Oxygen’s new show, I’m Having Their Baby, is premiering on Monday, July 23rd at 11/10c ! Watch as two expecting mothers make real life decisions on a unplanned pregnancy that will affect their unborn baby’s life, their lives and the lives of adoptive family’s. You’ll see as they share their thoughts and feelings in a video diary journal and in real life situations. From meeting adoption agency counselor’s to selecting and meeting perspective adoptive families.
In the first episode you’ll follow along as one mother struggles with the decision to give up her baby because she had an affair and is pregnant by another man who is not her husband. She makes the decision to give up her baby in hopes that her husband will stop divorce proceedings and come back to her. You’ll hear her thoughts and hear why she is giving her baby up and see her journey as she selects the potential parents and see their journey through the process.
In the second women’s journey you’ll follow along as she is faced giving up her child for adoption and the father of her child who is not happy with her decision. You’ll hear her thoughts and follow in her journey from the middle of her pregnancy to after the birth of the baby. She her self is adopted and feels that this decision is right for her at this time in her life. She feels she is not ready to be a mother. She is feeling the pressure from outside friends telling her not to give up her baby and is involved in another relationship with a man who is not the baby’s father. You’ll see as she makes the final decision and hear how her life is after.
What will be the outcome of these two birth mothers be’? Will the women place their baby into the arms of adoptive family’s or will they change their minds and keep their baby. You’ll have to watch the show to find out. You’ll cry. You’ll hear heartfelt emotions. You’ll even sit on the edge of your seat as you watch in anticipation to see what fate decision is made in the end.
There will is a six episode docu-series to give viewers a look into the world of adoption by telling the story that doesn’t get told. These hour long episodes will bring viewers into the adoption process hear from the birth mothers, in some episodes the birth fathers and the adoptive families. Each episode will follow two pregnant women in their life changing decision.
1. Could you give up a child after carrying the baby after 40 weeks and then give birth? Tell me why or why not?
2. Can you put the life of a child before your own?
3. Can you sympathize with both sides of the decision of a mother struggling to give up a child and couples awaiting and longing to adopt?
4. What would you do if you were placed in any of the women’s situation’s above? Share your opinions on both.
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Participation in OXYGEN’s “I’m Having Their Baby” LIVE chat on Monday, July 23rd beginning at 11pm EST/ 10 CST . I would love to see you there and participate as we discuss the show. Chat LIVE here: http://www.oxygenlive.com/
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I watched the first episode twice already. I am happy that Mary changed her mind.
I think it was a great first episode
Love the concept of the show that they will be showing stories involving adoption. I am sure giving up a baby is a very difficult thing to do, but if you are not in the right place in your life where you can handle parenting a baby, there are so many other loving, nuturing families who desperately want a child.
1.I couldn’t because I feel connected to my kids like a heart or lung.but I don’t judge anyone else situation.2.I do it daily.
I have to say, if I had been in this situation BEFORE having the blessing of my 6 kids now, I may have been able to do this. But KNOWING the sweetness of a newborn baby, the bond you have while carrying it and all the years, days, minutes and seconds after…I could not do it. I know myself, am too emotional. I became pregnant while a divorced mom of 3 many years ago. I was not the healthiest at the time. I had people pushing me to do all sorts of things… the torture of making a decision and the pressure of others made me a mess. After letting it all go, I felt a sense of calm that all would be OK no matter what. I knew it was not at ALL what others would think either way, what my kids would think is all that mattered to me…but I learned a lot about myself. I worked hard to make it alright and to help raise her AND the other two we did have later on as husband and wife. NOT Easy and not fairytale in the least, but worked for us. I know what I wanted in life. But that was ME, and everyone has their own life path and decisions. God Bless any woman (and sometimes some good men that are supportive and scared and loving…yeah, there are a few out there…*chuckle) during what EVER decision she has to make involving the life of a child. I can sympathize with both sides of this, as I have seen both sides with friends and family…and is heartbreaking. It’s not that someone “wins” and someone “loses”…it is that a tiny child is put first and another’s heart must break because of it, and yet a family’s hearts are often repaired and full because of it.
I knew way ahead what Mary was going to do. I just could read her. One was not SELFISH for not giving, another was not a hero for giving…they simply did what was best in their own hearts and what they knew they could live with.
But for me, I just could not. I do think now as a grandparent how hard it would be for your child to go through that gut wrenching decision…I hope I never have to find out.sigh.
I’m so glad she decided to keep the baby! I know there were some distraught potential adoptive families left in the wake of her decision, but ultimately, I think she made the right choice. Claudia did what was right for her baby, too. Both of them seem to be in great places with their lives now, too.
I can put the life of a child before my own and do so all the time with my two kids.
I think I could under the “wrong” circumstances that would not allow me to care for my baby in a safe environment. I couldn’t do it now because I have no reason to do so but I can understand that it is right for another.
I couldn’t give up a child of mine for adoption with my life exactly the way it is right now. Under the circumstances that these women are facing, I might think differently. I’m not enthused about the adulteress giving up a baby to save her marriage. That child shouldn’t suffer (although maybe it would be better off with another mother and father) because of her mistakes. I would hope that I would put my baby first in that situation and be willing to be single if it meant keeping my baby. I can definitely sympathize with both sides of the adoption. As long as both sides have someone representing their best interest all along the way, I feel like it usually works out the right way. I’ve already said how I feel about the adulteress, but I’m also a little iffy on the woman giving up a baby who has a father willing to care for it. One parent is better than none regardless of which parent it is. The biological father should have a say so in keeping the baby even if she doesn’t want it.
The question…Could I give up a child after carrying for 40 weeks is very subjective for me personally. I would like to think that if I had made a commitment to give my child up for adoption that I would be the kind of person that would honor that but I’ll never know. I do know that for me even though times are hard I would consider it such a blessing to be pregnant and I would keep my baby.
I don’t know if I could give up my child for adoption. I think it really depends on your situation. My sister struggled for years trying to have a baby, then finally went with adoption. So I have nothing but respect for any mother who puts her child up for adoption. Because of another woman’s courage, my sister has a wonderful son.
What an interesting idea for a show. I, personally, could not give up my baby. Being the mom of 3 children, I know the feeling of becoming attached to the baby as soon as I found out that I was pregnant. But, I would never judge anyone else for the decisions that they make.
thanks for sharing!
And yes I could definitely see both sides of this story…considering that we almost started down the road of adoption while struggling with infertility
I don’t think I could ever give up a child personally…but we had infertility struggles and fought for 4 years to get preggo, so my background is a little different.