Moms who struggle on the journey to motherhood

For me, the journey was both. I adopted my daughter and did so alone. Making the decision to adopt, knowing I wouldn’t have anyone available for support or assistance was difficult. But once I realized it was fear of the unknown that made me doubt my intentions, I forged ahead. She’s really the best thing I’ve ever done and the reason I go home at night. Before then it was work or the relationship/man of the moment. She’s the “real” thing that matters.

From the outside, people think that my journey into motherhood was as easy as it gets. My husband and I were expecting after I was off the pill for 5 months. I had a few minor issues with my pregnancy and a quick delivery. What people don’t know is that when you’re trying, any length of time seems like forever! I was charting my cycle and knew that our daughter was concieved on the 78th day of my cycle. When you’re waiting for a period and it doesn’t come it takes a toll, but we stuck with it and are now ready to celebrate our daughter’s first birthday in a few weeks.
Granted, I know there are people in the world who can’t have children or are struggling with a much, much longer wait than we had (friends of ours are going on a year of trying). I understand how hard it is when all you want is a baby and people are aborting them without a thought or throwing them in trash cans.
My message to anyone who is trying and not succeeding is to not give up! There are so many ways to have a family and it’s so worth it no matter how you go about it.