It’s the end of 2021 and more women than ever are pursuing becoming a single mother by choice. Why the sudden urge to pursue motherhood solo? COVID has shifted the way we plan our futures. There is nothing like a worldwide pandemic to make you stop and think about what direction your life is goin…
One challenge I encountered with my friends and family was explaining that one egg does not equal a baby. I found that when I told people I had frozen 20 eggs they assumed my dreams of motherhood were all set. I had an insurance policy, my backup plan. But I knew that this “insurance policy” was …
Picking my donor was easier than I thought. Once I knew I was seriously considering moving forward with choice motherhood, I started researching sperm banks. Each one was different, and I found myself gravitating to Xytex for a couple of reasons. They had the most adult photos. After being “tricked…
Thinking about having a baby on your own is only the beginning. Once you actually put your plan in action, expect a lengthy process. From my first consultation with my Reproductive Endocrinologist to completing my first round of IVF, it was about five months. Here are the 10 steps I went through. 1…
With my 38th birthday quickly approaching, I was making the biggest decision of my life. Was my desire to be a mother so strong that I no longer want to wait for Mr. Right? Once COVID hit, I noticed a change in the carefree single life I had lived in the city for so long. Pre-COVID, I had a group …