2022 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us and that means it's holiday gift time. I put together a few items that I think any new mom would love to get for either herself or her baby! For a New Mom Solly Baby Wrap A great gift for any new mom. I love the ease of wearing a wrap to increase connection with a new b…

Packing Your Hospital Bag

Packing your hospital bag can be overwhelming! There are so many suggestions for what you should bring. How do you decide what you will actually need? My advice - keep it simple and comfy. Remember that the hospital is going to have everything you need from a sanitary and medical standpoint. Your j…

I'll Say It - Being Single & Pregnant Sucks

I have about 8 weeks left to go in my pregnancy, and I can officially say that I think being single and pregnant sucks. I remember when I started this blog, it was because I was searching for someone like me who was openly sharing their experiences about becoming a SMBC. I wanted to know how they f…

Deciding Where to Raise Your Child as a SMBC

When I decided I wanted to be a single mom, I knew another big decision I would have to make would be where I wanted to raise my child. Where would I get the most support? Where would he feel like he has a family outside of just him and I? Where did I really picture us building lasting happy memori…

My Storybook Baby Shower

Leading up to my baby shower as a single mom by choice, I felt a lot of different emotions. This was the first shower that was actually be thrown for ME. I've spent 10+ years going to bridal and baby showers, each one with a passing reminder that I hadn't reached that milestone in life yet…

The Final Countdown - 100 Days to Go

My due date is in just 100 days.  It feels so close yet still so far away. The last few weeks have been pretty emotionally draining for me. I am starting to feel some of the discomforts of pregnancy. And my emotions have definitely been heightened. The thought of raising a baby alone hasn't rea…

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 …