Adoption can be a very touchy subject. To some it is the promise of new life and forever families. For others it’s a shame you’ve put upon your family and a choice you’ve been forced to make whether or not you really wanted to give away the new life. No matter what it’s a decision filled with emotion. Starting Monday July 23rd Oxygen is bringing you a new show entitled I’m Having Their Baby which is told from the birth mother’s perspective. This 6 episode docu-series will be sure to give us an emotional view through a side we so rarely get to see and show us a completely different view and maybe help us understand more what these women are going through.
Obviously these women are dealing with unplanned pregnancy and have made the difficult decision to give their child up to a family that can care for their baby better than they could. It seems like an impossible decision and the fact that they have decided to do this publicly seems that much harder. Would you choose to judge them or instead hold their hands and support them through the hard time and lift them up as they make a decision so much bigger than themselves?
Share with me here your opinions on I’m Having Their Baby and then let’s watch together Monday night at 11/10c on Oxygen. I’ll be giving away a $100 gift card to the most involved contributor, could that be you?
I have no problem with it. It sounds pretty realistic. It’s a tough decision.
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I think the show sounds like it will be very emotional.
I think it sounds interesting — the girls’ have a lot of courage to do a show like this.
it sounds interesting not sure but would watch it atleast once to see if it was something I would like!
I think it is interesting. The birth mother’s perspective is something rarely seen or explored in shows.
It sounds interesting to watch these women go through the emotional roller coaster of a decision, very brave of them!
I’m real excited about seeing this show as I have my own adoption experience.
I am the birth mother & it’s been a positive experience meeting my birth daughter.
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It sounds like it will be an emotion filled series with some brave women! It had to be a tough decision to begin with, and on top of it, to do a show on it.
I don’t really know much about how adoption works but I think that this show will give some kind of idea of all the emotions and feelings that mother’s go through knowing that they have to put their child(ren) up for adoption. Think this will be an interesting docu-series.
It sounds like it could go either way honestly….could be really wonderful and uplifting, but I’m concerned it will wind up being exploitative crap that is judgmental and mildly offensive. I hope it shows people what a blessing adoption can be for everyone. It’s such a hard decision I would think to give up a child you carried for 9 months however. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
I think it’s a great idea to lend perspective – I think sometimes the moms giving up their children for adoption are thought of as uncaring or cold for some reason
I think the show sounds wonderful and is gonna be very emotional not only for them but for me as well! Can’t wait to see it:)
It seems like an interesting perspective to see, but I wonder if it could create a scenario where an emotional situation becomes more complicated due to the presence of a camera crew.
I think it’s an interesting topic to discuss and learn from the show and all birth mothers.
I think it’s a wonderful show to air, all the people involved are so brave! I can’t wait to watch it, I probably will be shedding some tears! Great show idea, unfortunately I don’t have any ties to adoption
I saw the commercial once and I thought “wow what an interesting show.” I will be watching
It doesn’t sound like something I would watch, but my wife likely will because she can’t get enough of stories about other peoples wives.
I have watched family members go through this more than once, for various reasons. I will be interested to see how they handle it and whether it seems like a sensitive portrayal or just hype.
I’ve seen angst; decisions both before and after birth; sometimes secrecy; and we’ve seen what it’s like to hope that someday that child will come looking for his or her mother…
I think it is an interesting and emotional show. I would like to watch it. I have some family member who have adopted babies.
I would enjoy seeing this. I think if someone is caring enough to put their childs best interests at heart and give them up for adoption rather than being selfish and keeping the child when they aren’t prepared to raise it.
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It is of course an emotional subject- they are speaking of the rest of someone else’s life… but I am glad they have that choice.
I love the idea behind I’m Having Their Baby and know I would have to watch it with a box of tissues nearby.
sounds interesting – such a touch, brave decision to put one’s baby up for adoption
it’s an interesting concept that shows another pov
It sounds like an interesting show. I would check it out and see what it’s like from the mothers perspective.
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Sounds like a tear jerker
This show will help open people’s minds about adoption especially from the perspective of the birth mother.
Sounds like a good show in terms of showing the perspective of what mothers go through when adopting their children to another family. I’m planning on watching this. I think adoption is a good thing in most cases because giving a child to a family that can give that child a loving, healthy and stable environment is the right thing to do for the child when the mother and her family are unable to do so.
I watched the 1st episode and it was very enlightening. There is a lot more emotion involved than I thought.
I am not sure how much of it I could watch. My oldest daughter was adopted by my husband and her biological father tried contacting her when she turned 18. He hadn’t changed any since he let my husband adopt her and the turmoil he caused by trying to be in her life now has caused her a great deal of stress.
I think it definitely sounds interesting. I couldn’t imagine doing it. I can only hope for them that when the hormones of pregnancy finally wear off, that they don’t regret it. Those hormones can trick you into feeling things that aren’t necessarily true.
I think this type of show is great and helps educated more people about the great benefits of adoption. Adoption today is no way like it was in years past. If a mother for any reason can’t keep her child, it is the ultimate act of love to give up her baby to a loving family. I will definitely be watching this show.
I’m willing to give it a try. Sounds like it could really give a person a different perspective on adoption.
im really looking forward to watching this show!!
I think showing the emotions of the birth mother would really put a light on that side of adoption. A lot of the time the focus is on just the adoptive parents. I would be interested in seeing this show.
My initial thoughts are concerns about the privacy of these people, including the children. I wonder if it’s too private a matter to put on reality TV.
My initial thoughts are that I am excited to watch this show-should be a good one!!
Ilove it . I know several people who were adopted.
Wow…on one hand, yes yes it’s so important to show the option of adoption and what a positive experience it can be. There are so many ways a woman facing unwanted pregnancy can learn about options outside of reality TV though. This seems more about an attempt to gain more of the share of female viewership in a time of declining share overall for live TV, in favor of downloading and renting TV shows. I really question the wisdom of selling an unborn baby’s story to air for public viewing. The issue of adoption is loaded for all parties involved and requires a great deal of emotional processing for infertile couples, birth parents, and adopted children. As both a bio and pre-adoptive mother I certainly would not want my kids’ birth mom “selling” our story to the public before birth or wouldn’t be comfortable adopting from a mother who made that choice. I also think it would really complicate a child’s life to have had the entire world watch their birth mom’s adoption process before they were old enough to have any choice in the matter or any knowledge of their own adoption. Explaining adoption to an adopted child is so personal and private, unique to each child and situation. This is definitely not the way to do it. As usual, the TV stations have to stretch farther and farther past the bounds of decency to get ratings….that’s my 2 cents.
i love all shows with topics like this, so i would watch
I’m looking forward to watching this show. I have never seen anything like it. It’s going to be very emotional.
very interesting. I will be watching. sounds like a great learning show
I think it is interesting. Its great to see what others are dealing with and how they are dealing with it
i think it will be a good show. it will show woman who are not ready to be a parent that is a choice out there. sometimes it is better for the child if they are adopted to loving parents who can care for a love them.
as a adoptive mother,,sometimes I wondered what the birth mother was thinking,I have mixed emotions about this show
I think it’s great-it gives people a new insight about adoption and what birth mothers really go through and their hardships. Thanks!
I think it’d be an emotional show.
It is something that I could never do, but I applaud the birth mothers for making such an admirable decision to chose life.
I saw the previews and this show looks very interesting. It is something I’d watch.
I think it could be interesting as long as it is not over dramatized like most reality shows.
Unfortunately, sensationalism. I’m not a fan of reality TV!
In my opinion, this show seems very exploitative to all parties involved.
I hope it’s honest but bot exploitative. I will definitely check it out.
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Honestly, This show really upsets me. Not so much the subject matter…these are grown women who agree to be on the show. But the title itself. “I’m having THEIR baby” No…..a birthmother is a woman who is having HER baby and CHOOSING to make an adoption plan. She is not having a baby for a couple that are adopting. That would be a surrogate. This is a woman going through the hardest thing she will probably experience in her life, and Oxygen says she is having their baby? I don’t know if I am extra sensitive to this, because I am an adoptive mom myself, but I won’t be watching due to the title alone. My daughter was adopted internationally, so her story is not the same as those portrayed on this show, but I have nothing but complete love and respect for her birthmother. I feel that the show’s title is a complete slap in the face to birthmothers out there, who did not have THEIR baby, they had their own baby and made the most difficult decision a mother can make.
I am going to give this show a try. Adoption is very close to my heart, and I hope they will show both sides of the story and use normal people and not people that are way over the top.
I think this show will be so much better than the 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom shows. I’m so tired of them. This will be a new take on “pregnancy” shows and offer more emotion that more people can understand.
I think it sounds really interesting! I’d love to see it.
i think it depends how well its done; i hope it exposes some of the misconceptions about adoption and treats the issue with respect
It makes me wonder if I could ever do something like that. Thanks for the chance.
i think it will be good for people to see the emotions/reality of giving up a child
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I think this show would be beneficial for those who want to adopt or consider surrogacy but have misgivings or have questions and would like to know their options
I think this will be an emotional show. The emotional struggle of the birth mother is often overlooked.
I think this show sounds great and I applaud Oxygen for getting the message out there. As a foster mom, I see first hand that people are having babies and they’re not prepared for it or they find that they just don’t want to be parents. I think it’s great when people make the decision early on to give their baby to someone who desperately wants a child rather than letting them end up in the system.
I definitely think it is interesting to get the perspective of the birth mom since that is rarely, if ever, seen or talked about.
I think it’s going to be a good show. I plan on watching.
It sounds like an interesting show that will offer another perspective on the adoption process.
I feel the hurt of the birth mother when they give up their babies. I’ve never had to do it, but I simply can’t imagine giving either of my babies away to someone else. I started watching MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” while I was home on maternity leave with my first child and one of the teens gave her baby up for adoption against her parents’s wishes. It was so hard to watch and I was still so emotional about having my own baby. I’ve continued to watch their story on “Teen Mom” and I’ve watched several other adoption documentaries because they are usually extremely touching storied. I don’t expect anything less from this series and plan to watch.
As a mom of two, I instantly bonded with my kids the minute I found out I was pregnant. I can only imagine how difficult it is to give up your child..sounds like an interesting show.
Good show.