Adoption and Breastfeeding – A #MyStoryMatters
by Meaghan McKracken It could be said that my adoption story centered around breastmilk. A reality most wouldn’t expect in an adoption story but adoption stories, like all stories, are unique…
Pumping And Grief In Adoption – A #MyStoryMatters
by April To have swollen breasts filled with milk, and no baby to feed is painful, more so in the soul. The loss is magnified when the milk starts to…
#MyStoryMatters: Adoption ≠ A Better Life, Just A Different One
by Alyssa Ruben Nobody prepares you for the grief you feel when you sign those relinquishment papers and forever become what society deems a “birthmom”. Nobody prepares you for the…
A Birthmom Raises the Question of Breastfeeding and Adoption- #MyStoryMatters: Vicki’s Story
by Vicki I am birthmom to Kevin. What is a birthmom you ask? That means that I did not raise him. I gave him to a family to raise. I…
