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Old 09-05-2006, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Daisha
I think the reason she has done so well is our openness and the fact that she grieved through her whole pregnancy. She knew what she was going to do and tried to prepare herself for it.

I don't find this to be good advice. If she had decided to parent, she then might have been left with feelings of guilt due to separating, emotionally, from the child during the pregnancy. I find it vastly important for expectant Mothers considering adoption to treat their pregnancies (and to have others treat their pregancies) as normal as possible. Do a pregnancy journal. Make memories. Quilt something, if that's your bag. Etc. You have a lifetime to grieve. Make the most of the time you have with the child.

But Amen on the counseling.
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