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How does an open adoption begin? Here's one case study.
Though she didn't take prenatal vitamins or undergo gestational glucose screening, Luna did quite a bit to prepare for a very special birth of a lifestyle. Luna and the others joined in love for Baby J have created an open adoption that shows signs of long-term wellness.
Just as a healthy pregnancy has milestones, so does a healthy open adoption. Here are some of them, as described by new adoptive mom Luna.
- Fully grieving infertility so that the baby is not expected to cure it.
- Educating friends and family on what open adoption is
- Opening their hearts and working through fears
- Enjoying the first connection with an expectant mother, K, who considered Luna and her husband to be adoptive parents for her child
- Resolving more inner anguish
- Anticipating yet not placing expectations; staying present
- Creating metaphors with K
- Rejoicing at new life
- Establishing a relationship with extended birthfamily members
- Affirming openness
- Contemplating the concepts of "owning" and "claiming" another person
- Cultivating a dynamic relationship with Baby J's firstmom
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