Solo mum Archives - The Stork and I

You may have heard the term ‘mum guilt’. Many mums describe feeling guilty about not doing enough as a parent. Not doing things right, or making decisions that may disadvantage…

The first time the reality of what Covid-19 was going to mean really hit me was the Thursday before nursery closed. I knew that from the following day Daisy would…

Solo motherhood using donor conception is on the rise year on year. In 2017 according to the HFEA report, 2279 women underwent treatment without a male partner. Based on my…

Deciding whether to start the journey to solo motherhood using donor conception can be one of the biggest decisions you might ever have to make. This quick guide has been…

The fact that I am single and have been throughout the vast majority of my 30s plays heavy on my mind. It’s not the fact that I’m not in a…

When I was considering having a baby on my own, I’d never heard of the term Social Infertility. It’s now used much more widely and describes the scenario of being…

At 35 I felt pretty consumed with anxiety about the very real possibility of missing out on motherhood. I was single and as a result it felt that with every…

Egg freezing is one way of preserving a woman’s fertility so she can try to have a family in the future. It involves collecting a woman’s eggs, freezing them and then…