Pregnant & considering adoption? We understand what you are going through. You are not alone, there is help for you here. We help expectant mothers in Maine explore adoption in a safe, supportive, and personalized environment.
Placing a Baby for Adoption in Maine
Since 1998, Angel Adoption has been providing expectant mothers from Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn, and other Maine cities extensive support, resources, and guidance throughout their entire pregnancy.
Finding out you are pregnant can be an emotional time, especially if the pregnancy is unexpected. Angel Adoption works with pregnant women in Maine through the entire process of infant adoption. No matter where you live, adoption agencies in Maine can connect you with adopting families who want nothing more than to give your child a good home.
We Are Here to Help
We understand that this can be a scary and overwhelming time, but know that you are not alone. Our adoption coordinators are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your questions, discuss your options, and help you make the decision that is best for you. We will never pressure you one way or another. All of our services are completely confidential. Your privacy is safe with us and your information will never be shared. Call, text, chat, or email us anytime, day or night.
Financial Assistance
Food & groceries
Rent & utilities
Maternity clothes
Household items
Medical expenses
Transportation
Benefits of Choosing Adoption for Your Baby
Adoption is one of the most loving and selfless gifts you can give both your baby and their adoptive family. Your decision to place your baby for adoption will be a long-awaited miracle for a waiting family.
A Loving Decision
There are many reasons expectant mothers choose adoption in Maine. You may be unable to financially support a baby. You may not feel emotionally ready to care for a baby. You might not have support from your family. You might have an unstable relationship with the birthfather. No adoption is the same and no reason for choosing adoption is better than another.
Overall, birthmothers decide to place their baby for adoption because they care about themselves and, more importantly, they care about their baby. Placing a baby with an adoption agency in Maine can provide:
Love
Financial security
Medical, dental, and eye care
Safe, stable home life
Quality education
Opportunities for a happy, fulfilling life
Emotionally ready parents
Loving grandparents and relatives
Maine Adoption Services
Even if you have not 100% decided to place your baby for adoption, contacting an adoption agency in Maine or adoption organization, like Angel Adoption, is a great way to weigh your options. Our staff of adoption professionals will help you make an adoption plan and discover your needs during your pregnancy. Your adoption coordinator will answer any questions you may have, and provide you with all the information you need to move forward.
The Adoption Process
You are probably wondering how this works. Here is an overview of the steps you take to complete the adoption process.
Create an Adoption Plan
We will help you create an adoption plan based on your specific wants and needs. You'll start by browsing families from our database of profiles of families hoping to adopt. You can choose what type of adoption you want, including how much contact you'd like to have with your baby and the adopting parents during and after the adoption.
Communicate With a Family
If you've chosen to communicate with the family adopting your baby, we can arrange for you to talk on the phone, email, or text with them. Whatever you're most comfortable with! All of the adopting families we work with have been licensed to adopt a baby in the United States and are fully prepared to provide a loving and stable home.
Connect With a Social Worker or Attorney
Next, you will meet with a social worker or attorney – at no cost to you. This meeting will allow you to tell them about your needs and wants during the adoption, and help you to learn more about the legal aspects of adoption.
Get Support
Throughout your pregnancy, we will provide you with all the support and assistance you need. You can communicate with your adopting family as much or as little as you wish.
When the Baby is Born
After the birth, you'll be able to spend as much time as you would like to in the hospital with your baby, the adoptive family, and/or a counselor. The baby may go directly home from the hospital with the adoptive family. Shortly after you will sign the legal documents consenting to the adoption.
Post-Adoption
After the adoption process is completed, the amount of contact you'll have with the baby and adoptive family depends on the type of adoption you choose. The post-adoption experience is different for every birthmother. Your adoption professional can work with you to put together a plan that will help you move forward after the adoption and get the support you need.
How to Choose a Family
One of the most fulfilling parts of the adoption process is choosing the right adoptive family for your baby. Angel Adoption's waiting adoptive families have been pre-screened and are all licensed to adopt a baby in the United States.
Before you start looking through adoptive parent profiles, think about what matters most to you. What are your must haves? What are deal breakers? Is there anything you don't want? You have the right to pick any set of adopting parents based on any set of criteria. Take your time, and review as many profiles as you need to. To help find a family that is the right fit, ask them questions like:
- What led them to adoption?
- Do they have other biological or adopted children? Do they plan to have or adopt more?
- Do they have family that lives nearby?
- What are their values and/or spiritual beliefs?
- What are their views on parenting and discipline?
- What type of family traditions do they have?
- Do both parents work outside the home?
- How much time would the child be spending with a nanny/babysitter or at daycare?
- What experiences would they like to share with the child?
Maine Cities
Angel Adoption educates and supports expectant mothers throughout Maine.
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