WHEN TO MATCH

“Matched” is a common term used in the adoption world, specifically by adoptive parents. Once an adoptive family’s home study has been approved they can be “matched” or chosen by expectant parents making an adoption plan for their child.

The journey to matching an expectant mom with adoptive parents, of her choice, has many ins and outs. Here are some things Choosing Hope Adoptions likes to see happen before she chooses a family:
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1. Time willing, we want to build a relationship with her. We want to get to know her heart, her hopes and dreams for herself (and dad if he is in the picture) and her baby. We want to sit with her over a cup of coffee and listen. We want to know her story.
2. We want her to hear her baby’s heartbeat and physically see her baby on an ultrasound. We want mom to have had a significant amount of time to feel her baby move inside her.
3. We want to give her time to consider and dream of the type of family she wants her baby to be grow up in.
4. We verify every pregnancy with mom’s Obstetrician and collect necessary medical details.

It is important to Choosing Hope Adoptions that the expectant parents we serve have had ample time to consider both parenting and making an adoption plan for their coming baby. For this reason, we typically wait to match an expectant mom with an adoptive family until she is into her 3rd trimester.