Follow a birthmom's journey
through the open adoption process with this pictorial essay:
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Lynne Fingerman, Adoption Connection Co-director, and Debbie Haber, a hospital social worker, visit with the birthmother and the baby. Letting the hospital know that an adoption is taking place is done whenever possible, well before a birthmother goes into labor. Adoption Connection will coordinate with the hospital so that any specific requests by the birth and adoptive family are honored. |
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Ardena and Susie with baby Sierra at the hospital. "Many people still have a lot of fear around open adoption and adoption in general. But Ardena said to us the other day that in some small ways we may be changing stereotypes and perceptions," says Susie. |
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Susie getting to know baby Sierra. "Sierra is very loved… we all feel that for Sierra to grow up knowing Ardena will be healthy for her as well as an enriching, loving relationship for us." |
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Proud parents Ardena and Susie visit with Lynne Fingerman, Adoption Co-director. Ardena says, "Working with Adoption Connection I never felt pressure. I knew it was my decision. Once I started working with them I felt right about the choice I was making." |
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Jackson and Ardena strike a pose during her visit a few months after Sierra's birth. "Jackson loves to tell Ardena all his latest 'knock-knock' jokes," says Susie, "and he loves that she is a skateboarder like he is!" |
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