Share your story

As we gear up for National Adoption Month we would love to hear your stories! Stories of happiness, joy and even the sorrow of adoption. As we all know adoption is not an easy road and have all needed those words of encouragement at times. So if you have been matched we would love to hear about the joy of finding that out. If you have been placed we would love to hear your stores of that as well. Even if your waiting we would love to hear from you as well to hear about your journey to this point. We are here to support you and each other. So please contact us to share with each other during Nation Adoption Month!

 Also follow us on our facebook and instagram page for encouragement as well.

Adoption Poem

Once there were two expectant mothers.

One carried and cared for you beneath her beating heart

She became your Birthmother.

The other carried the hope of you within her.

She became your Mom.

Your Birthmother knew that she could not give you all you needed after you were born.

Meanwhile, your Mom was ready and waiting for you.

One day your Birthmom and Mom met each other.

They looked into each other’s eyes and saw a friend.

Your Birthmom saw the life your Mom could give you.

Your Mom saw how much your Birthmom loved you.

They decided that what you needed was both kinds of love in your life.

So now you have two families.

One by birth, the other by adoption.

And you have a home where you get:

Your questions answered,

Your boo boo bandaged,

You heartaches soothed,

And much needed hugs.

And a place where you can find:

Answers to your questions,

Your image in the mirror,

A part of yourself,

And much needed hugs.

Two different kinds of families

Two different kinds of love

 By author unknown

Partnership

We are beyond excited to be partnering with the amazing group Blessings in A Basket ! This partnership will be THE FIRST of its kind in Co-Adoption Education for birthmothers and adoptive families!  The movement is starting here and we are over the moon excited!  Or goal is to help, support and guide you on your journey no matter what stage you are in the process!

What is so great about us working in conjunction with each other is we feel the same about the way adoption should look.  BIB is coming from the birth mother side and What to Expect Adoptions is coming from the adoptive family side.  We are working together to get a program together to help both sides move through adoptive and work out the tough details before placement to try to avoid issues down the road. 



We are beyond amazed at the support we have received in the past couple of days since launching this site and our facebook page.  We hope that the community we have established so far continues to grow and we can be a support to each other on so many levels. 

We hope to have many more great announcements to come!

What to Expect Adoption Support Team!

Welcome

The excitement that we have to be writing this welcome post is beyond overwhelming!  The starting of support group is something we, Melinda and Megan, have talked about for months!  It is like seeing a long time dream come true and the thoughts of meeting and helping other's in the adoption community is so exciting for us both.

We need to start off by saying we are in NO way professionals and don't claim to be.  We are two adoptive mother's who have waited and hoped for the "call" to come, and have been down the journey of adoption resulting in the wonderful miracle of our sons. We understand first hand that the road of adoption can be a very emotional, frustrating and scary time.  At times you can feel you have no one to turn to who can be honest or understand how you feel, or the emotions you are going through...that is where we come in.  

For both of us the only place we found honest truthful answers were from other adoptive families.  We are in no way saying an agency lies to you; but that unless they have walked in the shoes we all have, we don't feel the agencies can understand how your truly feel and give you first hand, truthful answers to how you are going to feel during your journey. We will guide you and support you during this journey no matter what stage you are in. We will be there to help you through the before placement, at placement and after!

We promise to be honest and truthful with you about the things we have learned along the way. We want to pay it forward because it is the only way we know how to repay what has been give to us both, the amazing gift of life.

We have SO many amazing things in the works and partnerships we hope to make along the way.  We look forward to becoming part of your life and adoption journey as well.

Please make sure to check back soon, we will be showcasing our support webinars and the calendar of topics soon for you all to join in on for free! Until then, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us via email at:whattoexpectadoption@gmail.com

- Melinda & Megan

What To Expect - Adoption Support