Positive Feelings You can Expect after Placing Your Baby for Adoption

Placing a child for adoption is one of the hardest choices that a woman can make in her life. It is an incredibly difficult and thought-provoking decision that creates a wide array of emotions and can be stressful. It can make you feel an incredible amount of sadness and despair. Placing your child for adoption is not going to be easy. 

However, there are positive feelings you can expect after placing your child for adoption. Placing your child for adoption is not always filled with high negative emotions. You may think that it is selfish of you to feel positive emotions since you have just placed your child for adoption, but it is the exact opposite!

You are not being selfish or unloving. You are making the most of a hard journey and trying to feel good about your decisions. 

If you need help with adoption now, you can call us at 945-444-0333, text us at 945-444-0333, or email us here.

A Feeling of Peace 

It is common for birth mothers to experience a sense of peace after putting their child up for adoption. You may think that this would be impossible after such an emotional nine months for you to feel any kind of peace or satisfaction. But, it is possible.  Not only will you have the peace of mind that you have made the right choice, but you will also have no regrets. 

Now, this may not be right after you have given birth and signed away your parental rights. But, after a bit of time after your birth and the finalizations of adoption, your mind will begin to quiet and you’ll feel this positive emotion. 

A Feeling of Comfort

Another common positive emotion that birth mothers feel following placing their child for adoption is a feeling of comfort. Again, you may not think that you will feel any kind of comfort after placing your child for adoption. After all, just like you, many birth mothers feel as though they have abandoned their child and feel extreme sadness. 

But, this feeling will pass with time and you will begin to grow comfortable in your decision. If you have chosen the adoptive parents that your child will be placed with, you may have been able to get to know them. You know their values, likes and dislikes, and their parenting style. You may be able to form some kind of relationship with them if that is what you want. And any fears you have about your child’s wellbeing will slowly go away. 

You will be able to feel comfort in knowing that your child is in a safe, loving, and secure environment. They are not sad, lonely, or depressed. They are happy, healthy, and most importantly loved. As a birth mother, this will bring you a great sense of comfort and joy. You may not have chosen your child’s adoptive parents, but it won’t matter. Adoption agencies, such as Adoption Choices of Texas, will always make sure that children are placed in safe and loving homes. 

Even though this was a tough choice, you will know that your child is in good hands and you do not need to worry about their wellbeing. 

A Feeling of Relief 

Another positive feeling that birth mothers may feel, but may think it is shameful to feel, is a sense of relief. This is a common feeling that birth mothers have after finalized the placement of their child. But, many birth mothers may feel it isn’t right for them to feel relief after “giving up” their child for adoption. There is no shame in feeling relieved! 

It is the exact opposite of shame if you feel relieved after placing your child for adoption. If you have been through the process of placing your child for adoption, you have been through a highly emotional journey. Not only have you had to deal with the ups and downs of an adoption plan, but you also have been managing being pregnant at the same time! That is a lot to deal with. 

You not only may feel relieved to no longer be pregnant, but you also now do not have any financial stresses that may have plagued your mind leading up to placing your child. Raising a child is expensive, there is no denying that. There is no shame in being relieved that you will not have that kind of financial burden and be happy that you can now follow your goals. 

Positive Feelings to Expect after Placing Your Baby for Adoption

One of the hardest choices that any woman can make is the choice to place their child for adoption. No woman makes this decision lightly. It is an incredibly difficult and thought-provoking choice that creates a wide array of emotions. 

However, there are positive feelings that you can expect to have after placing your child for adoption. You may think that this makes you selfish and you may feel ashamed to be feeling positive or happy after placing your child for adoption. But you should feel neither ashamed or feel you are being selfish! You have gone through a difficult journey that no one except other birth mothers can relate to. If you feel peace, comfort, or relief following the adoption finalization, you are not only a strong woman, but also a woman who is steadfast in her decisions.

There is no shame in that!  

As an expectant woman or birth parent, to learn more about adoption, contact Adoption Choices of Texas. You can call us at 945-444-0333, text us at 945-444-0333, or email us here. If you are hoping to adopt, please visit us here. We look forward to helping you through your adoption journey!

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After graduating from college in 2019, Sarah has been spending her time planning, researching and writing for her first novel. When she isn’t reading or writing her novel, you can find Sarah out for her early morning run, hiking a three-plus mile hike or cooking her favorite vegan meal. She presently lives in Indianapolis, IN and is waiting for the next chapter of her life to begin!