S4:E11 - Updates from Lauren & Christina

What Comes Next: Solo Mum Updates from Christina and Lauren on Health, Fertility, and Letting Go

In this powerful update episode, we catch up with two much-loved solo mums: Lauren (Season 3, Ep 1) and Christina(Season 1, Ep 3).

Lauren shares her experience juggling parenting Daisy, co-sleeping, breastfeeding, and facing two surgeries, including a recent tumour diagnosis. She opens up about how she’s preparing Daisy (and herself) for their first-ever nights apart, and her emotional reflections on planning baby number two through a fertility clinic with her original Facebook-recruited donor.

Christina brings a refreshingly honest account of trying for a second child after conceiving her first via IUI on the first go. This time? It’s been a whole different story—failed IUI cycles, IVF rounds, a lot of supplements, and even more emotion. She talks about grief, pressure, and the moment she realised her family might already be complete—and that’s okay.

Key Takeaways:

• Facing a Health Scare While Parenting Solo – Lauren’s emotional experience of being diagnosed with a benign tumour and preparing for surgery while raising a toddler.

• Preparing for Nights Apart – How Lauren is supporting Daisy through their first-ever separation—and preparing emotionally herself.

• Revisiting Donor Conception Through a Clinic – Why Lauren is planning baby number two via IUI with her original Facebook donor, this time through a clinic.

• From One-and-Done to Maybe-One-More – Christina’s emotional journey of trying for a second child after an “easy” first pregnancy.

• Letting Go with Grace – How Christina made peace with the idea that her family might already be complete—and why she’s choosing joy and presence over what-ifs.

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