Since starting to write Heartbreak Baby, I’ve done a lot of research into forced adoptions, with many thousands of young unmarried mothers, having their babies taken away and given up for adoption. In fact it is believed that half a million, British women were persuaded to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s – that is in just three decades. It doesn’t count the hundreds of thousands, prior to that date, from Victorian times through to the 1940’s. There was so much heartbreak, not just at the moment of separation, but for the rest of their lives.
Some Mothers are lucky and can have a photograph taken of her with her baby, just before it is stolen away from her.
How can you ever get over knowing that your baby is out there somewhere, but never knowing if it is cared for, happy, or even if it is still alive. Remembering each birthday, wishing you could tell them how much you loved them and trying to imagine what your child might look like.