A SINGLE mum shared her heartbreaking decision to put up two of her kids for adoption. The now 32-year-old explained that she couldn't afford to raise them on her own. 6 Hannah Martin put two of her five children up for adoption when she couldn't afford to raise them Credit: SWNS 6 The single mother gave her baby son Tyler up for adoption when he was only a few months old Credit: SWNS "The feeling of giving a child up for adoption is hurt," said Hannah Martin, who is from Pennsylvania, US.
"It's traumatic. It's very heartbreaking, but at the same time, it's heartwarming because you're doing the right thing." Hannah, now a stay-at-home mom with a 15-year-old son, an eight-year-old daughter, and a six-year-old son, placed a little girl named Adriana up for adoption in 2011.
Then just 19, Hannah says she was "excited but scared" when she found out she was expecting. Read More On Family TIME CONSUMING Mum-of-10 left raging as she realises EXTRA step to avoid school fines NO KID-DING Parenting coach reveals 6p household item that makes travelling easy "I got pregnant by one of my brother's friends because we ended up just hooking up, being young and dumb," says Hannah, noting she was using birth control pills but not a condom. Although Adriana's birth was unplanned, the decision to place her for adoption was one that weighed heavily on her heart.
"I kept her for about, I want to say a month and a half, and I couldn't do it," Hannah explained. "The father refused to help me, he sai.