Nanny to Mommy

Typically, adoption is a huge decision for anyone who wants to become a parent. By definition, adoption refers to a legal process whereby a person is vested with parental rights and authority of a child coming from their biological parent or parents. While there’s no feeling more exciting than bringing a child into your home for the first time, the entire process of adoption requires a lot of planning, research, and plenty of support.

Thus, if you’re preparing for the arrival of the new member of your family, here’s a guide to family life after adoption that you may want to keep in mind from the get-go:

You've reached a stage in your life where you want to have kids. Or, this could be a stage in your life where you want another child to add to the one you already have. Some time has passed since your first baby, and you're older and biologically different from back then. In either situation, you may be hit with the realization that pregnancy is no longer possible. This could be due to either male or female infertility, and it hits you like a ton of bricks when you find out. You feel like your world is crumbling as you can't add a child to this world. Thankfully, modern medicine means this isn't as big of a worry as it used to be. In fact, there are many things you can do when you can't get pregnant: 

Adoption is one of the most charitable things that one human being can do for another. Essentially, you're bringing up the biological child of another person. And you're doing it for no other than the reason that you want to and feel that it's the right thing for you and your family.

Raising children who are not your own is a big sacrifice and something that is entirely admirable in our society. It's also incredibly challenging to do and takes a lot of soul-searching, especially when you first commit. You wonder whether you're the right person for the job and what the dynamic will be like. You fear that there will be differences in how you treat your biological and non-biological children. And all that stress can ultimately take its toll on your mind. It's not an easy path.

If you have always wanted to have children, it can be devastating when you are unable to conceive. A lot of people start trying and they think that it’ll happen for them in a few weeks, but that just isn’t realistic. Everybody is different and it will take a lot longer for some people than others. But what do you do if you have been trying for a long time without success?