A Baby Step Adoption

We adopted with them, and it was awful. How dare we ask «where is our money going?». They only wanted to get paid, and they black-​mailed us. I would never recommend them to anyone. Barbara only cares about taking your money, not about the babies.

We had an absolute wonderful experience with ABSA. The level of personalized attention and knowledge was amazing. They were truly a great support system all along the way. They were very caring, empathetic, and professional, helping with all financial and emotional situations. We feel so connected to our case workers and see them as an extension of our adoption family. They were great about helping us understand what to expect and how to handle the unexpected. There were no surprises financially and when surprises did arise from our birth mother, they were simply amazing. We are so grateful and blessed to have found ABSA who ultimately led us to finding our amazing little girl to fulfill our dreams of being her parents. I would encourage anyone who is even thinking about adoption to truly consider it and go through it with A Baby Step

We had a wonderful adoption experience with A Baby Step Adoption. When we began the process with A Baby Step they gave us a helpful overview of what to expect, how the finances worked, how to put together a profile, etc. We were paired with a caseworker immediately who was always there to answer our questions throughout the process. We were really happy with their birthmother networking system – instead of the traditional waiting list model both the birthmother and prospective parents could see the profiles and choose a situation that best fit their needs. We were matched with a birthmother very quickly and although there were some bumps in the road during the process, A Baby Step was there for us the entire time. Our daughter was born in August and officially adopted in December. Barbara and her team made the legal adoption process seamless and we couldn’t be happier. We will definitely use A Baby Step when we decide to adopt again.

I cannot say enough good things about A Baby Step Adoption. Some highlights:
1. Startup. When we first signed with them they did a great tutorial covering what to expect, costs, timeframe, things to consider, etc. It was incredibly informative and a great way to kick off the relationship.
2. Birthmother matching. I love the way they transparently match birthmothers with potential adoptive couples. They send out birthmother profiles to all clients currently looking for a match. If you think you’re a good fit for the situation you tell ABSA to submit your profile to the birthmother. Then the birthmothers looks through all of the profiles and chooses an adoptive couple. Then you have at least one mediated introductory conversation before both parties decide if they’re a good match for each other. It’s an anxiety-​producing experience but ABSA made us comfortable.
3. The pregnancy. We were matched with our birthmother when she was four months along. ABSA did a great job working with the birthmother and providing us with information. We ran into a few difficulties with our birthmother along the way, but ABSA went above and beyond to ensure that she and we were comfortable with everything that was happening.
4. The birth. ABSA was at the hospital as soon as the baby was born and acted as an excellent representative for both us and the birthmother in the hospital environment. They also did an amazing job shepherding all of the paper work and other items that are required in this situation.
5. Finalization. ABSA made it very clear what we had to to prepare for the finalization process. And on the finalization day we had an excellent experience at the courthouse. They’ve also continued to check in with us to see how everything’s going.
Final thoughts: when it comes to something as important as adoption, you want to work with people who you can trust, who are experienced, and who are professionals. ABSA is all of those things and more. They made what could have been a very chaotic and anxiety-​filled experience something that we’ll always remember fondly, and it was the perfect preface and first chapter for life with our amazing daughter.
When we are ready to adopt again we will be going right back to ABSA. I cannot recommend them highly enough.