Many women come to this blog because they are trying, thinking of trying, or have become, a solo mum by choice (SMBC) via sperm donation or double donation.
This blog has many, many posts about single and solo parenting, as well as other social issues. Sometimes, that can make it difficult to find what you are looking for. So, for those who are specifically interested in the solo mum by choice, donor conception route to motherhood, I’ve pulled together all of my SMBC posts into one place. These posts are listed in the order of my own journey, from thinking, deciding, embarking on treatment, right through to eventually having a baby.
Many of my other posts touch on issues connected to solo motherhood – for example bonding issues which were (in a small way) connected to having used donor sperm. These, and all other posts (from holidaying to politics), are available on the homepage. You can look for specific topics in the search box, use the drop-down categories menu, or go through the archives section. You will find all these options on the right of your screen (from a laptop) or the bottom of your screen (from a mobile).
Enjoy the read! And for those of you still in the thinking/ trying stages, I wish you all the luck in the world!
Solo Mum By Choice (SMBC) Series
- Thinking about becoming a single mum by choice
- Deciding to become a single mum by choice
- Choosing a Clinic
- Single mum by choice: The Process
- Fertility Treatment Implications Counselling
- Choosing a Sperm Donor
- Preparing for insemination
- Booking the IUI appointment
- IUI insemination day
- Solo Mum Waiting To Take a Pregnancy Test
- Still Waiting To Take The Pregnancy Test
- Trying Again: Donor Conception
- Planning Fertility Treatment: The Wobble
- Planning Your Second Round of Fertility Treatment
- Fertility Treatment the Second Go
- Fertility Treatment Failure: Third Time Unlucky
- Fertility Treatment Round Four – Is This The One?
- When Fertility Treatment Fails
- Solo Mum By Choice: Attempt Number Six
- I’ve Got Something to Tell You
- First Trimester Pregnancy as a Solo Mum By Choice
- Second Trimester Pregnancy as a Solo Mum By Choice
- Third Trimester Pregnancy as a Solo Mum By Choice
Single/ Solo Parenting Support Posts