Around the 20th day after conception a baby's brain, spinal cord, and nervous system are already established. The 21st day the baby's heart begins to beat. At 35 days five fingers can be distinguished on the baby's hand. Around 40 days brain waves can be detected.
At the 8th week everything is now present that will be found in a fully developed adult. By the 13th week it is apparent that the baby is a boy or a girl.
The baby can hear by the 5th month of pregnancy. When you are 7 months pregnant the baby's fours senses are working; the baby's vision, hearing, taste, and touch are all intact.
The average pregnancy is 280 days, form the first day of the mother's last menstrual period until birth.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Needs
Before you can decide what direction you will go with your unplanned pregnancy you have needs that need to be met.
• Physical Needs
• Mental Needs
• Emotional Needs
• Spiritual Needs
As an unplanned pregnancy counselor I can assist you with discovering how your needs can be met. In order to be able to make a fully informed decision about your pregnancy first take care of your needs, then you will be able to make the best choice for your baby and yourself.
Contact me if you want to learn more about how your needs can be met.
1-800-553-2229
• Physical Needs
• Mental Needs
• Emotional Needs
• Spiritual Needs
As an unplanned pregnancy counselor I can assist you with discovering how your needs can be met. In order to be able to make a fully informed decision about your pregnancy first take care of your needs, then you will be able to make the best choice for your baby and yourself.
Contact me if you want to learn more about how your needs can be met.
1-800-553-2229
Monday, March 22, 2010
Post Abortion Stress Syndrome (PASS)
Post Abortion Stress Syndrome (PASS) is the name for a condition that can affect women after an abortion. Some women who have had an abortion can find themselves having problems with physical or emotional issues. After an abortion it's possible that a woman will have some feelings of grief, guilt, sadness, crying and loss when this occurs she may be suffering from PASS. PASS may not even occur for several months/years after the abortion has taken place.
Some women experience the following after an abortion within the first 3 months:
• Self-harm, strong suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts (CALL 911 NOW)
• Increase in dangerous and/or unhealthy activities (alcohol/drug abuse, anorexia/bulimia, compulsive over- eating, cutting, casual and indifferent sex and other inappropriate risk-taking behaviors)
• Depression that is stronger than just 'a little sadness or the blues'
• Inability to perform normal self-care activities
• Inability to function normally in her job or in school
• Inability to take care of or relate to her existing children or function normally in her other relationships
(i.e. with a spouse, partner, other family member or friends)
• A desire to immediately get pregnant and 'replace' the baby that was aborted, even when all the circumstances that led her to 'choose abortion' the first time are still in place.
If you have had an abortion and are experiencing any of the above SEEK HELP EMEDIATLY. You are not alone. I am here to help, call a family member, friend, or health care personnel. Don't wait get help!
Some women have problems after an abortion that continues for months or years.
• emotions, and dealing with emotional issues
• struggles with depression
• continued suicidal thoughts or attempts
• anxiety and panic disorder
• addictions of all kinds
• difficulty sleeping and sleeping problems
• disturbing dreams and/or nightmares
• problems with phobias, or increase in severity of existing phobias
• eating disorders
• "replacement baby" syndrome
• repeated unplanned pregnancies with additional abortions
• repeated unplanned pregnancies carried to term
• "atonement marriage", where the woman marries the partner from the abortion, to help justify the abortion
• trouble with relationships and dealing with partners
• distress at the sight of other pregnant women, other people's babies and children
• inability to deal with or socialize with other pregnant women, other people's babies and children
• codependence and inability to make decisions easily
• problems with severe and disproportionate anger
• work and school problems (unable to function normally)
• problems bonding with and caring for existing children or new babies
• distress and problems with later pregnancy
• added emotional issues and problems when dealing with future infertility or other physical complications resulting from the abortion.
• unhealthy obsession with excelling at work or school, to justify the abortion
If you found yourself in any of the cycles listed above please seek help! You are not alone; contact me, a family member, a friend, a counselor, a social worker, or health care personnel.
Abortionist may deny that PASS occurs or exists. I have worked with women that have and are experiencing the problems above, PASS is real! If you are contemplating an abortion I have factual information about abortions that the abortionist may not share with you. Please contact me and my agency will provide the information to you FREE of charge. Also our agency offers Bible based post-abortion counseling FREE of charge to any woman.
Call anytime, you are not alone!
Malisa
1-800-553-2229 (BABY)
Some women experience the following after an abortion within the first 3 months:
• Self-harm, strong suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts (CALL 911 NOW)
• Increase in dangerous and/or unhealthy activities (alcohol/drug abuse, anorexia/bulimia, compulsive over- eating, cutting, casual and indifferent sex and other inappropriate risk-taking behaviors)
• Depression that is stronger than just 'a little sadness or the blues'
• Inability to perform normal self-care activities
• Inability to function normally in her job or in school
• Inability to take care of or relate to her existing children or function normally in her other relationships
(i.e. with a spouse, partner, other family member or friends)
• A desire to immediately get pregnant and 'replace' the baby that was aborted, even when all the circumstances that led her to 'choose abortion' the first time are still in place.
If you have had an abortion and are experiencing any of the above SEEK HELP EMEDIATLY. You are not alone. I am here to help, call a family member, friend, or health care personnel. Don't wait get help!
Some women have problems after an abortion that continues for months or years.
• emotions, and dealing with emotional issues
• struggles with depression
• continued suicidal thoughts or attempts
• anxiety and panic disorder
• addictions of all kinds
• difficulty sleeping and sleeping problems
• disturbing dreams and/or nightmares
• problems with phobias, or increase in severity of existing phobias
• eating disorders
• "replacement baby" syndrome
• repeated unplanned pregnancies with additional abortions
• repeated unplanned pregnancies carried to term
• "atonement marriage", where the woman marries the partner from the abortion, to help justify the abortion
• trouble with relationships and dealing with partners
• distress at the sight of other pregnant women, other people's babies and children
• inability to deal with or socialize with other pregnant women, other people's babies and children
• codependence and inability to make decisions easily
• problems with severe and disproportionate anger
• work and school problems (unable to function normally)
• problems bonding with and caring for existing children or new babies
• distress and problems with later pregnancy
• added emotional issues and problems when dealing with future infertility or other physical complications resulting from the abortion.
• unhealthy obsession with excelling at work or school, to justify the abortion
If you found yourself in any of the cycles listed above please seek help! You are not alone; contact me, a family member, a friend, a counselor, a social worker, or health care personnel.
Abortionist may deny that PASS occurs or exists. I have worked with women that have and are experiencing the problems above, PASS is real! If you are contemplating an abortion I have factual information about abortions that the abortionist may not share with you. Please contact me and my agency will provide the information to you FREE of charge. Also our agency offers Bible based post-abortion counseling FREE of charge to any woman.
Call anytime, you are not alone!
Malisa
1-800-553-2229 (BABY)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
From God's Arms, to My Arms, to Yours
Words and music by Michael McLean
With so many wrong decisions in my past, I'm not quite sure
if I can ever hope to trust my judgement anymore.
But lately I've been thinking, 'cause it's all I've had to do.
And in my heart I feel that I should give this child to you.
(Chorus)
And maybe you can tell your baby,
when you love him so, that he's been loved before;
By someone who delivered your son
From God's arms, to my arms, to yours.
If you choose to tell him, and if he wants to know,
How the one who gave him life could bear to let him go;
Just tell him there were sleepless nights; I prayed and paced the
floors. And knew the only peace I'd find is if this child was yours.
(Chorus)
And maybe you can tell your baby,
when you love him so, that he's been loved before;
By someone who delivered your son
From God's arms, to my arms, to yours.
Now I know that you don't have to do this,
But could you kiss him once for me
The first time that he ties his shoes, or falls and skins his knee?
And could you hold him twice as long when he makes his mistakes,
And tell him that he's not alone, sometimes that's all it takes.
I know how much he'll ache.
This may not be the answer for another girl like me;
But I'm not on a soapbox saying how we all should be.
I'm just trusting in my feelings and I'm trusting God above,
And I'm trusting you can give this baby
Both his mothers' love.
(Chorus)
And maybe you can tell your baby,
when you love him so, that he's been loved before;
By someone who delivered your son
From God's arms, to my arms, to yours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDOGYeysZ7o
With so many wrong decisions in my past, I'm not quite sure
if I can ever hope to trust my judgement anymore.
But lately I've been thinking, 'cause it's all I've had to do.
And in my heart I feel that I should give this child to you.
(Chorus)
And maybe you can tell your baby,
when you love him so, that he's been loved before;
By someone who delivered your son
From God's arms, to my arms, to yours.
If you choose to tell him, and if he wants to know,
How the one who gave him life could bear to let him go;
Just tell him there were sleepless nights; I prayed and paced the
floors. And knew the only peace I'd find is if this child was yours.
(Chorus)
And maybe you can tell your baby,
when you love him so, that he's been loved before;
By someone who delivered your son
From God's arms, to my arms, to yours.
Now I know that you don't have to do this,
But could you kiss him once for me
The first time that he ties his shoes, or falls and skins his knee?
And could you hold him twice as long when he makes his mistakes,
And tell him that he's not alone, sometimes that's all it takes.
I know how much he'll ache.
This may not be the answer for another girl like me;
But I'm not on a soapbox saying how we all should be.
I'm just trusting in my feelings and I'm trusting God above,
And I'm trusting you can give this baby
Both his mothers' love.
(Chorus)
And maybe you can tell your baby,
when you love him so, that he's been loved before;
By someone who delivered your son
From God's arms, to my arms, to yours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDOGYeysZ7o
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Mark Schultz's Music Viedo, "Everything to Me," about Placing a Child for Adoption
"Everything to Me," by Mark Schultz is a beautiful song about a lady's choice to place her infant for adoption. Watch the link below to see the video "Everything to Me":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqqj35r8aUc
Mark Schultz was adopted as an infant and he tells his story behind the writing of the song "Everything to Me," in an interview. Here is a link to the YouTube video interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z61zdZJ9uZc
If you are considering placing a child/toddler/infant for adoption please contact me at 1-800-553-2229 (BABY)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqqj35r8aUc
Mark Schultz was adopted as an infant and he tells his story behind the writing of the song "Everything to Me," in an interview. Here is a link to the YouTube video interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z61zdZJ9uZc
If you are considering placing a child/toddler/infant for adoption please contact me at 1-800-553-2229 (BABY)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Adoption Introduction
Discovering your pregnant may be shocking news! Many thoughts may be flooding through your mind, and you may be experiencing many emotions at this time. Also you may be discovering that a lot of decisions will need to be made throughout your pregnancy, including who will raise this precious new life. What is the best choice for your baby? This baby that God designed is not an accident and God has a plan for the child. Looking at the adoption option provides you the ability to turn your shocking news about your pregnancy into wonderful news for the baby and an adoptive couple that will cherish your baby as a gift from God. Placing your infant for adoption is a difficult decision, if you are considering adoption I am here to help you through the adoption process and stand by you through all of the stages of adoption.
As you contemplate your options and are deciding what is best for your baby, other people in your life may try to tell you what you need to do. These opinions may confuse you and cause you to change your mind about your decision daily. You are the one that can decide what is best for your baby and you are the one who should decide who should raise your baby.
Getting the facts about adoption during your decision making process is important. Before you make your choice as to who will raise your baby you owe it to your baby and to yourself to know all of your options and to get truthful, factual information about adoption. As an adoption caseworker in a licensed adoption agency I can provide you FREE factual information on adoption and tell you about the requirements for prospective adoptive parents so you can make a fully informed decision.
1-800-553-2229(BABY)
As you contemplate your options and are deciding what is best for your baby, other people in your life may try to tell you what you need to do. These opinions may confuse you and cause you to change your mind about your decision daily. You are the one that can decide what is best for your baby and you are the one who should decide who should raise your baby.
Getting the facts about adoption during your decision making process is important. Before you make your choice as to who will raise your baby you owe it to your baby and to yourself to know all of your options and to get truthful, factual information about adoption. As an adoption caseworker in a licensed adoption agency I can provide you FREE factual information on adoption and tell you about the requirements for prospective adoptive parents so you can make a fully informed decision.
1-800-553-2229(BABY)
Friday, March 5, 2010
First Post about Adoption
Welcome to my blog. This is my first post so I can introduce what I will be blogging about. Ideas I have for future bloggs include the Adoption Option, Birth Parent Topics, Pregnancy Related Information, Fetal Baby Development, the Media's Portrayal of Adoption, and many more. If you have topics that you want me to blog about along the lines of the above topics just send me an e-mail and I will be glad to take a look at your ideas.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
