How Will I Know If Adoption is the Right Choice for Me?
As a mother, it is completely normal and understandable to question your decision to put your baby up for adoption. That is why Adoption Choices of Colorado will support and provide you with as much information as you need or want to know regarding adoption. As you are going through an unplanned pregnancy there are emotions weighing on you working out a multitude of different situations. If you are planning on adoption after facing the hardships of coming to terms with an unplanned pregnancy your decisions may be cluttered. Adoption is one of them due to the decision usually being tough which Adoption Choices of Colorado see with many birth mothers. A frequent question you might be asking as you are going through the process of giving up your child for adoption is: How will I know if adoption is the right choice for me?
The answer is you are the only person that will know and those around you including Adoption Choices of Colorado will not. Instead of thinking about it, you will also know it in your heart if adoption is the right choice for you and your baby. Adoption Choices of Colorado doesn’t want you to feel pressured or guilty if you do change your mind about letting another family or parent raise your baby. It is completely normal for this matter to happen and because of the connection you have with your unborn child, you may realize adoption isn’t the right decision.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
My family is telling me not to put my unplanned baby up for adoption, what should I do since I want to?
This is your decision about the choice of putting your baby up for adoption or not. It is not your family who might be telling you to raise the child or terminate the pregnancy. Sit them down and tell them that you want to put your baby up for adoption and reasons as to why. If they would like more information about adoption, you and your family can come to Adoption Choices of Colorado. We will gladly tell your family and yourself everything you all need to know about adoption. It is normal for certain members to not believe in adoption due to the stigma around it. Our goals at Adoption Choices of Colorado are to eliminate such notions. Never let anyone change your mind due to their judgment.
I Just Found Out I Am Having An Unplanned Pregnancy, How Do I Tell the Birth Father I Want to Choose Adoption?
Unplanned pregnancy frequently happens which means you shouldn’t feel any less of yourself. In some cases, the birth father of your baby may or may not be in your presence or wants to be in the baby’s life, possibly causing you to become a single mother. In a different scenario, the father may be present but doesn’t know of your unplanned pregnancy as of yet. Telling him, you may be nervous, which is normal, but sitting down and being upfront is the best option. Don’t continue to wait especially if you are putting your baby up for adoption.
In the case of him being against adoption due to lack of knowledge, both of you can come to Adoption Choices of Colorado. We will support both of you and give you all the needed information and more. Though the birth father may still not want to choose adoption which will be a debacle that needs to go through the court system. Adoption Choices of Colorado can support you then as well. It would be great if both parties can come together and choose such an option together without issue. If not, don’t feel bad or nervous because we will be with you every step of the way.
What Adoption Agency Can I Go To in Denver, CO?
Here at Adoption Choices of Colorado, we offer a vast amount of support and assistance revolving around adoption for birth mothers, surrogates, adoptive families, and more. If you are looking for an adoption agency in Colorado come to us and here where we do not force decisions upon you. Instead, we will support you by offering financial assistance and more during the Colorado adoption process. Our steps are usually clear regarding the adoption process at our agency. You need to:
- First: Contact us through a phone call which is available 24/7. We will provide all information regarding the adoption process and you will then be transferred to speak to a birth parent counselor.
- Second: You will then speak to an adoption counselor from our private adoption services. From there, you will develop an adoption plan.
- Third: You will choose the adoption type you would like: open, semi-open, and closed. In the process of doing so, you create a preference of the traits you would like a potential adoptive family to possess. After you choose the adoptive family or parent you would like to adopt your baby after a thorough examination.
- Fourth: You will go through with the Colorado adoption plan while our adoption caseworkers services you with financial support during the pregnancy regarding medical and living expenses. Also, if needed, we offer counseling during the adoption process.
- Fifth: We offer counseling for you after the baby is no longer in your care to support with depressing feelings or more regarding the adoption. During the whole pregnancy, we maintain communication between both you and the adoptive family or parent.
We At Adoption Choices of Colorado Want to Help You With Your Adoption
As an adoptive agency, Adoption Choices of Colorado looks out for the best for you and your baby! Contact us as soon as possible with questions or more we will not hesitate to help you nor judge you. If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy are wondering if adoption is the right choice for you, check out our agency to learn more about your Denver, CO adoption options, contact Adoption Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
Meet the Author: Imani Agbionu is a recent graduate from George Mason University, earning her Bachelor of Science in Marketing. With a history in writing for her former university’s online publication, Her Campus, she aspires to become a successful journalist who can provide for herself and her family. She is from Washington, DC, where she has lived her whole life, but one day wants to move to experience and call another state home. Her mother is from Washington, DC, and her father is from Nigeria, part of the Igbo tribe. As an introvert, she loves streaming platforms, with her favorites being HBO Max, Netflix, and Disney+. Unfortunately, she can’t pick one due to all playing a vital role in her life on a daily basis. She enjoys reading, with her favorite book being The Shining by Stephen King, which she sees as unusual since she is a fearful person that avoids horror at all costs. Listening to music is a vital mechanism that helps her stay calm and deal with her anxiety at times.
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Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!