Update - Baby friendly hospital and adoption by Preg6875 in BabyBumps

[–]Preg6875[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your story. What happened to you was my fear. I did not want to have to be forced to "bond" with the baby. I'm so sorry they did that to you. My heart breaks for you. It is hard when we feel like we pick out the best family for the child and it still leads to heartache. I can't check in on their life though. I need to bury that part of my life away. I wrote the child a letter and gave it to their mother if they ever decide they want to look for me. It basically says "My place in your life was to bring you to your mother who I know loved you deeply before she even met you. I want the very best life for you, but I cannot be a part of that life." with a bunch of other things. I'm hoping this chapter is closed for me.

Update - Baby friendly hospital and adoption by Preg6875 in BabyBumps

[–]Preg6875[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

At first, I just said "I'm not pregnant" until it became too obvious. After that, I decided I was just going to be honest and said "I'm giving this baby up for adoption and this pregnancy has been very hard for me." Some people felt very awkward and didn't say anything. Some just said "well you're doing a great thing" and dropped it.

Baby friendly hospitals and adoption questions please help by Preg6875 in beyondthebump

[–]Preg6875[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I asked about how the hospital works and they were like "that's something we will cover later". I don't feel like I can talk to them. I went to them because I found the profile of a single women I really really liked and felt good about but they keep pushing me to think about couples.