Welcome to BirthMom Buds!

We are an organization and website that provides peer counseling, support, encouragement, and friendship to pregnant women considering adoption as well as women who have already placed children for adoption.

BirthMom Buds began in February 2003, with just the two founding members, but to date now boasts a network of over 800 members from various states and countries.

If you are pregnant and considering adoption or you are a birthmother who has place her child for adoption, we welcome you to browse through our services and get involved.

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Current Newsletter: Our newsletters contain awesome information and inspiration for birthmoms written by birthmoms

A Birthmother's Hope is the title of the 2008 slideshow. It is now up and ready for viewing! This slideshow features members of BirthMom Buds and their children.

Special thanks to those who sponsored our 2008 Birthmother's Day Event:

A Precious Gift Adoption Resource Center
AIM Adoptions
Children's Home Society
Independent Adoption Center
and
Lois Lodge

How BIrthMom Buds was created:

BirthMom Buds was formed by 2 birthmothers, Coley and Lani, who found each other shortly after they each gave birth and relinquished a baby into open adoption.

Before finding each other, they desperately sought out someone who understood what they were feeling. After a little searching, they connected and became the best of friends, helping each other move forward and smile again.

As a result, Coley and Lani wanted to create a central haven where other birthmothers could go to meet women just like them without all of the searching they went through!

Founders,
Coley Strickland (left)
and Lani Downing (right)