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I think being a parent is hard no matter what. Honestly I hear about how some coparents are so not helpful and many times just more work I am so thankful I chose to do this on my own. In many ways I love making all the decisions, I don't have to compromise on things that are super important to me - like my preschooler still breastfeeds to sleep, and we bed share - if I had a partner or co parent then I would have to negotiate all that.
For my pregnancy - I gained very little weight and you could hardly tell I was even pregnant. Which in a lot of ways made being single and pregnant so much easier because I didn't get comments about the 'daddy.'
I share milestones and funny things with my mom but your right it isn't the same. One thing that I have been doing is keeping a journal for my daughter. I am writing down all the funny things, milestones, my thoughts, feelings, etc. and keeping them in a journal for her so she can read about them when she grows up. I also have a baby book that i have also been filling out but I really enjoy just writing little notes and letters to my daughter for her to read when she is older. Side note I found it so hard finding a baby book that didn't have "all about daddy" sections. I bought this one called "welcome to the world baby memory book - celebrating all families" it has spaces for family however you define family which I really like.
Feel free to PM me anytime - I can totally relate.
I haven't read it, but according to one of the reviews, On Mother's Lap by Ann Herbert Scott shows only a mother and two children (older boy, younger girl), with no mention of a father.
A nutritionist suggested I read the book "Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition." It has good suggestions about how to eat to for optimal mom and baby health.
If you want to start, though, why not start now? Why wait a few weeks?
Hi there! There's loads and loads to consider and I'm sorry that you feel rushed – I do have a suggestion, though. When I started out on the journey, I read Genevieve Roberts' 'Going Solo' – she also had lower fertility than expected and had to rush it. She covers so many aspects of being an SMBC in the book, and it's just really, really good.
She's a UK writer but hopefully you can get it wherever you are:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Solo-choice-become-single-ebook/dp/B07GNNYSNK
(Fwiw, she had 2 kids using a sperm donor, and is now 43, met someone and has just had a third with him!)
Also, if you can find another SMBC online group (Facebook groups are great), then you can build a bit more of an online community, too. I only know the UK ones, but I'm sure there are some great US ones, too. They can offer amazing support even if you're just in the thinking stage.
It was these I had in… Easy@Home Pregnancy Test Strips Kit, Powered by Premom Ovulation Predictor iOS and Android APP, 20 HCG Tests https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOJWJ3U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XFND3WE67S9XMQ5G188E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
So I’m not sure on their overall accuracy.
There are several articles that say she's a single mom. She even has a short story out now where she discusses the trials of being a single mother.
Also, she gave birth to two children and isn't involved with the biological father. So, yeah. She's a Single Mother by Choice.