Infertility and treatment leave us with emotional scars and stresses on our selves as well as our relationships. Trying to conceive can have a very high price for many people; finacially, emotionally, mentailly and physically. If you have already met with a ‘Family Planning Coach’ you will have set goals based on your values around treatment options, where to go with them and when enough is enough. For many of us (and this number is rising) it does not matter what we do we will never produce a baby,
Sometimes we need to look beyond fertility and treatment. We need to regain our lives and decide exactly what we want to have for a family. Sometimes that means considering stopping treatment and looking at adoption or living child-free. Coaching helps you decide what you really value in creating your family. What does it mean to stop trying to conceive, what do you need to do to come to terms with your decision, what will your family life look like. If you choose to adopt, ‘Adoption Coaching’ is very beneficial, it helps walk you through what you can expect, what your options are, how you can go about finding the right child for you and provides the personal - emotional support while you do so. If you choose the child-free option you again need to picture what your family life will look like and how you will go about making that happen. Many adoption agencies provide coaching but again you are better with an unbiased coach and family and friend are fantastic but like dealing with infertility, they are neither unbiased nor nonjudgmental. How do you deal with all the holidays, questions, etc.... Your coach can help you move through this difficult time of choice and decide what will be the best choices for you.