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  1. www.singlemothersbychoice.orgHome - Single Mothers by Choice

    SMC is a nonprofit organization for women who choose to become single mothers by birth or adoption. Find guidance, resources, and stories from other SMCs on their journey to parenthood.

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      Questions? Ideas? Send us a message! PO Box 1642 New York,...

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      Our members benefit from SMC peer support in local chapters...

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      The Original Single Mothers by Choice Book Written by SMC...

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      A Single Mother by Choice (SMC) is someone who is...

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      Joining the Single Mothers by Choice organization. I knew I...

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      Please explore the following resources that are available to...

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      A look at the growing trend of women becoming single parents...

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      “I've been a member for 14 years. From deciding to start...

  2. www.health.com › pregnancy › single-mom-by-choiceThe Truth About Becoming a Single Mom by Choice - Health

    • The Desire to Be A Mother
    • Going It Alone
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    At 39, I was among the countless females who hadn't managed to have the right relationship at the right time to start a family. I spent my 20s with wonderful men but wasn't ready to settle down then. I had books to write and countries to visit. I assumed falling in love in my 30s would be as effortless as it had been in my 20s, but that didn't turn...

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    When I turned 37, I decided to get seriously proactive. A friend returned from a conference of single mothers by choice, fired up and empowered. "There are all these women doing this!" the friend said, as if they'd found their secret, hidden group—and I realized that I could, too. I didn't necessarily want to separate having a child from finding a ...

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    During long, sleepless nights, I released each detail of that dream into waves of sorrow and remorse—and came to fully accept that my baby would not be conceived during spiritual sex with my husband and best friend, who would be by my side through labor, childbirth, and the decades ahead of raising our child. It's when we turn towards painful or un...

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    I underwent five inseminations with sperm from a sperm bankand one attempt at IVF—along with a horrible, hallucinatory 36-hour amnesia from fertility medications gone haywire. Then, a friend of a friend asked me out on a blind date. "You probably want to rethink that," I told him. "I'm 40. I'm in the process of trying to get pregnant, and I don't p...

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    A psychologist shares her personal story of becoming a single mom by choice at 39, after grieving her dream of having a baby with a partner. She explores the challenges, rewards, and lessons of pursuing parenthood on her own.

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  3. www.parents.com › parenting › dynamicsThis Is What Life Is Really Like for a Single Mother by Choice

    Apr 16, 2023 · Learn from women who chose to have a child on their own and how they cope with the challenges and rewards of single parenting. Find out how to access fertility treatments, support groups and resources for single mothers by choice.

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  5. www.singlemothersbychoice.org › aboutAbout - Single Mothers by Choice

    A Single Mother by Choice (SMC) is someone who is unpartnered, and decides to become a mother knowing that at the outset they will be parenting alone. Single Mothers by Choice (SMC) was founded in 1981 by Jane Mattes, LCSW.

  6. www.goodhousekeeping.com › single-mother-by-choiceWhy I Decided to Become a Single Mother By Choice

    Apr 19, 2022 · I’m a Single Mother By Choice, Because I Didn't Want to Put My Dreams of Parenthood on Hold. I decided to join the growing movement of parents doing it on their own — but there are huge...

  7. mashable.com › article › what-to-know-single-parent5 things to know if you want to become a single parent by choice

    Nov 2, 2020 · 1. Don't be put off by people's reactions. When Sarah Kowalski told people close to her that she was going to be a single parent by choice, she didn't realize how much it would trigger other...

  8. starttofinishmotherhood.comHome - Start to Finish Motherhood

    Looking for resources, tools & support you on your path to becoming a Single Mother by Choice (SMC)? We are here to partner with Black women, & all women/people through the stages of the SMC journey