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Giving Your Baby Up for Adoption
A Birth Parent's Honest Guide to Deciding, Choosing Open or Closed Placement, and Moving Forward Without RegretBy Imad Muratspahic
Length3h 7m
About this audiobook
You are not here because you've already decided. You're here because you're standing in the middle of one of the hardest decisions a person can face, and almost everything you can find online was written for adoptive parents, not for you. Giving Your Baby Up for Adoption is written for the person actually weighing this choice - whether you're days into wondering, already matched with a family, or months or years past a placement and still sitting with how you feel about it. It doesn't push you toward placing your baby or toward parenting. It exists to make sure that whichever path you take, it's actually yours, made with real information instead of panic, pressure, or guesswork. Unlike general adoption guides written for the family receiving a child, this book stays entirely on your side of the process: what open, closed, and semi-open adoption actually mean; how to tell a legitimate agency from one that's rushing or pressuring you; what money is legal to accept and what isn't; what the hospital stay and legal consent process really involve; and what happens to your identity, your relationships, and your grief long after the paperwork is done.
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GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
Length3 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 3, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Important Notice
2The Question Only You Can Answer
3Chapter 1: The Landscape of Your Options
4Chapter 2: Open, Closed, and Everything In Between
5Chapter 3: Vetting an Agency or Attorney
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6Chapter 4: Red Flags, Pressure, and Protecting Your Decision
7Chapter 5: The Money Question
8Chapter 6: Building Your Plan and Choosing a Family
9Chapter 7: The Legal Process, Step by Step
10Chapter 8: The Hospital Stay and Saying Goodbye
11Chapter 9: Life After Placement
12Chapter 10: Living With an Open Adoption Over Time
13Chapter 11: If You Decide to Parent Instead
14Chapter 12: Talking to Family, Partners, and the Baby's Other Parent
15Chapter 13: When Doubt or Regret Shows Up Later
16Living With the Choice You Made
17Quick Reference: Terms, Red Flags, and Resources at a Glance
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