By Joseph DiPietro

The journey for birth mothers trying to find their child an adoptive family can be positively life-changing. Giving up your baby for adoption is not “giving up.” It can also be a life-altering challenge. The choices a birth mother makes regarding the well-being of her baby are important. These choices will be the wonderment that is received through the adoption process in Nevada.

At Adoption Choices of Nevada, we are adamant about increasing the beauty of adoption through the eyes of every birth mother. The adoption process can be a journey into the unknown for many pregnant women. The implementation of a foolproof adoption plan should be the foundation for future choices. Our staff at our adoption agency in Reno, Nevada will help guide you through the process. We hope you will get a clearer picture of the initial steps to making an adoption plan, especially if your pregnancy was unplanned.

1 – Communicating with Your Adoption Caseworker

Embarking on the journey to find your baby a loving home will always begin with your partnership at our adoption agency. Your assigned caseworker for the adoption process will be by your side to answer any arising questions. Here, you will receive the opportunity to express the desires you have regarding your child’s future.

Communicating with your adoption caseworker is important. Your ultimate goal is to find your baby the home you believe to be best for his or her development. Don’t feel discouraged by any amount of questions you may have during your adoption journey. Remember, our staff is ecstatic to answer your questions and receive your concerns. Finding your baby a safe, compassionate, and integral adoptive family begins between you and our adoption agency.

2 – Choosing the Adoptive Family for Your Baby

As it was hinted before, yes, you get to choose the adoptive family for your child. It’s easy to believe that once a birth mother partners with an adoption agency, all the following decisions, regarding her child, are out of her control. This is far from the truth. At Adoption Choices of Nevada, we want our birth mothers to make the driving decisions that will find her baby to the right home.

The bravery that is already incorporated with the intention to place a child up for adoption should not be stolen by external decisions. A baby who is born before adoption is still the birth mother to love and protect. It is understood that an adoptive family will be making further decisions for their new child’s development. However, it is appropriate that the birth mother gets to see her baby off in the path she believes is best.

3 – Considering Types of Adoption in Your Adoption Plan

Deciding which adoptive family will be blessed to raise your child is not the furthest influence you have as a birth mother. You get to choose how the relationship between you and the adoptive family will look like after the adoption. There are three types of adoptions that a birth mother can choose from open, semi-open, and closed.

If you find complete privacy, for yourself, to be the most appropriate atmosphere after the adoption, then we recommend a closed adoption. Taking the path of a closed adoption will grant you total privacy. Neither you nor the adoptive family will be able to make contact. Now, if you do want appropriate privacy but also want some contact with your child, our adoption agency will regulate a semi-open adoption. Contact between the birth mother and the adoptive family will be facilitated by the adoption agency. Finally, there is the open adoption relationship. If you believe that maintaining a connection with your child is necessary, then an open adoption is a sure fit. This type of relationship will not include the adoption agency as a mediator for privacy. You and the adoptive family will have complete availability towards each other. 

As the initial steps to making an adoption plan do require discernment, we hope you don’t feel overwhelmed by all these options. We want to assure you that our adoption agency will remain diligent to keep you comfortable. If you believe the type of adoption relationship needs to be changed, we will strive to find you your preferred environment. 

Are You Ready to Take the Initial Steps to Make an Adoption Plan? 

We hope you remember that your journey as a birth mother remains a wonderful participation in making families. At Adoption Choices of Nevada, we understand that these steps for the adoption process can be daunting. However, it is our pleasure to help you find a strategy and blanket of comfort as you prepare to see your child off into a grateful, adoptive family. Our adoption professionals in Reno, Nevada are here to assist you through every step of the process.

Adoption Choices of Nevada has been providing adoption and surrogacy services across Nevada since 2012. You can also call us to speak to someone now. Contact Us 24/7: 855-940-4673 (Toll-Free) | 702-474-4673 (Las Vegas) | 775-825-4673 (Reno) | 775-738-4673 (Elko) | 775-884-4673 (Carson City).