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Birth Mom Missions is a nonprofit founded and managed by actual birth mother's of adoption. We provide a much needed (and often overlooked) service to women who have placed their child into another families arms, so tht they can have a better life. We offer guidance before, after and during the adoption proces... offering supportive groups (local and nationwide) of women who have been through the same thing. We are dedicated to providing nonjudgmental assistance to any woman facing an unplanned pregnancy and guidance for those who choose to become birth mothers. Basically, we want to provide other women in the future with the knowledge and support that we wish we could have had from a birth mother. Someone who knew what it was like and was totally unbiased in providing our suport. Someone to talk to us, inform us, guide us, emphatize with us, and answer all our silly questions. Becoming a birth mom is usually a very unfamiliar experience to most women. One goal of the mission is to someday see every pregnant woman considering adoption, have at least one bith mother mentor.
The mission touches the lives of those adoptived, adoptive parents, hopeful adoptive parents, pregnant woman at risk, the unborn, and society in many ways! Two birth mother's began this mission when they became aware of the great need for support of birth mother's post adoption. They had "roomed" together in a local adoption agengy dorm. During, their final 3 months of pregnancy. they experienced the good and the bad, the ups and the downs and everything else you could think of...together as birth mothers' of adoption,. They quickly realized just how important their friendship was then and continues to be. "Until we became birth moms, I had no idea there even was such a thing. I had never really thought about it I guess...but the 3.5 million adopted children in our country had to come from somewhere I guessed! We want all adoptive children to know just how much they are loved." (a bmom) (options to bithmom: lifemom, firstmom, tummymom, etc...In actuality most birth moms of adoption don't really care what they are called by the adoptive family and others....as long as they are called.)
The 3 main focuses within Birth Mom Missions are: 1. Support & Advice for Women pre-and post adoption. Sometimes people surrounding adoption can unintentionally cause a birth parent to feel guilty or shameful. Unfortunately, guilt and shame seem to be an ever-evolving presence in the life of a parent who has placed a child for adoption. While no two birth parents are going to experience guilt in the same way throughout their entire journeys, birth parents should find comfort in knowing that some other birth parent, somewhere on this Earth, has felt something similar. While our experiences are unique, the issue is not. You are never alone. A few of the services we will provide: local & nationwide supportive groups, online live meetings, prayer groups, monthly newsletters, triad forums, a 1-800 phone support line (maintained only by real birth mother's, who have been in a similar situation before,) worksheets and references for before and after to help women process the life changing events that have just occurred, and much more. We also help birth mom's in communication activities with the adoptive parents and help them vocalize all their important questions early.. It can be very intimidating making that first call to tell a couple they are about to have a family. (Many questions you might not think of, with all you have going on,) Most importantly a community of women and supporters of Birth Mom Missions praying for you through it all. 2. Birth Mom's for Life: Mother Teresa says it best, "I will tell you something beautiful. We are fighting abortion by adoption..." Pregnancy is an emotional time for a woman, even under the best of circumstances. She needs someone to lean on, particularly when she is young and inexperienced. In today's society, the "easy" solution of abortion becomes a constant temptation during this time. Mary and Elizabeth became great friends as they shared the joys and challenges of becoming mothers. Our mission is to cherish children, encourage families,and build community. We offer peer mentoring and support to all mothers who are expecting through pregnancy or adoption, or those who are experiencing the pain of miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, or infertility. Volunteers offer support in the form of phone calls, cards, prayers, visits, emails, and educational resources We advocate adoption as an REAL option and go to schools and other locations to spread the word about what an honor it is to be able to give the gift of life! Although it may be hard at sometimes to be a birth mother, we believe it is much harder to suffer an abortion. Some things, like a life, are never easily forgotten. Find our blog .her 3. Adoption Celebration, Advocacy & Reform- We want to spread how wonderful adoption can be, but we see some much needed things are changed. Adoption reform is very important to us. We were able to see a lot from our perspective, living with 30 other birth mothers in an adoption dorm. We seek to make sure every adoptee knows they are loved and missed everyday. Provide a resource for the community to see hwat real birth mother's are like...(promote Birth Mother's Day every year) Answer Adoptive parents questions they may have, to alieviate some fears. More Info: -Reality of birth mother knowledge today: Existing information about how deeply the birth mother has been affected by the relinquishment of her child will help society become more aware about how to deal with adoption in the future. Since the literature falls short of providing suggestions for services for birth mothers who want to heal, the next step is to raise the consciousness among the community and create services for her recovery. Why are we needed? Every year approximately 1.3 million single women become unexpectedly pregnant. Sadly, less than two percent choose the loving option of adoption, while two million couples eagerly wait to adopt children. Donations: Donations are graciously accepted. We hate asking however, which is something we will probably have to learn how to do in order to exist... but we hope if their is a need, God will find a way to fulfill it through our prayers. We strive to do what is good and we feel God is calling us to do...if we don't have the funds needed at any certain time, it can be a good indicator that we were not going in the right direction. If you want to donate, of course, we would appreciate any donations no matter how small! All donors are honored in some way and have full knowledge of where ther money went and how (or who) there money is helping. It is not just a tax deductable charity donation, it's a gift that saves lives and gives women courage and hope in times of weakness. Right now, our 24/7 Crisis pregnancy Hotline and Post Adoption Support gets the most activity and so any small funds would go directly towards that payment. Our online presence is the next area item difficult costly to maintain. We offer individual counseling and spread awareness and love for all those involved in the adoption triad! Let us know how we can help you or if you are interested in getting more involved. Join one of our MANY groups or social networks! |
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SO IF YOUR ADOPTED, REMEMBER: o Forums o Visitation Videos o Presentations at adoption agencies o Call Center o Post-Adoption Healing o Labor and Birth Filming o Members Mailing List o Capturing Moments o Crisis Pregnancy Hotline o Speaking Engagements o Birth Mom Network o Prayer Day at Abortion Clinics o For Birth Moms * Ask a B Mom o Crisis Pregnancy Hotline o Answer Adoptive Parents o Founders' Blogs o What not to say to a birth mother * Support Us o Shop + Custom DVD's for Kid's + About You Video + Photo Keepsakes + Adoption E-cards
Learn More Founded in 2009 by two birth mother's, who were once roomates in an adoption agency doom, began the mission when they became aware of the great need for support of birth mother's post adoption. |
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