Comments on: Can you place a baby for adoption at 7 months of age?

By: bubblywine74

bubblywine74 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:05:10 +0000

Please contact me, Your not making an easy decision but if your interested in adopting to a loving family please contact us o we can talk more. Faith

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:32:55 +0000

If you are interested in putting your child up for adoption, please let me know. Their are a lot of people out there with hearts that are open to giving a child a loving home. You can go through an organization that will help you put your child up for adoption.

By: cmc

cmc — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:34:46 +0000

yes you can place your baby for adoption. There are many people/couples waiting to adopt that would be thrilled to be chosen as the parents of your child. You can go through a private agency and choose the couple you like. You can meet them, talk to them, or just see their profile - it is up to you. If they back out, you can choose another family. Your child will not end up in foster care unless you are abusing or neglecting him - in which case child protective services will get involved. If your child is properly cared for, but you’re not happy parenting you definitely have options. I have two friends who adopted babies in a similar way - private adoptions of babies that were initially parented by their first parent. They were adopted at 4 mo and 9 mo old.

I hope you’ll find the right solution for yourself and your child.

By: Mychildren'smom

Mychildren'smom — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:57:40 +0000

Yes you can put a baby up for adoption at 7 months. Yes it can be a private adoption. If a couple really wants to adopt I really doubt you would have to worry about them ending up in foster care.

By: krislyn

krislyn — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:57:14 +0000

Yes, you can give your child up at any point. And if you are thinking about doing it, the sooner the better. The longer you wait, the more it will scar the child. You can do a private adoption, and chances are, the adoptive parents are not going to back out unless you have some kind of weird stipulations. They are people that really want to raise a child. It is highly unlikely that the child will end up in foster care if you pick a couple that really wants to adopt. Private adoptions are nice because they are less costly for the family adopting.
My husband and I adopted one child and would love to adopt another, however, the expense is too high, so we will probably end up with an only child.
Do some soul searching before you decide what you are going to do though, this is a decision you will have to live with forever. Do you just not want to parent? Or is this a financially motivated decision? If it is financial, have you checked out to see if there are any aid programs you qualify for?

By: Angela R

Angela R — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:19:33 +0000

Yes, a child does not have to be a newborn to be placed for adoption through an agency or private adoption through an attourney. 7 months is still quite young, so there would be no problem finding adoptive parents for this child. Just like in newborn adoption, if the intended adoptive parents decided not to adopt your child after you “choose” them, then you can either select a different family, or can decide to raise your child yourself.

By: Lee M

Lee M — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:26:11 +0000

yes, absolutely. If you feel you cannot properly take care of your child, adoption is your best bet. My parents were in your situation (I am assuming) and they should have put me up for adoption. It was just too “emotional hard” for my mother to give me up so she let me grow up in her house, where I was abused. Yes, by all means, call today. Just look in your yellow pages, or call your church or any church.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:58:34 +0000

Babies can end up in foster care even if the adoption goes through. Abuse is just as prevalent, if not more, in adoptive homes. If you want what is best, try your hardest to keep your child. go to your local welfare office and use those resources. Housing, education, daycare, job assistance, food stamps and so on are all at your disposal there. You can also get medical care for yourself and your child. You can also get WIC for formula. Things get hard when you have a baby, but it is normal and things will pass. I suggest you call a doctor and ask about something called post partum depression. It is nothing to be ashamed and people are beginning to really understand how it is a medical condition and NOT a sign of being a bad mother. You can get help in any way you need, you just have to look.

By: Mom to Foster Children

Mom to Foster Children — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:00:10 +0000

If you want what’s best - Raise him yourself! He IS your son!

By: 23 year old texas mommy of 3

23 year old texas mommy of 3 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:10:47 +0000

Honey, what’s wrong? What kind of help or support do you need to help you keep your baby? It doesn’t sound like you really want to place your baby up for adoption.

There are government resources that are in place to help you keep your baby. Their is WIC that helps with formula for infants and cereal and milk for toddlers, there is food stamps, their is childcare assistance, Medicaid for health insurance for the baby, TA-NF if you are not working/unemployed, section 8 housing.

If you like we can email and I can discuss budgeting with you. My email address is I have 3 kids I had my first at 18. I know what it is like to be a young poor mom.

There are also community resources in your area most likely. That can help you with free baby clothes or furniture and food. The salvation army is very good at this. They helped me after hurricane Katrina with paying my first month rent and deposit.

There are also websites like freecycle.org that you can post wants or needs you have and there is also craigslist.org I understand being a young parent or even a new parent can be difficult. But if their is a way I can help you I will do my best.

Good Luck and best wishes, Allison