The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility   Meet Katelyn and her precious daughter Matilda. Katelyn used a clinic-recruited overseas donor and successfully conceived her daughter via IVF. In this episode, we discuss Katelyn’s experience travelling interstate for treatment during lockdowns, how supportive her family is and what a difference that makes for her and her daughter, her experience transitioning into being a working solo mum and...

The No Need for Prince Charming podcast is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.   Meet Ashley and her gorgeous son Beauden. Ashley used an ID release donor from America and successfully conceived her son via IUI. In this episode we discuss how she navigated fertility treatment when she lives 700km from the nearest Woolworths, managing pregnancy and birth living in a remote town, tragically losing her dad shortly after her son was born and managing the juggle as a working mum.   WANT TO...

Meet Kim and her adorable son Charlie. Kim used a clinic recruited local donor and successfully conceived her son via IVF after losing her son Jack a few years earlier. TRIGGER WARNING In this two part episode we discuss Kim’s experience with stillbirth, the very long journey she went through to get pregnant again and how she’s adapting to mum life. The first part of this interview was recorded three weeks before Kim gave birth, and the second part was nine months after she had...

The No Need for Prince Charming podcast is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.   Meet Lucienne and her gorgeous son Arlo. Lucienne used an ID release donor from America and successfully conceived her son via IVF. In this episode, we discuss how she underwent treatment in Canberra from NSW, experienced and overcame secondary infertility and how she juggles life as a shift-working solo mum. SHARE YOUR STORY: Are you a successful Solo Mum By Choice based in Australia who wants to share...

The No Need for Prince Charming podcast is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility.   In this special episode, I met with Brooke from the ADDAM and EEVE donor banks (part of City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility) This episode is perfect for anyone considering using an egg, embryo or sperm donor to create their family. Brooke generously shared with me the process and screening potential donors go through, what women should consider when choosing a sperm donor and how...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society   Meet Kathryn and her beautiful daughters Amy and Jackie. Kathryn used an anonymous donor and successfully conceived her first daughter via IUI 21 years ago. In this episode we discuss challenges she faced throughout her daughter’s childhoods and teenage years, how she mastered the juggle, connections with donor siblings and the implications of not being able to get identifying information of the donor. SHARE YOUR...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility   Meet Kristin and her gorgeous daughter Frankie. Kristin used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her daughter via IVF. In this episode we discuss overcoming a silent miscarriage, postnatal preeclampsia, how she negotiated life as a new mum and a carer thanks to a shock terminal cancer diagnosis for her father and making connections with the donor and donor siblings.   SPONSOR...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society   Meet Kate and her gorgeous son. Kate used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her son via IVF. In this episode we discuss how being a solo mum by choice was always her plan A to have a family, overcoming conception challenges with a difficult cervix, deliberate lifestyle and career changes she made prior to starting treatment, managing ADHD as a new mum and the super supportive special family...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility   Meet Trudy and her gorgeous twin daughters Frankie May and Willow Rose. Trudy used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her daughters via IVF. In this episode we discuss overcoming her and her families religious beliefs to become a mother on her own, the importance of a support network, navigating delivering her babies early when she was away from home and the challenges of being...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.   In this special episode I met with Samantha Gunn, a fabulous doula from Sydney. This episode is perfect for anyone currently pregnant or hoping to be in the future. Even if you aren't currently considering using a doula, Sam shares some excellent advice on not only the birthing process, but the importance of postpartum care and support. She also shares some fabulous solo mum specific advice. You can learn more...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.   Meet Katie and her adorable daughter Florence. Katie used a clinic recruited donor in the NT and successfully conceived her daughter via IVF. In this episode we discuss her thought process to become a SMBC after she was adamant women shouldn’t have children on their own, her conception journey, having a child with no family in the same state, meeting donor siblings and the tips she has learned travelling with a...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility   Meet Ash and her gorgeous son Jed. Ash used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her son via IUI. In this episode we discuss her conception journey, the importance of a support network, dealing with a health scare with a young child, her considerations for whether or not to expand her family, and planning for the future if the worst was to happen to her.   SPONSOR OFFER: Not only...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society   Meet Helen and her gorgeous daughter Billie. Helen travelled interstate to use a clinic recruited ID release donor. She successfully conceived her daughter using IVF. Billie was less than 6 months old when we recorded this episode which gives us great insight into the early days of being a solo mum by choice and how Helen is navigating mum life without family who live in the same state or country. in this episode...

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility   Meet Lauren and her adorable daughter Daisy. Lauren used a recruited donor and home insemination (AI) to conceive her daughter. In this episode we discuss her consideration process for choosing her donor, life as a solo mum by choice and her decision to keep her journey relatively private until she was successfully pregnant. We also chat about whether she may add another child to her family in...

Another fabulous season of the No need for Prince Charming podcast with another incredible 40 mums who’ve so generously shared their story – thank you! In this wrap up we hear from some of our previous guests from season 1 and 2 and get updates on life for them since the podcast. If you’re interested in sharing your story in season 3 out in 2024 please reach out. Have a fabulous summer, binge listen to old episodes and we’ll be back in March xx Love the podcast? Show...

Before becoming a mum, Lisa had a very clear idea of the goals she needed to achieve before she was ready to go down this path. After achieving the travel, the house and the dog she was successful at becoming a mum and now lives in Adelaide with her adorable daughter Grace. In this episode we discuss the complications of requiring genetic testing, the emotional journey of treatment not going the way you think it will, Grace’s dramatic premature entrance into the world and how the first 10...

Mel always thought if she wasn’t a mum by the time she was 35 she would pursue becoming a mother on her own. In her late 20s she decided to bring the timeline forward, and after getting treatment in a different state she now has her gorgeous son Theo. In this episode we discuss navigatingContinue reading "S2:E39 – Melanie & Theo"

The only thing Leah ever wanted was to be a mum and at 30, when relationships hadn’t worked out as planned, she pursued becoming a solo mum by choice. Leah lives in Victoria with her adorable son Dallas. In this episode we discuss dealing with a stressful pregnancy, her thoughts on siblings and donor siblings and how she talks about being donor conceived with her son. Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my...

Sitting in a cafe in Iceland Carissa’s friend helped her see the way for her to truely be happy was to have a baby. She came back to Australia where she had the support she wanted to become a solo mum by choice to her son Declan. In this episode we discuss the importance of having a fertility specialist you connect with, the process she went through in order to use overseas egg and sperm donors whilst in Australia, her challenges with breastfeeding and making contact with donor...

Jacinta always wanted children and coming from a big family, she assumed it would be an easy journey. After an unexpected twist in her journey she now has a gorgeous son Leo. In this episode we discuss her experience with recruited and clinic donors, her cancer journey (which was only discovered as a result ofContinue reading "S2:E36 – Jacinta and Leo"

In this special bonus episode I talk to Rene from City Fertility to understand what is involved when you use a fertility clinic for conception as a solo mother. In the episode we cover the important things like cost, process, access to donor sperm via their ADDAM and EEVE apps, Medicare rebates and what health insurance actually covers when IVF is part of your policy. Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my...

Prior to Cyndi becoming a mother she was a nanny and a teacher, becoming a mother was always something she knew she was going to do. She lives in Melbourne with her son Callaway and in this episode she shares her long journey to conception, the process for being a recipient of donor embryos andContinue reading "S2:E35 – Cyndi & Callaway"

Sonya knew she wanted to be a mother as soon as her younger sister joined the family. In her late 20s, after getting her family’s support, she embarked on this journey to make those dreams come true. She now has an adorable son Pippin. In this episode we discuss her considerations when selecting and potential contacting her donor, the importance of her support network and surviving the fourth trimester. Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode,...

After bringing up her younger siblings, Sarah wasn’t sure she wanted to be a mum, but once she decided, she also decided she would do it with or without a partner. After dating, what felt like half of Melbourne, she decided to go solo, and after rollercoaster journey she now has her gorgeous son Dylan. In this episode we talk about the journey Sarah went through to conceive including her foray into recruited donors via Facebook, how using a fertility naturopath changed her conception options,...

Angela spent a lot of time travelling and following her dreams, so when she didn’t find the right partner to start her family with she decided to have a child on her own. She lives in NSW with her adorable son Lucas. In this episode we talk about making contact with her donor, putting herselfContinue reading "S2:E32 – Angela and Lucas"