Help with finding strength in your adoption journey

Placing a baby for adoption is a brave, selfless decision. You are putting the needs of someone else above your feelings. You will find that great peace of mind comes from knowing you’re making the right choice for your baby. However, you’ll likely also experience a range of emotions that come along with being pregnant, giving birth and ultimately placing your child with another family. With the right resources and support from our Texas adoption agency, finding strength in your adoption journey is possible.

Tools for finding strength in your adoption journey

As a mother-to-be, there are things you can do during and after your pregnancy to take care of yourself. The sooner you can put some of these in place, the sooner you’ll find that strength.

• Be patient with yourself and the emotions you are feeling. It is normal to experience intense relief and joy, as well as the stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – after you’ve placed your baby for adoption. Allow yourself to feel the different emotions along the way to finding strength in your adoption journey. Trying to ignore them or put it behind you doesn’t help you work through emotions. It only puts them off to deal with later at a time, or in a way you don’t expect.
• Trust in yourself. Focus on the abundant life that you have chosen for your baby. You have made a selfless, loving choice to put your child’s needs first, and you have made many decisions and plans to support your own peace of mind going forward. Reach out to the Legacy counseling team when you need support through difficult moments. We offer lifelong counseling, so we are here for you when you need us. Always.
• Find support and a community. You may have family or friends who will walk alongside you. Your adoption agency will provide consistent support throughout your pregnancy and after the adoption. Seek out a support group with other pregnant women or women who have made the courageous choice to place their babies for adoption. In-person and online support groups are available.
• Find a counselor with adoption and grief experience. Our Texas adoption agency can provide you with recommendations for therapists who can help you process your emotions and adapt to the next stage of your life. You can also locate counselors using adoption resource websites.
• Read and learn about other women’s experiences with placing a baby for adoption. There are books, websites and blogs that are written for women who place their babies for adoption, in many cases by the moms themselves. Reading these stories helps you understand that many other women share your experience and find peace of mind along the way, which can help with finding strength in your adoption journey.
• Start a journal. Writing about your experiences, thoughts and feelings provides a healthy and effective way to process your emotions.

Get support for placing a baby for adoption

The adoption process can be both beautiful and difficult for a future mother, but taking care of yourself goes a long way toward finding strength in your adoption journey. We are available to help and support you along the way. If you want to learn more about the resources we provide at our Texas adoption agency, contact Legacy Adoption Services.