Solo mums by choice

Ladies, We Need To Talk

Is the soundtrack to your life a ticking baby-making clock?

What if you’re desperate to be a mother but the other half of the baby-making equation just hasn’t become available?

Yumi Stynes meets women who have given the middle finger to the idea of the nuclear family and become solo mums by choice.

From swiping for sperm; turkey-basting and solo sleep deprivation – find out what it’s really like to choose to parent on your own.

Featured in this episode:

• Alexandra Collier – Author of Inconceivable

• Dr Karin Hammarberg - Senior Research Fellow, Monash University