Top 10 Registry Items for a New Mom

It's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of options that exist for babies today. For example you can find bassinets ranging from $50 to the very expensive $ 1700 SNOO . As a single mom-to-be, I am working with a budget and wanted to make sure the products I chose gave me the most bang for my …

How it Really Feels to be Pregnant Solo

Solo pregnancy is filled with peaks and valleys, as I would imagine any pregnancy is. I’m nearly half way through my pregnancy and it still doesn’t feel real to me. Sometimes I use the word “weird” to describe how it feels seeing my baby on an ultrasound, my brain doesn’t fully grasp that there is …

Pregnancy - That Weird In Between Stage

Last night I went for a summer stroll and found myself thinking about how being pregnant has you in this weird in-between life stage. You know that the everyday life you have known for so long is going to change completely in a matter of months, yet you can’t fully embrace that old life anymore.  E…

Do Children of SMBC's have Psychological Problems?

One of my biggest questions when considering becoming a choice mom was how it would affect my future child. Would I be setting them up for a harder life because of my desire to become a mom? Would they suffer mentally from being raised by only one parent versus two? I knew it was time to do some re…