adoption journey, you may have heard and read about the adoption "home study." Chances are you have many questions or even fears about completing a home study. Here, I'll share the types of information gathered during a home study and give...
7 Things to Know About Your Unplanned Pregnancy
Lots of us have been there: standing in line to pay for a pregnancy test. It doesn’t matter if the test is for a friend or a "friend," it's as if you can feel the panic in the air. If you've just gotten a positive pregnancy test, you might be freaking out. Nothing in...
How to Protect Yourself from Adoption Scams
Many hopeful adoptive families worry about becoming the target of an adoption scam. The majority of birth mothers are honest and choosing adoption in the best interest of their child. However, some people take advantage of couples hoping to adopt. Although adoption...
Telling Your Parents You’re Pregnant? Get 4 Quick Tips
Breaking the news about your unexpected pregnancy to your parents is a tough conversation. It might be a discussion you never thought you'd have. So you may be feeling anxious and worried about their reaction. Unfortunately, there is no magic formula for how to...
5 Fun Facts About California Adoptive Couple Jeremy and Kim
Before you choose your baby’s parents, you can speak with several hopeful adoptive parents. Sometimes, it’s nice to just get a bit more info to understand who they are and what they’re about. I recently had the chance to chat with hopeful adoptive parents...
3 Tips to Prepare for Adoption
The journey of adoption is an experience that you likely will never forget. You are preparing to provide a life full of opportunities and love for a child, and you are also starting an exciting new chapter of your own life. While there is so much excitement...
What is Open Adoption?
Question: My wife and I have just started to look into domestic adoption. We keep hearing the phrase “open adoption.” What is open adoption all about? Answer: Open adoption can take many forms, from just talking on the phone with your child's birth mother, or meeting...
Adoption for My Baby
If you just found out you're pregnant by surprise, you're not alone. In the U.S., around half of all women will face an unplanned pregnancy in their life, and some choose adoption. The adoption decision is a personal one. Only you can know what's best for your life...
8 Creative Adoption Fundraisers You’ll Want to Try Today
Adoption is an adventure for your entire family. Part of the adventure of adoption is getting creative with raising funds for your adoption. The average cost of an adoption can range anywhere from $15,000 to $40,000. There’s the home study fee, adoption professional’s...
How Do I Make an Adoption Hospital Plan?
Open adoption allows you many choices as a birth mother, including how things are handled at the hospital when you deliver. You will have many choices in your hospital experience, including who can be in the delivery room and who can see or hold your baby. As...
Hoping to Adopt? Learn About Our Adoption Opportunities
Have you just started to research domestic infant adoption? When interviewing adoption agencies, make sure to find out what types of adoption opportunities they have. In other words, what are their birth parents seeking in adoptive parents for their child? In...