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If you want to be a mother and are ready to become one, you have a variety of options to reach that incredible goal of adding to your family. Whether your steps towards becoming a parent are easy or labour-intensive, you can get there. Keep reading to learn about your options.
Use an egg donor
If you are in a position where you wish to give birth to a baby of your very own but do not have viable eggs yourself, you are not out of options. You can still become pregnant via the use of an egg donor.
The egg donation process involves the retrieval of eggs from a donor. Following this procedure, the eggs are fertilized in a lab with either your partner’s sperm or the donor’s sperm. This process is called in vitro fertilization or IVF. Once one or multiple eggs are fertilized, the embryo is implanted into your uterus. At this point, successful implantation will result in a viable pregnancy and baby.
Adoption
Perhaps you have decided on a different way to add to your family. If adoption is something you are interested in pursuing, you have many options before you. The most important thing is to go into it with intention and with your whole heart and mind prepared for the adventure. Just like carrying and giving birth to a baby, there is a process involved to bring your new family member home.
Talk with your adoption agency about everything involved with adoption. Ask any questions you have and ensure they will be available to speak with when the inevitable new questions pop up. Discuss whether you are interested in only a specific age range or anything else you have on your mind. Honesty about expectations is essential throughout adoption. The result is the same as other methods to get to motherhood. That is the most important thing.
Watch this video for a step-by-step guide on adopting.
Become a foster parent
Fostering a child in need is one of the greatest gifts you can give to that child. That being said, you and your family must be on the same page regarding the nuances of the foster care system. Have an open and honest discussion with everyone in your household about the potential lengths of stay and the emotional toll fostering can take when a child you have bonded with has to leave your home.
If you feel fostering is something you can do, there are multiple resources available to help support you, your family, and the foster child. Discuss with your case manager your preferences for fostering short-term, long-term, or even the possibility of fostering to adopt.
Embracing the process of bringing another person into your family will afford everyone untold amounts of joy and happiness. How you get to that place might be different for you than the next mum. And, that is absolutely ok. Find out what is available to you in the form of egg donation and IVF, adoption, or fostering and proceed in whatever manner is best for you and your family.
Welcome to Birds and Lilies! I'm Lou: mother, blogger and freelance writer. This is my lifestyle blog, where I talk about motherhood, infertility and IVF, beauty, my love for food and wine, as well as my thoughts about stuff, and our real-life and travel adventures.
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