Adoption false starts

Adoption Expert Guylaine Hubbard-Brosmer, PhD, shares support for prospective adoptive parents on how to overcome adoption false starts false leads
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Adoption false starts

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When my husband and I were going through the adoption process, we did meet a couple of birth moms, one of whom we matched with shortly before she was due. And she called us when she went into labor and we went to the hospital and unfortunately the baby died in utero before she had a chance to deliver. So that was a significant loss, but in the moment, we felt just as bad for her in having lost the pregnancy in that unexpected way, and we tried to be there as much as we could to support her. And we were able to sort of pick ourselves up by the boot straps and have the faith to move on with the hope that our right situation would eventually come along. And that's what we also tell our adoptive parents, is that you might have some stops and starts along the way, but ultimately you will have the baby that you were meant to have.

Adoption Expert Guylaine Hubbard-Brosmer, PhD, shares support for prospective adoptive parents on how to overcome adoption false starts false leads

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Guylaine Hubbard-Brosmer, PhD

Adoption Expert

Guylaine has both personal and professional experience with open adoption, which gives her a very unique perspective on the topic. She and her husband are the parents of two children (young adults), whom they adopted as infants and have maintained an open adoption with their birthmother for over 20 years. Her children have the same birthmother, which is more common that one would think! This past year added to her realm of adoption experience, when her daughter gave birth to, and placed a baby for adoption. 

Guylaine was born and raised in California, and is the youngest of four siblings. She has always been the type of person to get involved and volunteer, from being a class officer in middle school and high school to serving on Boards of Directors for her children’s schools, her church, Resolve (an infertility and adoption educational organization) and other community organizations. When she is not working at her position as Southern California Branch Co-Director/Home Study Supervisor/Adoption Coordinator at the Independent Adoption Center (IAC) she enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, camping, playing golf,and dancing.

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