No need for Prince Charming

S1:E8 – Sarah and Hartley

Sarah’s road to becoming a mum wasn’t a smooth one, but with the help of an amazing fertility specialist/Obstetrician she overcame fertility challenges, a very stressful pregnancy, an incompetent cervix and her son being born at only 34 weeks. Sarah lives in Melbourne with her gorgeous son Hartley, who was only 12 weeks old whenContinue reading "S1:E8 – Sarah and Hartley"

S1:E7 – Carla and James

Carla knew without a doubt she was meant to be a mum so started the process to become a solo mum by choice after plan A didn’t work out as expected. Carla lives in a small town in Queensland with her gorgeous son James. In this episode we talk about the lack of fertility education,Continue reading "S1:E7 – Carla and James"

S1:E6 – Kaylee and Ottilie

Kaylee always dreamed of being a Mum, but not having any luck finding the right person to start a family with she decided to pursue having a child on her own. With the help of her fabulous specialist she overcame an unexpected endometriosis diagnosis, had a relatively easy conception and after a challenging introduction toContinue reading "S1:E6 – Kaylee and Ottilie"

S1:E5 – Sally, Angus and Riley

Sally decided to pursue becoming a solo mum by choice in order to give her son Riley from a previous relationship a sibling. She is one of the youngest SMBC’s I have interviewed, and is seriously impressive conceiving whilst being a full time mum, working and studying! Whilst Sally was “young” in terms of fertility,Continue reading "S1:E5 – Sally, Angus and Riley"

S1:E4 – Lisa and Luca

Once Lisa made the decision to have a baby on her own, she threw herself into the journey, putting complete trust in the experts around her with fabulous results. She lives in Melbourne with her adorable 3 year old Luca. In this episode we discuss Lisa’s journey including the importance of having a good supportContinue reading "S1:E4 – Lisa and Luca"

S1:E3 – Christina and Eliza

Getting closer to 40 and after trying everything to find that special someone, Christina took matters into her own hands. She lives in Sydney with her gorgeous 7 month old daughter Eliza. Hopefully Prince Charming will turn up in future, when/if Christina has time or space in their lives for him. In this episode weContinue reading "S1:E3 – Christina and Eliza"

S1:E2 – Feona and Siena

Feona and Siena live in Melbourne, and love being a SMC family.  Feona is very open and honest about deciding to go overseas and use two anonymous donors to conceive her gorgeous 4 1/2 year old Siena.  Recently Feona and Siena have started connecting with Siena’s (half) siblings and love getting to know these newContinue reading "S1:E2 – Feona and Siena"

S1:E1 – Alisha and Alexandra

Alisha (the host of the podcast) has a gorgeous almost 2 year old who was conceived using donor sperm in Victoria. It was a long 10 year journey to finally become a Mum, and while this wasn’t plan A, it was definitely the best decision she ever made. Hear her story of loss, conception, donorContinue reading "S1:E1 – Alisha and Alexandra"

Introduction

Welcome to the No Need for Prince Charming podcast - bringing you stories of inspiring Australian women who have successfully had children without a partner.