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From the bottom of humanity

The response from the father of my now 5-week fetus was nothing I could – or would – have anticipated.  It went as follows: He: “You told me that it was over. I accepted it.  Why are you telling me...

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One more twist to the downward spiral

I had to call and tell my ex-husband the change of plan.  My single mother project succeeded, unexpectedly, it seemed. He sounded a bit taken back when I told him that I was with a child of someone I...

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Path to recovery

I miscarried at week 7.   Once it started, there was nothing I could do, except for confirming it with doctors, which they did.   It was over, for the most part, after five days. Everyone around me was...

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Sometimes body can heal much faster than mind

My first treatment did not work out.    I found that out during my 42nd birthday weekend. I had decided to go to a Buddhist monastery in upstate NY for my birthday weekend.   I felt that I had gone...

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Mind training for single motherhood

I’ve done my second IUI treatment.   Fingers crossed; if this does not work out, I will have to move onto IVF.  I won’t be able to afford multiple IVFs, since my insurance won’t cover any of it, and a...

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Second phase of my single mother project

My second IUI worked.  I am now in week 13, at the end of the first trimester. In a way, I am in a bit of awe about the sequence and timing of the events.  My relatively easy and noninvasive treatment...

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Your new identity as a single mom

Fast forward the clock, I am already in my 7th month – big, slow, uncomfortable, and tired.  But at least I’ve made it thus far, and this is the natural course for all these women who have gone through...

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Single mom does not mean alone

At the 8-month mark in my pregnancy, I am finally starting to eat for two.  Up until now, I did not have much appetite. Unfortunately, just when I need to hit the kitchen more frequently, my expanding...

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Unknown benefits of single motherhood

Nine months past, a little more than a week to go…the count down has started! It is nice to be on maternity leave finally.  I thought I would have liked to keep working until the very last minute, for...

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My single mother project – Phase II

I blinked, on the day that my little Buddha came into this world through an emergency C-section, and nine months just went by.  Now he is crawling – though still wobbly and half-crying sometimes – and...

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