 Adoption
has changed a great deal in the last few years. In the past, there were very few
choices for women considering adoption. Today, if you decide on adoption, you
and the adoptive family will reach the decisions that makes your adoption plan
unique and personal. Every adoption plan is different. The plan will be defined
as yours by the choices you make. The goal of our counselors is not to pressure
you into making an adoption plan, but rather to help you sort through your feelings
and options, without influencing you in any way.
Pregnant women/couples
and extended family, along with prospective adoptive families, receive support
and understanding from FIA. Regardless of your decision, YOU will be treated with
kindness and respect. The types of decisions that you
will need to make are as follows:
- Do I need more information
about adoption?
- Do I want to meet with or talk to an FIA staff
member to learn more about the option of adoption?
If
you decide to make an adoption plan, you may want to consider the following:
- Do I want to share my pregnancy and potential adoption plan for my
baby with my family and/or friends or do I want to keep it completely confidential?
- Do I want to choose my child's adoptive family? If so, what type of adoptive
family do I prefer for my child (e.g., a certain race, religion, a family who
is parenting other children or a family who isn't)?
- Do I want to
speak with or meet my child's prospective adoptive family before the baby is born?
- Do I want the prospective adoptive family involved during the pregnancy?
- Do I want to spend time with the baby at the hospital and do I want the
prospective adoptive family to do the same?
- Do I want information
about my child as he/she grows? If so, what form do I want this information to
take (letters and pictures, occasional visits, email, etc.)?
You can
call one of our kind, experienced staff at 1-800-982-3678 (24 hours a day, 7 days
a week). Or
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