I’ve read many blogs aimed at single parents that advise you to avoid situations where you’ll bump into ‘happy families’. This recommendation is to prevent you feeling upset by seeing other people happy in their family unit. The most recent Read more…
Father’s Day can be difficult for some people, depending on your personal circumstances. Daisy is too young to understand it this year, but it got me thinking how I would handle it in the future, when she is older. For Read more…
When I turned 37, I finally decided that my time was up to meet a romantic partner and try for children in the conventional way. To ensure I didn’t miss out on motherhood, I decided to embark on the journey Read more…
In my younger years, one of my biggest fears was getting pregnant by accident. This is what had been drummed into me from an early age. Be careful. Use protection. Don’t get pregnant. Of course as the years went by, Read more…
‘Social infertility’ is a phrase used to describe individuals who long for a baby but who don’t have a partner and are therefore not in the situation where they can start trying to conceive naturally. I’m not yet sure what Read more…
When you find yourself single in your mid to late 30s or 40s and wanting babies, it can generate feelings of anxiety, mainly caused by the fear of missing out on motherhood. One of the options available in this situation Read more…
Last weekend I attended my first wedding as a solo parent. I was pleasantly surprised what a great time I had. I’d been nervous about how challenging it might be to manage my daughter on my own for the whole Read more…
‘Let’s be lonely together, a little less lonely together’ Rita Ora I’m a solo mum to an 11 month old daughter, Daisy. I’ve just got back from a lovely weekend away with my daughter, visiting my friends in London Read more…
Check out my latest podcast interview on The Best of Both Worlds Podcast. I discuss with the two hosts Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger my decision to embark on solo motherhood and the inspiration behind starting The Stork and I. To Read more…
I recently read a great post by Alice Rose called ‘Think! What not to say’ and her campaign #twnts. This campaign is about what not to say to people who are struggling with their fertility. It got me thinking that some Read more…