Birth Grandparents are unique in the adoption world, they both love and support the birthmother/father during the unplanned pregnancy and after their infant is relinquished. They can often times be supportive in the decision making process that young expectant parents face when exploring options during an unplanned pregnancy. Many birth grandparents are so excited to meet their birth grandchildren and reunions can be a sweet and welcoming experience.

There are several support groups for birth grandparents as well as articles and forums online. More and more birth grandparents are speaking out and searching for their grandchildren that have been separated through adoption.

Featured Article: Redemption: Giving up baby
We all have heroes. One of mine is my daughter. I divorced her mother when she was 9 but got custody of her when she was 15. It seems she was her father's daughter, loudly opinionated. She allegedly had no respect for her stepdad. At 16 she came up pregnant.

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Resources and information for parents of young people in crisis pregnancies, making adoption plans, or who have placed children for adoption.

• Mom, I'm Going to be a Father - Follow the story of one young father's decision
• Grandparents in Open Adoption - How many people can love a child?
• The Role of Birth Grandparents - There are many decisions to make.
• Letter from our Birth Grandmother - An adoptive mother shares a letter.
• What Birthparents and Their Parents Say - Insightful for birth grandparents to listen to what young women say about their relationships with their parents and the decisions they made about their pregnancies.

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