I called the National Adoption Answer Line. The lady was very non-judgmental. Of course, I could tell that she knew that I was using. So, I decided to be honest. I told her all about me. I had never met this woman before, but I felt so free when I talked to her that I just poured my heart out and told her all that I was facing. After I cried in her office and hung my head with shame as she tried to console me...I felt a kick! It was the first time that I had ever felt my baby. That's when I knew that what I was planning to do was the right thing. I was making the best decision for me and my baby. I felt a sense of relief and for the first-time hope.

The adoption coordinator told me about my options and showed more about families at LifetimeAdoption.com. There were families that wanted to adopt my baby, even though I had used drugs. I found one family that just looked like the perfect parents. Reading about them, it let me see that I would be helping a childless couple. My baby would be adopted by a loving family that would give them a life that I could only dream of. I was happy for doing something good. I realized at that moment that giving my baby a chance was also the beginning of a new life for me. My baby deserved a chance at life. Click to read about Hilary now...