When is The Right Time To Place Your Baby Up For Adoption?
There is no right or wrong time to choose a Denver adoption. You can choose to place your baby up for adoption when you feel like you are ready to begin the adoption process. Here at Adoption Choices of Colorado, our staff is here to help you through this process. We have experience with late pregnancy adoption, after birth adoption, and early pregnancy adoption.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
Why Should You Choose to Place Your Baby Up For Adoption?
An early pregnancy adoption is the most common type of adoption for birth mothers. This type of adoption is preferred because birth mothers have more time to go through the adoption process and make sure your adoption plan is your vision. Adoption in Colorado is nothing to be afraid of. Our staff is here to help you through your pregnant adoption process. Your caseworker will walk you through all of the steps of the adoption process. With an early pregnancy adoption, you and your adoption caseworker will go over the steps of the adoption process in detail. You have all the say in what you want your adoption plan to look like.
The Adoption Process For An Early Pregnancy Adoption
The first step to getting the process started is contacting us at Adoption Choices of Colorado. You can find our contact information on our website. After getting into contact with us, we will schedule a meeting with you. We can conduct this meeting at a place of your choosing, at our offices, over the video, or on the phone.
The next step is going over all the information with your adoption caseworker. Your caseworker will provide you with all the paperwork you need to get your Colorado adoption process started. This will include things related to your adoption and your financial budget that caters to your needs.
We can also help you find a suitable doctor for you to begin your prenatal care. Once you get through this part of the process, you then get to move on to choosing an adoptive family or parent! This step is very important because you want to find the right family or parent who you like and that you think is best for your baby.
Your caseworker will provide you with the paperwork for the adoptive families and adoptive parents that we have on our waiting list. You can also request to look at any adoptive families or parents that catch your eye. Once you decide on an adoptive family or parent, you will begin receiving financial support and suitable living space. Again these are for only if you need them. Depending on your Colorado adoption plan’s openness, you can meet your adoptive family or parent and have open communication with them as well throughout your pregnancy.
The next step of your adoption process is setting up the arrangements for your due date. In this step, you will plan your due date at the hospital. You will decide who will be there with you at the hospital, holding and naming the baby and your care as well. Your birth counselor will be there to advocate for you as well. The baby will leave with the adoptive family or parent, and you will give your final consent.
The final step of the adoption process deals with post-placement support. You and your adoptive family or parent will have set up the ways you want to keep in touch. The type of communication you guys have is based on the openness of your adoption plan. If we are providing you with financial aid, we will continue to do so for six weeks after your delivery. You can contact us for counseling and emotional support as you need it.
Early Pregnancy Adoption in Colorado is a Wonderful Process
As mentioned, an early pregnancy adoption is a wonderful process, and it is the most common type of adoption among birth mothers. If you are looking to put your baby up for adoption, we hope you decide to work with us here at Adoption Choices of Colorado. We are here to help you with your adoption process and support you every step of the way.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy 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.
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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!