Leading up to my baby shower as a single mom by choice, I felt a lot of different emotions. This was the first shower that was actually be thrown for ME. I've spent 10+ years going to bridal and baby showers, each one with a passing reminder that I hadn't reached that milestone in life yet…
My due date is in just 100 days. It feels so close yet still so far away. The last few weeks have been pretty emotionally draining for me. I am starting to feel some of the discomforts of pregnancy. And my emotions have definitely been heightened. The thought of raising a baby alone hasn't rea…
It's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of options that exist for babies today. For example you can find bassinets ranging from $50 to the very expensive $ 1700 SNOO . As a single mom-to-be, I am working with a budget and wanted to make sure the products I chose gave me the most bang for my …
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Solo pregnancy is filled with peaks and valleys, as I would imagine any pregnancy is. I’m nearly half way through my pregnancy and it still doesn’t feel real to me. Sometimes I use the word “weird” to describe how it feels seeing my baby on an ultrasound, my brain doesn’t fully grasp that there is …
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Last night I went for a summer stroll and found myself thinking about how being pregnant has you in this weird in-between life stage. You know that the everyday life you have known for so long is going to change completely in a matter of months, yet you can’t fully embrace that old life anymore. E…
One of my biggest questions when considering becoming a choice mom was how it would affect my future child. Would I be setting them up for a harder life because of my desire to become a mom? Would they suffer mentally from being raised by only one parent versus two? I knew it was time to do some re…
Pregnancy is nothing like I thought it would be. I’ve spent years hearing friends discuss it and watching it depicted on television, but until you experience it, you just don’t really get it. For example, I always thought I would have really bad morning sickness and be throwing up all day. I get…
How much does a baby really cost in the first year? What I am planning to spend. Baby expenses for month 0 - $2,500 Before your baby is even born, you will need to buy a lot. We're talking bassinets, clothes, stroller, etc. The cost of what you choose to spend here can vary drastically. Lucki…