My aunt, who died a long time ago, had to give up her baby in 1942. She never saw or heard from him again. She would regularly get upset about it, but was satisfied that he would have a much better life than she could have given him, not to mention all the stigma that went with these things at the time. I've often thought about trying to trace him but it was a long time ago and who knows what reaction he might have? I still think about doing it as he has a lot of relatives that he probably doesn't know about. But as far as I know, he's not made the effort either, so I think it best to leave it.