Unplanned Pregnancy in Texas
[What to do if You Don’t Want Your Baby]
If you are pregnant but don't want your baby, know that you are not alone, help is available. Call 1-800-ADOPTION to get professional help from a licensed specialist who is knowledgeable about unplanned pregnancy.
American Adoptions of Texas realizes how troubling an unplanned pregnancy can be — even more so when you are pregnant but don't want the baby. Understanding the options you have available is essential for you and your baby's future. When facing an unplanned pregnancy, you have three options:
Because many women experiencing an unwanted pregnancy do not want to raise their child nor complete the steps of abortion, adoption is the best solution. This guide provides the information you need on the process of putting your baby for adoption in Texas.
Anytime you have questions about your unplanned pregnancy or anything adoption-related, you can fill out this online form or call 1-800-ADOPTION to get more information. In the meantime, continue reading this guide to learn more about what to do if you are pregnant and want to give your baby up for adoption in Texas.
The Adoption Process
When you choose adoption for your baby, you are giving them a lifetime of love, support, and opportunity. You are making one of the most selfless and brave decisions to put their needs first. Although you may have a general understanding of what adoption is, you may be curious about the process itself.
Placing your child for adoption in Texas can be broken down into five steps.
- Determining if adoption is right for you: Adoption is not right for everyone, but it may be right for you. Once you have talked to a professional about your unplanned pregnancy and are well versed in the pros and cons of choosing adoption when you don't want a baby, you will determine if this life-changing path is the best choice for you.
- Creating a personal adoption plan: When you are pregnant and don’t want your baby, and have decided that adoption is best, you will begin working with your adoption specialist to create an adoption plan. Throughout this planning, you will discuss your preferences on the adoptive family you wish to find, the type of adoption you want to pursue, financial assistance opportunities, legal representation, and more. This planning will act as a guideline for how the adoption process will play out, based on your needs and goals.
- Finding the adoptive family: As a woman who is pregnant and wants to give your baby up for adoption, finding an adoptive family for your baby is one of the most important and exciting steps in the adoption process. Your adoption specialist will provide you with hopeful adoptive family profiles for you to review via your predetermined preferences. These profiles will give you a glimpse into the adoptive family's everyday life, their personalities, goals for adopting, and so much more.
These profiles help you create a personal connection with families you may consider placing your child with. Once you have found a family you would like to know more about, your adoption specialist will facilitate a meeting between the two of you to get to know each other better, ask any questions, and voice any concerns. Once you feel confident in a family's ability to raise your child, you will select them as the adoptive family, begin planning for placement, and continue building your relationship.
- Delivering and placing your baby: During your adoption planning, you will determine your preferences for your birth plan and placement of your baby. This will include things like where you want to deliver your baby, who you would prefer in the room, how much (if any) alone time you want with your child, how you want placement to be handled, and more. The goal of this planning is to lessen any confusion or added stress when the time comes to deliver and place your child with the adoptive family.
- Adjusting to post-placement life and building your relationship: The emotional aspect of adoption will impact everyone differently. Adjusting to post-placement life may take some time, but counseling services are available 24/7.
Once placement has occurred, depending upon the type of adoption you chose, you may have the opportunity to continue your relationship with the adoptive family and your child. This could be as simple as updates on your baby's wellbeing to as in-depth as in-person get-togethers. You control the type of relationship you wish to have after placement has occurred.
This is a brief explanation of the adoption process in Texas. Adoption puts you in the driver's seat of all the decisions and preferences for how you want the process to play out. The goal is to put you and your child's needs first and to help you focus on having a healthy and happy pregnancy.
To learn more about what to do if you are pregnant but don't want the baby in Texas and the adoption process, call 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out this form to get more information.
Why Choose Adoption?
For over 30 years, American Adoptions of Texas has helped women in nearly every unplanned pregnancy scenario place their children through adoption. Whether it's a matter of not being able or ready to parent, financial struggles, difficult circumstances like homelessness, drug use or alcoholism, or any other reasoning, adoption is a way to ensure your baby can grow up with a better chance at a successful life. From better schools, access to extracurricular activities to higher education, and a larger support system, adoption provides your child a lifetime of opportunity and benefits.
Adoption does not just benefit your baby, it has a positive impact on everyone involved.
When you are pregnant but don't want your baby in Texas, you can give the gift of parenthood to a family who may not be able to have children of their own, has dreams of adopting, and wants to provide your baby with a lifetime of love and support. This is a priceless opportunity for a hopeful adoptive family.
For you as the birth mother, adoption allows you to gain peace of mind knowing that your baby will be taken care of. You are able to live your life and continue chasing your goals without unexpectedly having to shift your plans and future to become a parent.
Choosing adoption for your baby can also help relieve the financial burden pregnancy, and delivery costs can create.
As a birth mother, adoption and all of the services included are free of charge. Adoption is always cost-free for birth mothers. Since you are already making such a brave and selfless decision, you should not be faced with the added stress of paying for services like:
- Assistance with medical bills and prenatal care costs
- Counseling services
- Legal representation
- Adoption planning
- Assistance finding adoptive families
- Many others
These are just some of the many helpful services American Adoptions of Texas offers birth mothers who are pregnant and want to give their baby up for adoption. As one of the largest national domestic infant adoption agencies in the United States, we are here to ensure your pregnancy and adoption experience goes the best it possibly can.
From the moment you consult with one of our trained professionals to after you place your child with an adoptive family, you have your own specialist by your side, guiding you through the amazing process of adoption. We provide all of the services you need to focus on your pregnancy and find the best adoptive family for you and your baby.
Contact American Adoptions of Texas
An unplanned pregnancy can be a lot to handle — American Adoptions of Texas makes sure you never have to go through it alone. We are here to help provide the guidance you need to make the best out of the situation at hand.
Call us at 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out this online form to get more information about your available options when you are pregnant but don't want your baby.
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