Blog About Adoption
Welcome to Lifetime Adoption’s blog about adoption. Lifetime Adoption is a domestic adoption agency with over 35 years of experience creating families through infant adoption. We specialize in domestic adoption, which generally involves adopting a newborn or child up to six. As one of the top adoption agencies in America, we’ve made the dreams of parenthood come true for thousands of couples across the nation.
Our founder, Mardie Caldwell, established Lifetime after experiencing the joy of parenthood through adoption. Caldwell designed Lifetime’s successful adoption program to be what she needed when adopting her son. Over 35 years later, her adoption program guides families through each step of the way, educating and preparing hopeful adoptive parents for their Lifetime Adoption. Caldwell is also an adoption author; she has written six books and created this blog about adoption.
Open adoption is the most common type of domestic adoption today. In a modern open adoption, the birth parents select the adoptive parents for their baby. They view profiles and talk with adoptive couples before making their choice. After the adoption placement, there is usually some form of contact, from sharing pictures and supplying updates on the child to in-person visits once a year. Both the birth parents and the adoptive parents come to an agreement about what the post-adoption contact will be. You can learn much more about what open adoption looks like by reading this blog about adoption.
After deciding that they’d like to expand their family through adoption, most hopeful adoptive parents start prioritizing financial planning, researching adoption agencies, and reading up on open adoption. Lifetime’s blog about adoption covers articles on the adoption process, open adoption, parenting, financial, transracial adoption, and more.
Adoption can give you the family you’ve been praying for. It can be the most incredible journey and give you the greatest of blessings: a child of your own. As a hopeful adoptive parent, you’re able to provide a child with a happy, loving home. Read our adoptive families blog about adoption and get info on birth parents, what to expect in open adoption, adoption costs, and how to enjoy your adoption journey.
Lifetime can help you successfully adopt a baby or child, completing an Adoption for a Lifetime! To start with domestic adoption, you can complete our free application today. If you have questions, give us a call at 727-493-0933 and speak with one of Lifetime’s adoption professionals.
What If She Changes Her Mind About Adoption?
Many adoptive parents who are matched with a birth mother get anxious about whether their adoption might fail. They wonder, "What if she changes her mind about adoption?" When a birth mother changes her mind before signing legal paperwork, it's known in the adoption...
How to Find a Birth Parent-focused Adoption Professional
An indication of an ethical adoption agency is what sort of birth parent support they provide. Choosing adoption for their child is one of the most painful decisions in a birth parent’s life. An ethical adoption agency knows this and keeps the best interests of birth...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Losing a pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences to endure, and it's one that many of our hopeful adoptive parents are familiar with. The Mayo Clinic estimates that around 10 to 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, but that the actual rate is probably...
How Long Does the Adoption Process Take?
As you begin your adoption journey, it's normal to wonder how long it will take to adopt a baby. The wait can be frustrating when you are eager to grow your family. How long does the adoption process take? Since every adoption is unique, the details of the birth...
Financial Assistance for Adoption
After they begin considering adoption, many hopeful parents are left facing the same question: How are we going to afford this? Can we get financial assistance for our adoption? Cost can be a roadblock for many families pursuing adoption. Fortunately, there are...
10 Tips for Your First Conversation with a Birth Mother
Once a birth mother decides she’d like to chat with you for the first time, you might be both ecstatic and terrified. What do you say? What should you ask? How much is too much? You want to make a good first impression, but will your nerves get the better of...
