A Real Life Story: Alison, from the Albany, NY area, shares her experience as a birth mother who chose to make an adoption plan for her baby.… Read More
TV News Segment Video. Albany, NY: Adoptive parents and birth parents share post-adoption and open adoption stories – by Matt Hunter of Spectrum News.… Read More
“I can’t thank you enough for the incredible support and help you and FIA have been.” — Shawna, a birth mother… Read More
“Your support made this difficult situation and process so easy for me today! I am forever indebted. Thank you!” —Alyssa, a birth mother… Read More
A birth mom describes her adoption journey and the friendship she developed through her open adoption.
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Birth Mother’s Day is just around the corner – May 13th, 2017! In honor of Birth Mother’s Day, FIA is sharing a story from one of our many special families. “We are Kathy and Dave (not pictured), we adopted Lucy 5 years ago. We have a very open adoption with her birth mother and her family. We could not be more thrilled with the family Friends in Adoption helped us to create! This is a personal project, to have a … Read More
Colin, a senior in High School, shares his experiences growing up as child who was adopted through open adoption.… Read More
“We went together and talked to our Case Manager and she told us everything about what FIA stood for and how things would go. She told us about open adoption which I had no idea what it was, but when I found out I was all for it.” —Brian, a birth father
“My Case Manager was kind, understanding, helpful, and answered every single ridiculous question and listened to everything that had happened without judgment. This, in my opinion, was the start of making this story as amazing as it was.” —Emma, a birth mother
“Most of my contact with my Case Manager was over the phone or via email but I couldn’t help but feel this radiating smile casting over me every time we communicated. She gave me hope. She gave me a sense of normalcy.” —Jesse, a birth mom
“Our Case Manager was a pleasure to work with. For going through such a life-changing event and supporting us throughout our entire pregnant journey, she became like family. She was a friend to both of us, and our families. She made it possible to not only meet and befriend our adoptive parents, she made it possible to make them part of our family as well. Without our Case Manager, we would not be where we are today in our lives.” … Read More
“The day came when we finally got to speak with the couple we wanted. Everything went better than we could have hoped for. There were no awkward moments in conversation, nothing was forced, and we laughed throughout the whole thing.” —B and E, a birth mother and a birth father
“My Case Manager helped me with everything that I asked, from sending me profiles of the adoptive parents that I had specifically told her, to getting me taken care of with my counselor that FIA had provided me to meet in person. I was nervous about meeting the adoptive parents but when I met them they were great. I actually found out that the adoptive mom had the same birthday as me so it made me feel more connected to … Read More
“When I had my son, I wasn’t sure what to do. I didn’t find out I was pregnant until I was very far along in the pregnancy. I was already a single mom with a toddler at home. I had recently gotten sole custody of my daughter and was beginning to turn our lives around. I knew if I brought my son home, neither he nor my daughter would have the lives that I wanted them to have and that … Read More
“I worked closely with the family I chose through my pregnancy, she went with me to most of my OBGYN appointments and was even in the delivery room with me when my daughter was born. My Case Manager made all of this possible and helped quickly and successfully work through any concerns or problems I or the adopting family had.” —Toni, a birth mother
