Having a Baby on Your Own (Part 2): Building Your Fertility Team

Part 2: Choosing a Fertility Specialist:

Q: Should I use my ob/gyn or a fertility doctor?
 
Unlike married couples, who go to fertility specialists after a long period of unprotected sex, the single woman is generally trying to conceive without having tried to get pregnant before.
 
Many women into their early 40s are able to conceive without medical [...]

Having a Baby on Your Own (Part 1): Building Your Fertility Team

When I conceived my daughter at age 36 without a partner, I was blissfully unaware that my eggs might be on the verge of expiring. I simply knew I was emotionally and financially ready to become a mother on my own.
I knew nuthin’ ‘bout birthin’ babies, as the line from “Gone With the Wind” [...]

Single Minded Moms: The Single Mom’s 10 Commandments, Part 2

Before you read this make sure you catch the first five Single Mom Ten Commandments.
So… where were we?
 
6. Thou shalt not date jerks. Ahhhh… those beautiful, heart-breakers we like to call bad boys. Unfortunately, as a single mother, jerks and bad boys aren’t an option. We may fall for them unknowingly but as soon as [...]

Single Minded Moms: The Single Mom’s 10 Commandments, Part 1

First let me say that I am incredibly honored to be writing this column for SingleMindedMoms.com. and offer my dating and relationship advice. But before we get into all of that, I thought I would spell out some guiding lights – the things every single mom needs – to succeed in life, as a mother, [...]

Trenchcoat Mama . . .Single and Ready for Whatever Life Throws at Her!

Why we’re giving reality TV a reality check!
Hate it when somebody says something way better than I could.
 
This time, though, I got such a kick out of Guardian writer Lucy Mangan calling 3 Fat Brides and 1 Thin Dress’s Gillian McKeith a “platinum-blond incubus waiting to suck the joy from every living thing around [...]

Single Minded Moms: The Women Who Are Choosing to Be Single Moms

She was the girl who played by all the rules; she always brushed her teeth before bed, pursued a secondary educational degree, never ever kissed on the first date, and was confident she would find true love. At 12 years old, she had her life all mapped out; married by 25 , three children by [...]

Michael Phelps’ Mom, Debbie: Make Room for Mommy

I suppose as a parent my eyes and my heart last week were drawn toward eight-gold-medal Olympian Michael Phelps‘ mother, Debbie. She watched, as best as she could, every stroke of her son’s powerful 6’ 7” wing span cutting through the bright blue water, and every passing tic of the clock reading out one record [...]

Should Single Moms Dish About Their Dates and Other Single Mom Voices Around the Blogosphere

It’s Sunday and that can only mean one thing…time for Single Minded Women’s Weekly Shout Out to the single mommy and daddy bloggers who’ve got us buzzing…
Single Minded Women’s  Trench Coat Single Mama—Ready for Whatever Life Throws at Her , the lovely Jessica Pegis, aka O Solo Mama  talks about whether or not single moms should dish [...]

Trench Coat Single Mama—Ready for Whatever Life Throws at Her

Madonna will be turning 50 on August 16th, and we’ve got two things to say: Fabulous at 50 and Sometimes wish you were still a single mom.
 
Madonna had Lourdes in 1996, about seven months before my daughter was born in China. By the time my adoption was official in June 1998 Madonna had been the most [...]

Single Moms you can get Your Boyfriend’s Kids to Tolerate you…maybe even like you!

This week Single Minded Women’s Family Channel has Dr. Tina, and single moms who are trying to appease their boyfriend’s kids will definitely want to check out her article for a few tips on turning their frowns upside down (or at the very least get them to stop shooting dagger-like glances their way- and maybe illicit more [...]

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