Hi :) I know this is a little different to most of the posts on here, but I've recently found out I'm almost 7 weeks pregnant, unplanned, at 19 and halfway through my university course. Parents want me to have an abortion, OH wants to raise it. I don't want an abortion, but I don't feel ready for a baby. My cousin has adopted and I've seen the joy it brings them, and I have realised that it's time to be a grown up and put my baby first.
I know that we could maybe, probably raise it, on a tiny budget, struggling to get by in a small council flat - but the thought of our baby being raised in a house by a family who've wanted a baby and have gone through such a long process, put so much time and care into the process and will give my baby the life and everything it deserves, it makes me feel more and more like it's the right way to go.
I was just wondering if people could give me any insight at all into how it works - from an adopter's point of view and maybe even from a bm's point of view if possible. What is involved, what do I have to do, what process do adopters go through, would we be forced to have contact and would we be allowed contact, what sort of contact, would we be able to change our mind during the pregnancy if we didn't want to go through with adoption?
I'd really appreciate any advice.
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moominleigh94 · 07/09/2013 18:45
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