As a fertility coach, this is a question I often get asked by my clients. There is no simple answer but here are some great questions to get you started thinking about it:
- Why do you want to adopt?
- How does your partner feel about it? (if there is one)
- Do you have a support system in place to help you?
- Are you prepared for the wait? (it can take up to 18 months to get a child in some cases)
- Do you have the financial resources in place for the adoption and for raising the child?
- Are you will to accept a child from a different age, racial or social backgroud?
- Are you willing to accept a child with special needs?
- Are you willing to travel internationally to get a child?
- Have you come to grips with the idea that the child will not be biologically yours? (some people have trouble accepting that their child will not look like them physically)
- Are you willing to be a parent at this stage in your life?
Take some time to answer these questions and start a discussion with those involved. It is a very important decison that will have a huge impact on your life. If you need help sorting things out, drop me a line at naureen@lifeology.ca
Your fertility coach,
Naureen
