Birth Mother Matters Season 2 Podcast 120: When Families Are Not Ready to Adopt

Birth Mother Matters Season 2 Podcast 120:  When Families Are Not Ready to Adopt

What can happen when families are not ready to adopt but begin the process anyway?

1. Marital Discord
2. Depression / Anxiety / Panic
3. Have a lower level of satisfaction with the adoption process
4. Difficulty engaging in the adoption process and bonding with your birth mother
5. Making decisions that may not have been made had  in desperation that you may not be happy with later
6. Areas where Adoptive families may not be ready to begin an adoption plan.

• Unresolved grief
• Discord between spouses
• Lack of education