The Baby Decision: How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life

The Baby Decision is a guide to making a parenting or childfree decision with confidence. It addresses the difficulty many women and their partners face when considering this life-changing choice, offering strategies for managing doubt and ambivalence while developing self-knowledge. Merle Bombardieri, MSW, LICSW, draws on over thirty years of experience in her therapy, coaching practice, and Baby Decision Workshops. The book uses anecdotes, exercises, guidelines, and checklists to help readers reach their best possible choice. Topics covered include using exercises to uncover hidden feelings, separating personal needs from societal expectations, considering the rewards of living childfree, communicating with partners about disagreements, managing work-life balance, and making decisions about single parenting, gay parenting, fertility, and adoption. The book also addresses how to trust your decision and maximize it. Includes resources, bibliography, and a bonus section on preparing your body for a healthy pregnancy.