My name is Amy, I am in my late 30’s and going through the process of becoming a single mum by choice through a sperm donor and fertility clinic.
I thought to write a bit of a blog to document the process while I’m learning everything.
More Tests and Food Aversions
And here was me thinking I’d gotten away with minimal morning sickness. NOPE! Ok, well, it’s not morning sickness, more…
Keep reading
Announcements
I didn’t realise how scary it would be to announce something like this to family, friends and colleagues. But for…
Keep reading
Finishing Up First Trimester
So to catch up on things a little since the last post. I had a 9 week and 12-week ultrasound.…
Keep reading
7-8 Weeks and First Ultrasound
So quarantine was over, which also now meant I was able to get my first ultrasound. Still in lockdown, so…
Keep reading
5-6 Weeks and Quarantine
Week 5 started out pretty well. My blood test came back good. HCG levels had jumped big time, which was…
Keep reading
4 Weeks Pregnant and Lockdown
So all the excitement of the pregnancy was interrupted with stress just 3 days after finding out. Canberra had its…
Keep reading
Positive!!
Well, if you read the last post, you will see that I did get a positive test on the at-home…
Keep reading
Round 2 – Two Week Wait
I am so thankful that this time around, I wasn’t doing an upgrade for our system. It definitely meant less…
Keep reading
Round 2
Alright, time for round 2. No point in getting down. Just try again. And this time, I knew what was…
Keep reading
Round 1 – Two Week Wait
The 2-week wait (also known as the TWW in pregnancy forums). The time between ovulation (and, in my case, my…
Keep reading
Round 1 – Part 2
So now things were getting real! Booked in for the IUI. While I had done some research and knew that…
Keep reading
Round 1 – Part 1
Finally, starting time! This is what I have been waiting for. A bit of a warning might be needed for…
Keep reading
Donor
Now we are getting to the good stuff. Getting to choose the donor! I contacted the banks who set up…
Keep reading
Counselling – Part 2
So the outcome of the main counselling session was fine. As previously mentioned, she was really lovely and very helpful.…
Keep reading
Counselling – Part 1
This is where we start getting into some more detail. And where I think I have been the most nervous.…
Keep readingAbout Me
Hi,
My name is Amy. I am in my late 30’s, single, and live in Canberra.
This is a bit of a blog about my journey of becoming a Single Mum by Choice and all that is involved in this.
I’m a bit slack so while it is currently 2023, I was writing this live in late 2021, but it’s now just a bit of back-filling of posts to catch up to life right now.
My Single Mum by Choice Journey 