26 min

A Birth Mother's Journey Through Open Adoption ADOPTION NOW

    • Kids & Family

Kelene is a birth mother who placed her baby 26 years ago with a family she babysat for down the street. She had an open adoption with her daughter, Chrissy, and this week she shares what it was like to have a daughter she knows and sees but is not raising. This episode helps us understand how “open adoption” works as an adoptive family brings home a baby and a birthmother heals.

Kelene is a birth mother who placed her baby 26 years ago with a family she babysat for down the street. She had an open adoption with her daughter, Chrissy, and this week she shares what it was like to have a daughter she knows and sees but is not raising. This episode helps us understand how “open adoption” works as an adoptive family brings home a baby and a birthmother heals.

26 min

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