Choosing how to handle your unplanned pregnancy is one of the most significant decisions you will make in your life. It isn’t a one-time choice. It affects your future forever.
Abortion is not your only pregnancy option. You have two more pregnancy options to explore. Let’s review the pros and cons of both parenting and adoption. Only you know what’s best.
The Pros & Cons of Parenting
Some of the pros of parenting are being able to guide your child’s future hands-on and the first-hand knowledge of their heritage. As you care for your child, they know you love them, and you receive a daily reward for their happiness. You get to enjoy every milestone directly.
There are also some cons to parenting if your life’s circumstances are fit for a child. You have complete responsibility to meet their financial and emotional needs. Sometimes women aren’t able to do that yet due to difficult personal struggles. Parenting requires an incredible amount of energy and focus.
The Pros & Cons of Adoption
There are also pros to adoption. With adoption, your child has greater opportunities for their future. A two-parent home is more secure than a single-parent home. By choosing the adoptive couple and continuing a relationship, you have the assurance your child is loved and cared for.
You also avoid having your child potentially enter foster care.
Some of the cons of adoption include the difficult separation that can be very emotional and painful. You may miss out on some milestones in their life as your adoptive family are the primary caregivers. Or maybe your immediate family and friends may not be supportive of your adoption decision which could lead to relational difficulty.
Making Your Pregnancy Decision
We recommend getting as much information as possible to help you decide what is best for your future. At LaVie Pregnancy Care Center, we offer more adoption information and adoption agency referrals that will answer questions you might have as you seek the very best outcome for you and your child’s future.
We also provide resources and assistance if you choose to parent. We can support you with the community, material support, and resources you need to take the next steps in your pregnancy and parenting journey.
Schedule a no-cost and confidential appointment to discuss your pregnancy options with us today. We’re here to listen and support you.