No need for Prince Charming

S3:E1 - Lauren & Daisy

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility
 
Meet Lauren and her adorable daughter Daisy.
Lauren used a recruited donor and home insemination (AI) to conceive her daughter. In this episode we discuss her consideration process for choosing her donor, life as a solo mum by choice and her decision to keep her journey relatively private until she was successfully pregnant. We also chat about whether she may add another child to her family in future and how she is discovering the solo mum by choice community around her in Perth.
 
SPONSOR OFFER:
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au
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S2:B7 – 2023 wrap up

Another fabulous season of the No need for Prince Charming podcast with another incredible 40 mums who’ve so generously shared their story – thank you!
In this wrap up we hear from some of our previous guests from season 1 and 2 and get updates on life for them since the podcast. If you’re interested in sharing your story in season 3 out in 2024 please reach out.
Have a fabulous summer, binge listen to old episodes and we’ll be back in March xx
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S2:E40 – Lisa and Grace

Before becoming a mum, Lisa had a very clear idea of the goals she needed to achieve before she was ready to go down this path. After achieving the travel, the house and the dog she was successful at becoming a mum and now lives in Adelaide with her adorable daughter Grace. In this episode we discuss the complications of requiring genetic testing, the emotional journey of treatment not going the way you think it will, Grace’s dramatic premature entrance into the world and how the first 10 months have gone.
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au
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S2:E39 – Melanie & Theo

Mel always thought if she wasn’t a mum by the time she was 35 she would pursue becoming a mother on her own. In her late 20s she decided to bring the timeline forward, and after getting treatment in a different state she now has her gorgeous son Theo. In this episode we discuss navigating the early days with a newborn post a c-section, possible siblings and her thoughts on connecting with the donor or donor siblings given she used an international donor.
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S2:E38 – Leah & Dallas

The only thing Leah ever wanted was to be a mum and at 30, when relationships hadn’t worked out as planned, she pursued becoming a solo mum by choice. Leah lives in Victoria with her adorable son Dallas. In this episode we discuss dealing with a stressful pregnancy, her thoughts on siblings and donor siblings and how she talks about being donor conceived with her son.
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au

S2:E37 – Carissa and Declan

Sitting in a cafe in Iceland Carissa’s friend helped her see the way for her to truely be happy was to have a baby. She came back to Australia where she had the support she wanted to become a solo mum by choice to her son Declan. In this episode we discuss the importance of having a fertility specialist you connect with, the process she went through in order to use overseas egg and sperm donors whilst in Australia, her challenges with breastfeeding and making contact with donor siblings.
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au
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S2:E36 – Jacinta and Leo

Jacinta always wanted children and coming from a big family, she assumed it would be an easy journey. After an unexpected twist in her journey she now has a gorgeous son Leo. In this episode we discuss her experience with recruited and clinic donors, her cancer journey (which was only discovered as a result of her fertility treatment) and her thoughts on siblings and donor siblings.
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au

S2:B6 – Interview with a fertility clinic

In this special bonus episode I talk to Rene from City Fertility to understand what is involved when you use a fertility clinic for conception as a solo mother. In the episode we cover the important things like cost, process, access to donor sperm via their ADDAM and EEVE apps, Medicare rebates and what health insurance actually covers when IVF is part of your policy.
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au
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S2:E35 – Cyndi & Callaway

Prior to Cyndi becoming a mother she was a nanny and a teacher, becoming a mother was always something she knew she was going to do. She lives in Melbourne with her son Callaway and in this episode she shares her long journey to conception, the process for being a recipient of donor embryos and how she overcame her challenges with breast feeding.
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S2:E34 – Sonya and Pippin

Sonya knew she wanted to be a mother as soon as her younger sister joined the family. In her late 20s, after getting her family’s support, she embarked on this journey to make those dreams come true. She now has an adorable son Pippin. In this episode we discuss her considerations when selecting and potential contacting her donor, the importance of her support network and surviving the fourth trimester.
Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they are also offering all of my listeners, and new clients to City Fertility, 20% off a range of fertility services and treatment cycles including:
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Sperm freezing
As well as six months complimentary egg, sperm and embryo storage
City Fertility is Australia’s largest IVF group on a global platform with 12 clinics, over 70 consulting locations and over 60 specialists nationwide. They are committed to providing their clients with excellence in fertility care and IVF, cutting edge technology and most importantly, a personalised approach to treatment. To take advantage of this offer quote voucher code “CHARMING CITY20” when you contact City Fertility or Rainbow Fertility.
Contact City Fertility for more information or to make an appointment:
Phone – 1300 354 354
Email – contactus@cityfertility.com.au
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