3. Yes, we considered adoption.
We used to wonder why infertile couples didn’t “just adopt.” How could they waste all that time and money fighting nature when there were so many children in the world who needed loving homes? But after researching the options, we discovered that adoption can be just as emotionally and financially draining as infertility treatments — sometimes more so. In the end, while our admiration for adoptive families skyrocketed, we felt we weren’t ready to take on the challenges that adoption can bring. Now we try to respect how other people choose to create their families and hope that our choices will be respected in return.
