More than 8 in 10 couples, where the woman is under 40, will conceive naturally within a year of having regular unprotected sex. Regular unprotected sex means having sex every 2 to 3 days without using contraception. When to get medical help See your GP if you have not conceived after a year of trying. You…
I’ve always been curious about different family styles. So, I asked 10 single mothers by choice to share their experiences. They talked about making the decision, the highs and lows of solo parenting, discussing donor conception with kids, and the joys of going it alone… On Making the Decision “I knew I wanted to have…
Sometimes, the desire to be a mother doesn’t match up with the desire to be coupled and for Carrie Cooper-Moore this realisation came in her mid-30s. “Looking back, some of the more fun and exciting times in my life happened when I was single,” says the 41-year-old Geelong PR executive. “I was happy to travel…
In Party for One, Mashable explores single life in 2020, from Carly Rae Jepsen’s iconic single anthems, to the beauty of alone time, and the fascinating history behind the single positivity movement. In 1979, Jane Mattes was busy looking into adoption in hopes of becoming a mother. One of her single female friends had recently adopted…
