• I struggled for years with fear and uncertainty about becoming a mother. • It was important to me that I make such an important decision deliberately. • After deeper self-reflection, I was able to make the best choice for myself.

It seems that many women have known they want to become mothers for almost their entire lives. Some even dream of how many children they will have and what their names will be. For others, like me, the decision to become a mother wasn't as clear. And, at times, the idea seemed downright terrifying.

I've been ambivalent for a long time

The idea of having children couldn't have been further from my mind as a teenager and young adult. In my 20s, I wavered between ambivalence and fear. God forbid I had gotten pregnant with any of the men I dated at that time

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