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…
I used to pride myself on the fact that I wasn’t at all materialistic. This was until I had to review my options about returning to work following my maternity leave. It was at this moment that I had to Read more…
‘Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough’ ~ Brene Brown The feeling of shame that I had to work though was not about using a sperm donor to have a baby, it Read more…
The lovely Polly Kerr has shared her story of becoming a solo mum to support and inspire others thinking of following the same path. If you have any questions feel free to ask them in the post below and Polly Read more…