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No need for Prince Charming

The podcast for all Australian women considering, creating or conquering life as a solo mum by choice (SMBC)

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01:19:58

S3:E13 - Karina & Theo

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2024/06/17

The No Need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility Meet Karina and her gorgeous son Theo. Karina used a clinic-recruited donor and successfully conceived her son via IVF. In this episode, we discuss Karina’s surprise endometriosis diagnosis, her stressful pregnancy with a subchronic hematoma, and challenges with her obstetrician and premature baby. SPONSOR OFFER: Not only are City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility the proud sponsors of this episode, they

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S3:B3 - Interview with Amy - a donor conceived person...

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2024/06/10

The No Need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.In this very special episode, I met with Amy, Kathryn from episode 8’s 21-year-old daughter. In this episode, we learn all about her experience growing up donor-conceived with a solo mum by choice, her experience meeting her donor siblings, and the challenges of her mum using an anonymous donor. She answers all of the questions you wanted answered. I know all SMBCs, SMBCs to be, or those considering becoming an SMBC, will

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59:31

S3:E12 - Katelyn & Matilda

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2024/06/03

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility Meet Katelyn and her precious daughter Matilda. Katelyn used a clinic-recruited overseas donor and successfully conceived her daughter via IVF. In this episode, we discuss Katelyn’s experience travelling interstate for treatment during lockdowns, how supportive her family is and what a difference that makes for her and her daughter, her experience transitioning into being a working solo mum and how

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57:51

S3:E11 - Ashley and Beauden

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2024/05/27

The No Need for Prince Charming podcast is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.Meet Ashley and her gorgeous son Beauden. Ashley used an ID release donor from America and successfully conceived her son via IUI. In this episode we discuss how she navigated fertility treatment when she lives 700km from the nearest Woolworths, managing pregnancy and birth living in a remote town, tragically losing her dad shortly after her son was born and managing the juggle as a working mum. WANT TO BE

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01:22:27

S3:E10 - Kim & Charlie

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2024/05/20

Meet Kim and her adorable son Charlie.Kim used a clinic recruited local donor and successfully conceived her son via IVF after losing her son Jack a few years earlier. TRIGGER WARNING In this two part episode we discuss Kim’s experience with stillbirth, the very long journey she went through to get pregnant again and how she’s adapting to mum life. The first part of this interview was recorded three weeks before Kim gave birth, and the second part was nine months after she had Charlie. SPONSOR

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57:53

S3:E9 - Lucienne & Arlo

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2024/05/13

The No Need for Prince Charming podcast is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society. Meet Lucienne and her gorgeous son Arlo. Lucienne used an ID release donor from America and successfully conceived her son via IVF. In this episode, we discuss how she underwent treatment in Canberra from NSW, experienced and overcame secondary infertility and how she juggles life as a shift-working solo mum. SHARE YOUR STORY: Are you a successful Solo Mum By Choice based in Australia who wants to share your

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45:55

S3:B2 - Interview with ADDAM and EEVE donor bank

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2024/05/06

The No Need for Prince Charming podcast is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility. In this special episode, I met with Brooke from the ADDAM and EEVE donor banks (part of City Fertility and Rainbow Fertility) This episode is perfect for anyone considering using an egg, embryo or sperm donor to create their family. Brooke generously shared with me the process and screening potential donors go through, what women should consider when choosing a sperm donor and how things

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S3:E8 - Kathryn, Amy and Jackie

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2024/04/29

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum SocietyMeet Kathryn and her beautiful daughters Amy and Jackie. Kathryn used an anonymous donor and successfully conceived her first daughter via IUI 21 years ago. In this episode we discuss challenges she faced throughout her daughter’s childhoods and teenage years, how she mastered the juggle, connections with donor siblings and the implications of not being able to get identifying information of the donor. SHARE YOUR

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59:16

S3:E7 - Kristin and Frankie

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2024/04/22

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City Fertility Meet Kristin and her gorgeous daughter Frankie. Kristin used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her daughter via IVF. In this episode we discuss overcoming a silent miscarriage, postnatal preeclampsia, how she negotiated life as a new mum and a carer thanks to a shock terminal cancer diagnosis for her father and making connections with the donor and donor siblings. SPONSOR OFFER: Not

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01:00:24

S3:E6 - Kate and Baby A

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2024/04/15

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum SocietyMeet Kate and her gorgeous son. Kate used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her son via IVF. In this episode we discuss how being a solo mum by choice was always her plan A to have a family, overcoming conception challenges with a difficult cervix, deliberate lifestyle and career changes she made prior to starting treatment, managing ADHD as a new mum and the super supportive special family situation

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S3:E5 - Trudy, Frankie May and Willow Rose

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2024/04/08

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City FertilityMeet Trudy and her gorgeous twin daughters Frankie May and Willow Rose. Trudy used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her daughters via IVF. In this episode we discuss overcoming her and her families religious beliefs to become a mother on her own, the importance of a support network, navigating delivering her babies early when she was away from home and the challenges of being a mum

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48:43

S3:B1 - Interview with a Doula

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2024/04/01

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.In this special episode I met with Samantha Gunn, a fabulous doula from Sydney. This episode is perfect for anyone currently pregnant or hoping to be in the future. Even if you aren't currently considering using a doula, Sam shares some excellent advice on not only the birthing process, but the importance of postpartum care and support. She also shares some fabulous solo mum specific advice. You can learn more about Sam

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S3:E4 - Katie & Florence

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2024/03/25

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society.Meet Katie and her adorable daughter Florence. Katie used a clinic recruited donor in the NT and successfully conceived her daughter via IVF. In this episode we discuss her thought process to become a SMBC after she was adamant women shouldn’t have children on their own, her conception journey, having a child with no family in the same state, meeting donor siblings and the tips she has learned travelling with a child

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01:10:27

S3:E3 - Ash & Jed

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2024/03/18

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City FertilityMeet Ash and her gorgeous son Jed. Ash used a clinic recruited donor and successfully conceived her son via IUI. In this episode we discuss her conception journey, the importance of a support network, dealing with a health scare with a young child, her considerations for whether or not to expand her family, and planning for the future if the worst was to happen to her. SPONSOR OFFER: Not only are

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01:04:14

S3:E2 - Helen & Billie

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2024/03/11

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum SocietyMeet Helen and her gorgeous daughter Billie. Helen travelled interstate to use a clinic recruited ID release donor. She successfully conceived her daughter using IVF. Billie was less than 6 months old when we recorded this episode which gives us great insight into the early days of being a solo mum by choice and how Helen is navigating mum life without family who live in the same state or country. in this episode we also

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S3:E1 - Lauren & Daisy

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2024/03/04

The No need for Prince Charming is proudly brought to you by Solo Mum Society and City FertilityMeet 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

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