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A Purl Family’s Pregnancy Loss + Infertility Journey

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:47:05-07:00October 19, 2020|Adoption Perspectives, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility|

Priscilla is a prospective adoptive mother who has been through tremendous tragedy and loss trying to grow her family. Today, in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness week, she shares her three pregnancy losses and her infertility journey in hopes that it will help others feel less alone in the process. Now, Priscilla and her husband Daniel are a Purl family who feel like these losses led them to their adoption journey. To read more about their story, click here.

Gender Specificity in An Adoption Journey

BPetersonDesign2024-12-04T08:57:53-07:00October 9, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Hoping to Adopt|

Recently, I have had an increasing number of hopeful adoptive parents contacting us at Purl and desiring a specific gender in their adoption. As a mom to two daughters who considered adopting a third child, we toyed with the idea of completing our family by adding a baby boy. I can understand that inclination. However, many hopeful adoptive families make the choice to limit themselves on gender without truly understanding and acknowledging how much more difficult being gender specific can be in your adoption journey. Click on our link to learn more.

The Adoption Profile – Do we really need professional photos?

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:48:43-07:00September 24, 2020|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Popping on here quickly to address a question I get asked a lot, do we really need professional photos in order to have a good adoption profile?! The answer is no, you don’t need professional photos taken specifically for your adoption profile, but you do need high quality photos. Those don’t have to come through professional photos, but generally professional photos will ensure high quality photos to use in a profile. At a minimum, you’re going to need photos taken with a good digital camera, or at least a relatively new phone, to take photos of 2 MB or higher. Click here to learn more!

Post-Adoption Depression & Anxiety

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:49:59-07:00September 17, 2020|Adoption is Hard, Domestic infant adoption, Infertility|

Mental health therapist and adoptive mother shares the “what” and “why” factors related to post-adoption depression and anxiety. Though these diagnoses are frequently given to biological mothers and fathers, many adoptive parents struggle with the same diagnosis and suffer alone and under-supported. Click here to learn more about post-adoption depression and anxiety.

What NOT to Say to a Parent Through Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:50:43-07:00September 11, 2020|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption|

Just a quick note to remind even those well-intentioned people who ask questions or make comments about adoption to adoptive parents. This is a blog post I can relate to identifying 10 Things NOT to say to an adoptive parent, as I believe I’ve been asked/told all of these 10 things she points out at one point or another after adopting our daughter Cora. I have shared insight about positive adoption language, myths and misnomers and similar topics before, but hopefully this is a good reminder. Surprisingly enough, I have actually gotten these questions by perfect strangers more than even close friends or family. So here’s a quick list of what NOT to say…

Transracial Adoption – Why Understanding and Caring for Black Hair Is A “Non-Negotiable”

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:51:28-07:00September 1, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Transracial Adoption (Learn)|

An adoptive mother of a black daughter shares with us today about the importance of black hair care and why it is nonnegotiable to learn more about this vital piece of adopting a child of color. She believes this knowledge is helpful in honestly laying out there before a white family decides to adopt a black child. She also includes details on her daughter’s hair care, so that we can all understand the specificity of hair care. Click here to read more.

Differences in Openness Within an Adoptive Family

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:52:45-07:00August 12, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

Purl’s new adoption advisor and adoptive mother shares her perspective on her three daughter’s adoptions. She explores themes surrounding her eldest daughter’s open adoption and what that specifically looks like for her family, with the differing degrees of openness with her other children’s birth family.

Adult Adoptee Reflects On Her Closed Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T14:54:56-07:00July 28, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Perspectives|

Stefani is an adult adoptee, married and with two children who has taken the time to reflect on her adoption. Today, we are fortunate enough to read about how her closed adoption impacted her and later, what meeting her birth mother was like.

Teen Adoptee Shares Her Story

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T15:08:38-07:00July 15, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Open Adoption (Learn), Transracial Adoption (Learn)|

Young adult adoptee shares her adoption story with us on the blog. Emily is an amazing 19 year old who enjoys painting and doing schoolwork during this strange season of COVID-19 and quarantine. She lives in Arizona with her family, including with her brother who is also adopted. Emily shares her perspective of what it is like being adopted in her family, and some encouragement for other adoptees and adoptive families.

A Purl Family Adoption Story

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T15:09:33-07:00July 15, 2020|Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

When a family first considers adoption, it can be helpful to hear from adoptive families about their experiences to help them determine their best path for their adoption process. Today on our blog, a Purl mama shares her daughter’s adoption story; revealing how quick and unexpected the process can be. Click here to read more.

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