Why adoption v. in-vitro fertilization?
This is a very personal decision that every woman (in conjunction with her husband if she has one) makes when deciding how to build her family. I had to decide what my true motivation was for wanting a child. Was it the experience of actually giving birth or the experience of raising a child, or was both really important to me? I just did not feel this overwhelming need to be pregnant and give birth although I do understand why most women do. I just felt like I have been blessed in my life and I want to share my life with a child. Whether that child was tied to me biologically just wasn’t an overriding factor. I knew I was capable of loving a child just as much either way. So, for me, it was a no-brainer. It made the most sense, for my circumstances, to provide a home for a child that is already in the world as opposed to bringing a child into the world via a medical procedure. Besides, I get to skip the baby fat and the hormonal changes, not to mention the pain of childbirth!
