Open adoptions are becoming increasingly popular, she said. It is their plan for their child, and only they can make that plan. They are in control of it. In open adoption, birth parents choose the adoptive family, meet with them and decide the child's future. Some want letters and pictures and ask to see the child after it is adopted.
Birth parents can name, see and take care of their child after it is born.
Some name the child jointly with the adoptive family. It is whatever works for birth parents. Weber said one of the main reasons birth parents choose adoption is because they want their child to be raised in a caring, two-parent home. Many feel adoption will give their child a greater chance for happiness and security. They are exceptionally caring and responsible young people, who loved their child enough to see beyond their own needs and meet the needs of their child because they thought that was best.