Domestic adoptions
Domestic adoptions
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What You Need to Know About Adoption and COVID-19
The Legacy team is answering your questions about adoption and COVID-19 Whether you gave birth to your child, or you welcomed them into your life through adoption, parenthood comes with its fair share of uncertainty. However, the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic has added another layer of questions and fears. Legacy Adoption Services knows this is…
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Unplanned Pregnancy Statistics
Everything you need to know about unplanned pregnancy statistics When you dive into today’s unplanned pregnancy statistics, you might be surprised to learn many pregnancies are unplanned. The CDC has found that 45% of pregnancies are unintended. That means that nearly half of the babies born in the United States each year were a little…
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What Does an Adoption Delivery Look Like?
Advice for those first fragile hours after an adoption delivery An adoption delivery is unique. Questions need to be answered, such as, “Who will feed the baby first? Do the adoptive parents stay in a hospital room or at a hotel? Should the baby go to the nursery or stay with the birth mom?” These…
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Adoption – You Are Not Giving Up Your Baby
The truth about adoption is that you are not giving up your baby You have probably heard the term giving up your baby when referring to an expectant mother’s choice to place her child for adoption. This is an outdated term that we as Texas adoption specialists are eager to expel from popular vocabulary. You…
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Who Gets to Name the Baby in an Adoption?
Three tips for determining who gets to name the baby in an adoption Naming a baby is exciting for all new parents. Many have imagined what their child’s name would be for years. But when it comes time to decide who gets to name the baby in an adoption, the roles can be unclear. Who…
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How to Talk to Family about Adoption
Our Texas adoption agency offers advice on how to talk to family about adoption Are you wondering how to talk to family about adoption? Whether you’re an expectant parent considering adoption, or a hopeful parent waiting to adopt, chances are you’ve been hit with tough questions from those who love you most. The counselors at…
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Tips for Coping With an Unplanned Pregnancy
Coping with an unplanned pregnancy can be scary. Legacy is here to offer support Maybe she is a teenager and her parents don’t know. Perhaps she is single and cannot imagine parenting alone. She may be under the weight of an addiction, fighting her way to health. There are dozens of reasons why coping with…
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November is National Adoption Month
Legacy helps spread awareness and information during National Adoption Month Each November, foster care and adoption advocates around the country unite for National Adoption Month. For the past 19 years, families, public agencies and private organizations have spent the month hosting events, spreading information, recruiting new parents and raising funds, all to promote the importance…
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Writing Your Adoption Hospital Plan
Legacy Adoption Services offers tips to help you create your adoption hospital plan As it draws nearer, many expectant moms start to worry about their delivery and hospital stay. Will they have the privacy they need? How much time will they get with their baby? What will the adoptive parents be like? Creating a hospital…
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Answering Pregnancy and Adoption Questions
“What should I say?” A guide to answering pregnancy and adoption questions Expectant parents often worry about what to say when answering pregnancy and adoption questions from people in their community. What about when their mom’s friend wants to get the baby a gift? Or their boss asks about a name? How should they explain…
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A Big Brother’s Surprise From Parents Gunnar and Brooke
Blake thought he was getting a new game room. What he found instead brought him even greater joy In 2010, Brooke was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a serious and chronic heart condition that can make pregnancy incredibly dangerous. The news shocked her, and not only because she was young and healthy. It was the timing that…
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Tips for the Birth and Adoptive Parent Relationship
Navigating the birth and adoptive parent relationship can be tricky. Legacy offers advice When you choose the parents for your child, you are entering a lifelong bond. An act of selfless love starts the birth and adoptive parent relationship. Our Texas adoption agency has seen beautiful friendships grow as a result. The birth and adoptive…