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2nd guessing
Anyone out there 2nd guessing themselves for adopting? My doctor advised me against getting pregnant for some high risk reasons. My husband and I viewed all of our options and decided to adopt. We have started our home study but it seems that I'm always 2nd guessing myself and in all honesty, I feel like less of a woman for not giving birth. I know that this is all in my mind, and that I need to get over it, but a huge part of me is still sad that I will never see parts of me and my husband in our child. I also have a nephew that I watch every day who I adore and I see family traits in him that I know that my child won't have. On the flip side, I see that with each step we take towards the adoption, small miracles happen that let me know we are doing the right thing, but I can't help but feel that I'm missing out on something. Am I the only one who feels this way?
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