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Explanation of Birthmother's day:
Birthmother's day is a day to celebrate and honor our birthmotherhood.  Its a day to reflect on the choice we made and the life we gave.  Its a day to recognize, that we are good mothers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our children. 

History on Birthmother's Day:
Birthmother's Day is celebrated the Saturday before Mother's Day.  It originated in 1990 by a group of birthmothers in Seattle, Washington.  Most birthmothers will agree that Mother's Day is a very painful holiday and these women wanted to create something that would honor their birthmotherhood.

Celebrating Birthmom's Day:
Birthmother's Day unites birthmoms. A lot of agencies and organizations are hosting birthmother's day events and it has become more recognized by the adoption community as a day of remembrance for birthmothers.  Check with agencies, support groups, and adoption related organizations in your area to see if they might be hosting a Birthmom's Day event.  If not, then celebrate on your own.  Treat yourself to a special dinner or buy yourself a rose - something to celebrate your birthmotherhood!!

Some ideas for Birthmother's Day Celebrations:

• Give each birthmother a small corsage or rose
• Provide scrapbooking materials and have each birthmom make a scrapbook page remembering their child.
• Give each birthmom a small favor.
• Read a poem aloud.
• Invite other members of the triad, such as reunited birthmoms and adoptees and adoptive mothers or children of birthmoms in open adoptions.
• Have someone sing (or play) a special song.
• Have someone of each member of the triad - birthmom, adoptive mom, and adoptee - speak on their experiences of their role in the triad.
• Let each birthmom light a candle in honor of their birthchild.

Some Links and ArticlesRelated to Birthmom's Day:

• Breaking the Silence ~ An article about Birthmother's Day by Mary Jean Marsh
• Birthmother's Day ~ An article by Courtney Frey
• Insight Adoption's Birthmother's Day Page
• BirthMothers Day Cards - Made by Coley, Lani, and Jenn check out these awesome Bmom's day cards
• Helpful Hints to Get Through BirthMother's Day ~ This article by Amy Rae gives tips on how to cope with the birthmother's/mother's day holiday.
• BirthMother's Day Cards ~ Check out this exclusive line of bmom's day cards created by Co-founder of BirthMom Buds, Coley.
• 30 Ways to Celebrate Birthmother's Day ~ Vanessa Loyer provides you with some different ideas to honor your birthmotherhood.
• Birthmom's Day Celebrations ~ This article by Suzi Thompson provides you with some ideas of what to expect if you attend a Birthmother's Day celebration.
• Celebrate Birthmother's Day ~ Written by Tracy V, this article gives you some more ideas on ways to spend Birthmother's Day.
• How to Survive Mother's Day ~ Written by Alicia Moser this article gives you some ideas and suggestions on how to get through Mother's Day weekend.