My Birth Child Was Taken From Me At Birth

A  mother having her child taken at birth is something that no one can under­stand unless they have gone through the experi­ence. I know this person­al­ly. My son was taken from me right at birth.

When I entered the hospital in labor I believed I was taking my son home. I had no idea what was about to happen to me, to us.

Once he was born they wrapped him up and took him away as I watched.  I was still in the delivery room. I yelled at them asking if he was okay, did he have all his toes, fingers… they just kept walking and never said a word.

I was beyond upset, I was lost, I was broken.  How could anyone take my child away from me and my parents were part of it. I was under legal age and had no rights.

The loss of a birth child is enormous. 

Having your birth child taken away from you is something that, as much as you try, you will never really get over.  The grief of losing a birth child is like losing a part of you, a piece of your heart, a piece of your soul. It is a primal loss. Who you were before your birth child was taken is not who you are after your birth child is gone.

This Is My Story Of My Search For, And Finding, My Birth Son, Jamie.

I started “Taken At Birth” to tell my story of how my son was taken away from me at birth. I didn’t know he was going to be given away, but once he was born ‘they’ took him away before I could even see him, or hold him.  The loss is something I have never gotten over, something I will never get over.

I Want To Help Other Birth Mothers On Their Journey Too!

I started this site to tell my story. I also started this site to help women who have had their child taken at birth, given up for adoption without their consent. I hope I can help you with my story. I hope I can help you with infor­ma­tion I provide.

I have created this site is to help others in their search and their recovery.

My goal is to write a book on my own experi­ence, and the journey to find my son, Jamie, who was taken away and given to someone else for adoption at birth without my consent.

I also hope to help others who have gone through this terrible loss or are still in the midst of it.

I am one of the lucky ones who found my son. Finding him / meeting him was the best day of my life. It took 21 years to find him. Years of searching from birth, years of contact­ing people I believed they knew where he was. I hope to help others on this path.

I invite you to share your experiences as I share mine.

I hope my story helps you. You can follow my story by clicking on the blog menu or click here. I will be adding resources soon that you will be able to download that will help you along your journey, and with all the issues you face when you are looking for a birth child, and when you find them.

Stories From My Actual Journal

I have started the story of meeting my son.  Most of the infor­ma­tion is taken from my journal, with comments from my memory of that time.  I am sharing this with you here:

https://takenatbirth.com/meeting-jamie

Join me on my journey  — I hope it helps you with yours.

Jamie — I love you with all my heart!!

B‑Mum — Jan

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