Birth Mother Matters in Adoption

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 221: Holding a Marriage Together When an Adoption or Fertility Treatment Doesnt Work Out Steps to Take to Preserve Your Marriage Factors that have a negative impact on marital success, happiness and cohesion after the unsuccessful journey to become parents: Grieving the loss of their dreams and expectations of having childrenstillborn births and miscarria...

Birth Mother Matters Season 2 Podcast 120:  When Families Are Not Ready to Adopt What can happen when families are not ready to adopt but begin the process anyway? Marital DiscordDepression / Anxiety / PanicHave a lower level of satisfaction with the adoption processDifficulty engaging in the adoption process and bonding with your birth motherMaking decisions that may not have been made had  in de...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Podcast, Season 2: Episode 119: Sexual Violence & Its impact On Pregnancy and Adoption The CDC defines sexual violence as a sexual activity when consent in not obtained or not freely given. It is a serious public health problem in the United States. Sexual violence impacts every community and affects people of all genders, sexual orientations, and ages—anyone can e...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, #118: Domestic Violence & Its impact On Pregnancy and Adoption The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates abusers target more than 300,000 pregnant women in the U.S. each year, adding that the number may be even higher than that given the reluctance of survivors to disclose abuse, especially during pregnancy. Published in March 2017, in BJOG: An In...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 117:One in Four, Part 2 of 2 If you or someone you care about has lost a child to stillbirth, miscarriage, SIDS, or any other cause at any point during pregnancy or infancy, please join us in raising awareness this month for October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Learn what to say and what not to say to famile is experiencing a miscarriage...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption: One in Four, Part 1 of 2 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month  It may be uncomfortable to talk about miscarriages or stillbirths, but when we say nothing about the loss of the baby, the grief is not acknowledged.  Just because a birth mother is placing a baby for adoption does not mean she does not care about her baby, actually the opposite is true...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 115: Birth Control & Adoption Part 2 of 2 Birth control continues to be a topic that many are still uncomfortable speaking about.  Due to the rating of this podcast, we will be using very general language, please note that this episode may contain language not suitable for children.  Since this podcast is about adoption- the precursor is pregnancy and the...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Podcast Season 2 Ep. 114 Birth Control P. 1 of 2 Birth control continues to be a topic that many are still uncomfortable speaking about.  Due to the rating of this podcast, we will be using very general language, please note that this episode may contain language not suitable for children.  Since this podcast is about adoption- the precursor is pregnancy and the pr...

Birth Mother Matters In Adoption Season 2 Episode 113: C-Sections in Adoption   When making a hospital plan, if you are going to be having a scheduled c-section, you can completely detail how you want everything to go.   Normally when having a c-section, you can have one support person in the operating room with you.  Sometimes birth mothers choose the birth father, a family member or friend, the...

Birth Mother Matters In Adoption Season 2 Episode 112:Gender Reveal Celebrations Gender Reveal Parties / Celebrations have become increasingly popular, incuding in the adoption community.  Birth mothers love to be able to surprise their adoptive families with the gender of their baby!  These Gender Reveal Celebrations can be conducted with assistance from the adoption agency, either in person or t...

The only real way two adopted children can have the same adoption story is if the same biological parents place a second baby for adoption with the same adoptive family, with the same Post Placement Communication Agreement, and even then there may be a different set of circumstances.  Because children don’t generally like to be singled out of feel different you can point out the following “non-tra...

Podcast 110- Part 1 of 2: When Another Adopted Sibling Joins the Family “Not by blood, but bonded to each other just the same.” – Unknown Listen and learn about adopting a second baby.  Listen to answers to commonly asked questions regarding adopting a second child.   Common Questions Asked by Adoptive Families: When is the “best” time to begin a second adoption? Should I adopt a baby again to mai...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 109: The Pressure of Not Adopting People are “peer pressured” for different reasons in their lives and the types of pressure change with age group. The reasons for birth parents choosing not to parent are sometimes very reflective of why non-birth parents choose to not have children; they are not in a stable relationship, they have personal goals they wan...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 108: The " What Ifs" in Adoption A major concern of many birth parents and adoptive families is what happens if my adoption does not go as planned?  In life, so many of us worry about the “what ifs?” We have these worries and fears regardless of whether we are making an adoption plan, pregnant, embarking on a new life journey, about to make a change in li...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 107: Adoption in Uganda           When a crime is committed, there are ripple effects and sometimes, especially in the cases of adoption fraud, many vicitms.  Stories like the one about the agency European Adoption Consulants scare families who are interested in adopting, but know that they scare other agencies and indiviuals in the adoption field as well...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, 106: Adoption Questions & Answers Over the past 5 decades, adoption has drastically changed and all for the better.  The option of  (for the majority of women) women being sent away to pregnancy homes to have their babies, place them for adoption and return to their own home and pretend as if their pregnancy never occurred.  Pregnant women who choose adop...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Season 2, Episdoe 105 : Effects of Adoption Reunification on Children of an Adult Adoptee Listen to the eldest daughter of Kelly Rourke-Scarry, Michelle discuss the impact of her mother reunifying with her biological graandmother (Kelly Rourke-Scarry's biological mother, Donna K. Evans.)  Learn about the positive impact reunification can have on more family members...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Podcast #104: Adoption Profile Books Adoption Profile Books are a book that an adoptive family creates for the birth parents to see when choosing an adoptive family.  The Adoption Profile Books include pictures, a letter to the birth mother/birth father, and explains their lives; pets, favorite things, their house and a little about their lives.  Robyn is the Match...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption 2 #103: Confessions of an Adoption Agency Director Here is the raw, the real and the behind the curtain information.  I have no inhibitions about discussing these issues that we are about to dive into; everything we do- we do transparently.      Is Domestic Adoption Risky? Yes, in can be.  Just as infertility may be risky or a traditional pregnancy.  Risk is an all...

Birth Mother Matters In Adoption Season 2 #102 Living With Your Parent's Choices Join us today as we talk with John Simpson, Ron Reigns' (Simpson's) adult son discuss his thoughts and feelings about learning that his parents made an abortion choice prior to his conception.  Ron Reigns has discussed his regret over the abortion choice he nad his ex-wife made prior to John and now our listeners can...

Welcome to Podcast Season 2    Episode 101 During this episode we will be taking a look back at the past year of Podcasts and a sneak peak at the look forward. Our listeners have shown a particular interest in certain topics and so we will be exploring some adoption topics in particular in more detail, from different perspectives and talking with experts in the adoption field.  We love to get feed...

Birth Mother Matters In Adoption Episode 100: The End of Era Listen to the recap of our first hundred episodes!   Celebrate with us as we reach our 100th episode!!!!!!!!!!!  

Adoptive Family Case Manager on Disruptions Part 2 of of 2 This Podcast tackles the topic of Disruptions in Domestic Adoption.  We are re-visiting thi adoption topic because it is one that adoptive families have so many questions and concerns about.  Becky is an Adoptive Parent Case Manager Supervisor, the Hospital Case Manager Supervisor and case manages adoptive families herself.  She has been w...

Birth Mother Matters Adoption 98: Adoptive Family Case Manager on Disruptions Part of of 2 This Podcast tackles the topic of Disruptions in Domestic Adoption.  We are re-visiting thi adoption topic because it is one that adoptive families have so many questions and concerns about.  Becky is an Adoptive Parent Case Manager Supervisor, the Hospital Case Manager Supervisor and case manages adoptive f...

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption 97: Updates: Adoption and Abortion News New happenings in the Adoption World have not had any drastic changes, Covid-19 has overshadowed so many aspects of our lives.  Still, adoption continues and famlies continue to grow. The Abortion World continues to stay in turmoil.  There are lots of happenings; new laws being passed, appealed and new proposals happening.  L...