Placing Baby for Adoption in the Hospital: Last Minute Adoptions
While many birth mothers begin the adoption process in Colorado during pregnancy, it is entirely possible to place your baby for adoption after you’ve given birth in the hospital.
There are countless reasons why a birth mother might choose a last minute adoption. Perhaps you were planning on keeping the child and then personal, financial, or familial factors shifted. Perhaps the reality of raising a child as the primary guardian didn’t hit home until after having your child. Perhaps you were waiting to see what your reaction was to seeing your baby to help you make a difficult decision. Whatever your circumstance may be, know that it is okay to place your baby for adoption in the hospital.
Infant Adoption in Colorado
One option for birth mothers who are looking to place their baby for adoption after giving birth is infant adoption. This means that you are the primary caregiver for your child while completing the adoption process over a longer timeline, giving you the chance to talk with a free counselor at Adoption Choices of Colorado as well as to meet with a caseworker to look over the profiles of potential adoptive parents. Infant adoption allows you to take as much time as you need to find the best adoptive parents for your child and to assure that you feel comfortable and assured by both your child’s adoptive parents and the adoption plan you created.
Infant adoption can transpire over the first 1-12 months of your baby’s life, and is a wonderful option for birth mothers choosing adoption after giving birth.
Baby Safe Haven in Colorado
If you do not want to be responsible for caring for your child and want to place your baby for adoption in the hospital, the right option for you may be a baby safe haven adoption. Choosing a baby safe haven allows you to contact Adoption Choices of Colorado, and we will send an adoption caseworker to the hospital to complete the official relinquishment paperwork with you. Upon releasing your guardianship rights, our adoption agency will have legal custody of your child and place them with a safe temporary family while we find an appropriate adoptive family. You will remain entirely anonymous. This allows you to leave the hospital without the responsibility of caring for your child and the assurance that your child is well cared for and being placed in a loving home.
Last Minute Adoptions in Colorado
It is totally okay to decide last minute that the best choice for you is to place your baby for adoption in the hospital. The realities of giving birth and seeing your baby may make the decision more clear for you, or your life circumstances may shift by the time you give birth. Don’t worry! We are here to provide you with the adoption services and peace of mind you need. We also offer free counseling and support groups for birth mothers post-adoption to assist you in your grieving process.
If you are expecting a child soon, reach out to Adoption Choices of Colorado. We would be more than happy to answer any of your questions, address any of your concerns and discuss all your available options when it comes to last minute adoptions. We will do our best to prepare you for whatever decision is right for you and your baby.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy or you do not want to parent your newborn baby and want to learn more about your 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: Kara Bringewatt is an English major and psychology minor at Queens University of Charlotte. She plans to get her masters in social work and work at a nonprofit as a case manager for at-risk youth. She loves using writing as a means of creating community and bringing attention to causes she’s passionate about.
Kara is particularly interested in educational and mental health interventions for young people in foster care. She’s worked as a tutor, professional caregiver, preschool teacher and acting instructor, and loves being able to utilize her wide range of passions to support young people and plans on being a foster and adoptive parent.
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!