Adoption Blog
“I didn’t know I’d have so many choices with adoption!”
An unplanned pregnancy can be very confusing and overwhelming. There's no doubt about it: no matter what decision you make about your pregnancy, your life will change forever. Talk about a stressful situation! When Adriana contacted Lifetime Adoption, she was...
How My Chance Encounter at Starbucks Led to Adoption
A Chai tea with soy milk and a birth mother... You never know how your life will be changed by what appears at the time to be a chance encounter. Meg was seven months pregnant when she stood across the counter from me at a Starbucks. There I was, staring...
Is Adoption Right for Me?
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...
November is Adoption Month – Get 30 Days’ Worth of Prayer Ideas
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month, Lifetime encourages you to pray for those touched by adoption! We want to lift birth parents and adoptive families up with prayer so that they might meet in open adoption. Sometimes it's difficult for people to know...
4 Things to Avoid If You Want to Adopt
Adopting a child can be an emotional roller coaster. With the social worker visits, background checks, and numerous phone calls, not to mention the many ups and downs of waiting for a child, you can feel overwhelmed. Amidst all this, it’s refreshing to get a...
7 Reasons Osman and Jacqueline Will Make Great Parents!
Osman and Jacqueline are a loving and active East Coast couple who would love to become first-time parents through adopting a baby! They've taped a short and sweet adoption video to share about themselves as possible adoptive parents to your child. Osman and...
How to Afford Adoption: Your Financing Options
Infant adoption can be expensive for many couples, but it doesn't need to be. Adoption becomes reasonably affordable if hopeful adoptive parents use a variety of resources and strategies. There is financial help available for almost every couple, if you know where to...
If I Do Adoption, Can I Name My Baby?
If you're making an adoption plan for your baby, giving him or her a name might seem a little confusing. You might be wondering things like: "Do I name my baby, or does the adoptive couple?" "Once I adopt out my baby, can the adoptive parents change the name?"...
How Long Does It Take to Adopt Twins?
"My husband and I have just started researching infant adoption. We'd love to adopt twins! On average, how long does it take to adopt twins through Lifetime Adoption?" Twin adoptions happen from time to time at Lifetime; we might have two to three newborn twin...
Financially Stable Adoptive Family for My Baby
With Lifetime, you can make the choices to build a personalized adoption for your baby. We're here to help you every step of the way. One of the most important choices in your adoption plan is going to be picking your baby's adoptive parents. We have hopeful...
Get the Basics of Open Adoption in This Q&A Webinar
The topic of open adoption sparks a lot of questions. As future adoptive parents, it's important to understand what open adoption is like TODAY before you decide if it's right for your family. We want to help prepare you for a positive adoption experience, for all...
24/7 Adoption Hotline – Confidential, No Obligation
Sometimes, you just need someone to talk to. This is especially true when you're facing an unplanned pregnancy and don't know what to do next. It can feel like the end of the world when you find yourself unexpectedly pregnant. All of a sudden, you're faced with...
How to Protect Yourself From Adoption Scams
One of the worst things that can happen to a hopeful adoptive family is to be 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...
How to Conquer the Top 4 Most Common Open Adoption Fears
Most domestic adoptions today involve some level of contact between birth parents and the adoptive family. The amount of openness varies from annual visits to emails and photos sent through an adoption agency. This might come as a surprise to hopeful adoptive parents...
If I Give My Baby Up for Adoption, Can She Still Know Me?
“I’m due in a couple months, and I’m thinking about giving my baby up for adoption after she’s born. After seeing my own mom struggle as a single mom, I’ve realized that I want more for my baby than I can give her right now. She deserves to have every opportunity in...
Newborn Adoption Q&A: “Are we too old to adopt?” and other common questions answered
Lifetime’s recent webinar met with hopeful adoptive parents to answer their questions about adopting a baby born in the US. Our audience was mixed with people who are just beginning to consider newborn adoption, to families who are ready to start the process and are...
God Sees You Waiting to Adopt: Staying Encouraged While You Wait
Many people feel a spiritual calling to adopt, in addition to their desire to add a child to their family. There are many reasons adoptive parents may be led to begin the adoption process, and behind many of those common reasons, there’s a belief that God has set an...
Reviews of Lifetime Adoption Agency Florida
If you’ve begun looking into adoption to start your family, you’ve probably been searching for reviews of adoption agencies online. Being able to see what an adoption agency’s past clients have had to say helps you decide which agency to work with. You can find...
Can My Parents Make Me Get an Abortion?
Question: I’m 17 and have been dating my boyfriend for two months. Last week, we found out that I’m pregnant. He said he’ll drop out of school and go full-time at the grocery store he works at so that we can raise this baby together, but I’m not sure I’m ready...
“You are one of the bravest and strongest women I’ve ever met!”
Author’s Letter to Daughter’s Birth Mother Melissa Radke’s book, Eat Cake. Be Brave., is a personal testimony of courage, faith, and accepting one’s strengths and unique path in life. It includes topics that are near and dear to us, including infertility,...