Adoption is the gift of hope. Legacy explores the advantages of adoption
Choosing adoption can be bittersweet. Most women experience heartache when placing a baby for adoption, as letting go involves grief, sadness and tough decisions. There are also beautiful advantages of adoption for everyone involved – including the baby’s mother and father, the excited adoptive parents, and the child. These benefits are often what propel a pregnant mother through the most difficult parts of her decision.
Exploring the advantages of adoption
The counselors who work on our adoptions in Texas are intentional about reminding the women we serve why they are pursuing such an act of selfless love. Our pregnant mothers, as well as those who have already delivered, often tell us about the peace they feel about the many positive aspects of adoption.
Placing a baby means giving your child the gift of an abundant life. A Legacy adoption means a home with two loving parents and often siblings, a strong community, education, opportunities for travel and other experiences, and more. It can mean more stability, safety and a secure future for your child.
One of the most heartfelt advantages of adoption is your ability to make a couple’s dream of having a family come true. Nearly all our waiting families cannot have biological children, and many have been longing for a baby for years. When you get to be the one who make their dream a reality, it is often deeply satisfying, and you can rest in the comfort of knowing that your baby will always be deeply loved and cherished.
Modern adoption makes for healthier outcomes
There are also well-documented advantages of adoption for the child. In modern adoptions in Texas, you lovingly place your child with another family, but can choose to remain a part of their life. You can choose a couple who is open to the same level of contact you want with your child as they grow older. This might include emails, pictures, letters, texts, phone calls or even in-person visits.
Placing a baby for adoption means your child can grow up knowing who you are and why you made the choices that you did for them. They can know your name and perhaps have pictures of you. They may even have the chance to communicate with you, speak with you, or meet you, as you can decide the level of contact that you are comfortable with. They will always know that although it wasn’t easy for you, you chose adoption out of love for them and hope for their future.
Selfless love is your baby’s welcome into the world
At Legacy, we can attest that one of the most beautiful advantages of adoption is that your child will be loved by two sets of parents, before they are even born.
Most babies enter the world being loved by one set of parents and their extended family. In adoption, a child is loved by his or her mother, and often, also the father and grandparents. They are also fully loved by their adoptive parents, grandparents and extended family. That is double the welcoming party!
This level of love for a child can set the stage for a lifetime of self-confidence. Studies have shown that today’s adoptees are highly likely to lead happy, healthy and well-adapted lives, often crediting their birth story as foundational to their positive self-worth.
Reach out to explore placing a baby for adoption
If you would like to understand more about the advantages of placing a baby for adoption, call or text our Texas adoption agency at 817-704-0239. We specialize in adoptions in Texas and are ready to help you explore all of your options.
