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...
View ArticleOne 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...
View ArticlePath 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...
View ArticleSometimes 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...
View ArticleMind 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...
View ArticleSecond 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...
View ArticleYour 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...
View ArticleSingle 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...
View ArticleUnknown 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...
View ArticleMy 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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