Frequently Asked Questions About Adoption
Do you have questions about the adoption process as a birth parent? Below you’ll find answers to questions frequently asked about domestic adoption by pregnant women and mothers considering adoption. If you don’t find the answers to your questions, please contact us and we’ll answer any questions you have.
Is your baby’s mother considering adoption? Take a look at our Birth Father Questions.
Do you have adoption questions that aren’t answered here? Please pick up the phone. Call us or text us and feel the relief of talking about your pregnancy and adoption options: 1-800-923-6784.
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Questions About Lifetime Adoption
Why choose Lifetime Adoption Center?
Questions About Adoption in General
Why would I give my baby away?
Is it selfish to consider adoption?
Is open adoption safe & legal?
What is Open or Semi Open Adoption?
What is the adoption process like if I’m pregnant?
What is the adoption process like if my child is already born?
What is the adoption process like if I call from the hospital or if I just delivered my baby?
Adoption or abortion: What’s the right choice?
Questions About the Adoptive Families
How are adoptive families screened?
If I don’t see a family on the site that meets my needs, do you have other families to select from?
Can I select a family from a state other than my own?
How soon can I see waiting couples or match with an adoptive family?
How do I use the Lifetime site to find a family? Once I do, how do I contact them?
Could I meet the adoptive parents?
I noticed some of the adoptive couples only want a girl or a boy. Why?
How soon after birth is the baby placed with the adoptive family?
What kind of adoptive parents can I choose from to adopt my child?
Will the parents I choose want to adopt my baby?
How do I know my baby will be safe with the adoptive couple?
Questions About Me and the Father
What age range are most of your birth mothers?
Can I ever see my child again?
What if I go into labor, can you work with me from the hospital?
I am married and the father of the baby is not my husband. Can you help?
Is there counseling available for me in my home state?
Can my family see the baby and receive updates too?
Does my baby’s father have a say?
Can I see my baby in the hospital?
I’ve used drugs during my pregnancy. Is adoption an option for my baby?
Is there help for me after the adoption?
Do I have to meet with an adoption counselor in person?
I’m hiding my pregnancy. Is adoption confidential?
What if I change my mind about the adoption?
Questions About My Baby or Child
My child is older; do you have families that are interested in older children?
My baby will be African American-do you have black families available?
Will my baby go to foster care before going to the adoptive parents I choose?
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