10 Ways Fertility Treatments Prepare You For Motherhood
byJill Di Donato
When I made the decision to become a single mom by choice, I had no idea that all the probing and waiting and more probing and tests weren't just time consuming, but actually ways fertility treatments prepare you for motherhood. Of course there are still times when I feel like throwing in the towel, giving up and escaping to a desert island with my crushes James Franco and Alexander Skarsgård, but I'm guessing that's something every mom fantasize about, too. Right?
While I've yet to join the motherhood club, the numerous trips to my fertility specialist, not to mention the lab, the donor bank, acupuncturist, and OB-GYN — all while juggling two jobs and a social life — are giving me a sense of what it's going to like when I'm inevitably tested by a little one, all while trying to live my normal life.
Because here's the thing, I know that once I see those two pink lines, my life is going to change forever. I also know that, even in the midst and aftermath of all that change, I'm still going to be me. I mean, I've been myself for thirty-something years, so I don't really expect to morph into an entirely different being. Sure, things are going to be different, there's no question, but I have to say; this journey of trying to grow another human inside my body has already changed me, and you know what? This journey of trying to conceive (TTC), is preparing me for motherhood in the following ways: