S3:2 Solo Parenting with a Chronic Illness

In todays episode I chat to Julie Seal @the_chronicoptimist, solo mum to her daughter Betsy. 

 

Julie contracted Lyme disease following a mosquito bite whilst in Greece and we discuss the impact of that, on her solo motherhood journey. 

 

In this episode we cover:

 

- Dating when wanting a baby

- Wanting to transfer 2 embryos, but being told no

- Managing the two week wait

- Having your mum as your birth partner

- How covid has helped with flexibility of where to live and enabled us to move closer to family

- How our egos sometimes stand in our way

- Approaching motherhood with a chronic illness

- Choosing a sperm donor

- The importance of mindset

 

and much more!

 

You can follow Julie on Instagram @the_chronicoptimist