If you’re pregnant, you have a very big choice to make when it comes to your delivery. How will you do it? Will you be using an epidural or going through with it drug-free? Before you make any final decisions, it is best to be informed about both choices, since there are actually a lot of things you might not know about them. Here are the pros and cons of natural birth and epidural-assisted birth.
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Talking about adoption with your child is something every adoptive parent has to do, and something most of them dread doing. It can seem like having that talk is a burden which can cause you to be nervous or make the child feel unwanted or rejected if handled improperly. But your child is going to want to know where they came from and why your family is different than others. That is why you need to prepare and make sure talking about adoption with your kid is not too much. Here are some tips on how to handle the talk at various child ages. Continue reading
Transracial adoptions are very common in this day and age. Many people decide to adopt a child from outside their race or country. These adoptions are often called interracial or international adoptions because adoptive parents and their child are of different race or ethnic group. Although these families might face some difficulties, there are also multiple transracial adoption benefits. Continue reading
Adoption is a perfect way of starting a family, and families which are created this way are just as valid as traditional families. November 23rd is National Adoption Day so here we want to list just some of the reasons you should choose to adopt.
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There are plenty of ways you can support adoption. You can fund grants that are given to adoptive families, give them loans for completing the process of adoption or participate in crowdfunding. There is no wrong way to go about doing it. But is there a way that will cost you less money? In this post, we are going to provide you with the answer to the question of when adoption donations are tax-deductible! Continue reading
When it comes to open and semi-open adoptions, good communication between birthparents and adoptive parents is key. But sometimes keeping the communication healthy and the relationship good can be taxing. Different people want different things, and it is not uncommon for people to disagree and even fight. Everyone wants what’s best for the child, but those things are sometimes very different. So how do you deal with keeping a healthy level of communication in an open adoption? Here is a guide that will help you with all your questions. Continue reading
Every adoption is very emotional, both for adoptive parents and for birthparents. Even though your relationship with birthparents can be amazing in the beginning, it is not rare that problems arise later on. So what do you do when you have problems with birthparents? Having emotional and psychological issues isn’t strange or unusual, so here are a few tips you can try if you want to understand and get along better with birthparents. Continue reading
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t is a well-known fact that birthmothers can experience post-partum depression. And when it happens, it is important to know how to recognize and deal with it. Post-partum depression in birthmothers often occurs when a birthmother places her child for an adoption. She then goes through a period of loss including various stages of grief such as anger, sorrow, denial, shock, and depression. It’s not easy to reconcile the emotional adoption process, so it’s completely normal that post-partum depression in birthmothers appears after the placement. But, there are ways on how to cope with that emotional time. Continue reading
People who have adopted a baby or a planning on doing it often hear the same things from their friends and family. That is because a lot of people have horrible misconceptions when it comes to the adoption of a baby and this becomes a problem when it becomes widespread. So here are the most common myths surrounding newborn adoptions and the truth behind the lies. Continue reading
A healthy pregnancy doesn’t include just going to your prenatal appointments with your doctor. It includes a lot of things, and a lot of effort is sometimes needed to get through it. It entails proper nutrition during pregnancy, adequate physical activity and making some simple lifestyle changes. Here are three things you should know if you are a birthmother looking at prenatal care. Continue reading
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