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What will people say about me? What will they think of me or how
will they react to me if I say I’m going to give my baby
away? |
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If I decide to place my baby for adoption, can I change my mind? |
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Does my baby’s father have to agree with everything? |
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So what are his rights then, before and after the adoption? |
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When does he give up those rights?
At the same time, not until after the baby’s born? |
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So, if I wanted to place my child for adoption and the birth
father didn't want to, would I just automatically lose custody
because he wanted the baby and I didn't? |
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How can I get adoptive parents, though, to want to have my baby
if the father’s so up in the air about it? |
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How do I find information? Do I look in the Yellow Pages, or
what? |
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But aren’t there all different kinds of adoption agencies?
Which is the best kind to contact? |
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What if I didn't want to go through an agency?
What if I knew someone who wanted to adopt? |
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Do I get to choose the adoptive parents? |
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How do I choose the adoptive parents? |
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What can I say I want? Can I say I want the adoptive parents
to live in a certain area or, you know, have a certain income? |
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What if my baby is going to be a child of color or a different
race? |
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Who names the baby? Can I name my baby and they'll just rename
him? |
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Can I see my baby or have contact when he’s growing up? |
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Do some people prefer closed adoption because it's just too
hard to have contact? |
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If I do place my baby for adoption and, you know, afterwards
I'm having a real hard time, where can I find help? |
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You keep talking about grief and loss, but if the whole thing
is like finding a home for my baby instead of giving him away,
why will I be going through grief and loss? |
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I don’t want to abort this baby, but I don’t have
any resources to even get through a pregnancy. If I decide to
put my baby up for adoption can I get help and people to pay
for whatever I need? |
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Am I going to have to pay anything? |
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I don’t think I'm really ready to be a parent, but I do
really want someone in my life that I can love and that will
love me. Is that so bad? |
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My best friend doesn’t think I should place my baby for
adoption. Shouldn’t I just listen to her? |
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What’s your best advice? |
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