Thread: I fell stupid for posting this

But I want to have a kid and I don't have a partner.

My mum (mom) had me when she was 22, I currently am 26, I am wondering if there is any help for getting pregnant when I am not with anyone and whenever I see people with babies I want to cry or when I hear babies cry I start crying......

Am I a freak?

Hi, scottishwannabiemommy. to Baby Talk Zone!

I am glad you posted your question, and no, you are not a freak. Being a mother is a wonderful thing!

There are a few options open to you. It is possible to get pregnant without a partner using a sperm bank. You can also consider adoption.

I did a search and found the Cryos Internations Sperm Bank. http://www.cryos.dk/ They work with hospitals for sperm donations. They have an office that handles private donations. http://www.scandinaviancryobank.com/

I found another center in London that has prices listed, which should give you a good idea of the costs involved. http://www.thebridgecentre.co.uk/tre...m#treatments_5

Welcome to the scottishwannabiemommy.

Wanting to be a mommy is NOT stupid. I was 30 years old before I got married and now at 36 I am the closest I have really ever been to being a mommy.

If you feel strongly about being a mommy and this is what you want then go for it. Being a single parent is rough for all I have heard and understand.

Believe me when I say I toyed with the idea several times before I meet my wonderful DH. My mom was 28 when she had me and I was number 4. Even today the sound of a baby crying or seeing a baby brings pain deep down since I will never have a baby of my own.

Take care and look at the sites Elleth recommended and please let us know when you need an ear!!!

Samstars

Scottish, no way should you feel stupid for posting your feelings! Let me tell you that wanting a baby is a perfectly normal, natural thing for a woman to feel. Believe me, I gave single parenthood a lot of thought before I got married. I will be 37 years old in October and I just got married last August. Needless to say I was worried about my biological clock running out before I had a baby, so single parenthood was a real consideration for me. So keep the faith. You are not in a really tough situation as far as age yet and you very well could still mean Mr. right. I was 32 when I met my husband. On the flip side, if you think you can handle single parenthood and want to forge ahead, you are well within your rights to do that, as long as you are making your decision with a clear, sound mind. Good luck!

Scottish

Everyone's right, don't ever feel stupid for posting anything here!

I'm a single mom to a 7 year old, tho I didn't start out with single parenting. My marriage broke down before my first year of marriage and I have brought up my son on my own for the last 6 years.

Though it's been a roller coaster ride, there were times I was so broke I didn't even have two pennies to rub together! It's also been one heck of a fun ride and one I would go on again. I have always believed that you really need only two things to go thru single parenthood, faith and love and believe me you can really move mountains with both.

Having said that, you are still very young and you have your whole life ahead of you. You never know, you might just meet the right man down the corner tomorrow! Don't give up on having a partner yet to share your baby with as it is a different journey that any you have ever undertaken. If however you still decide that single motherhood is for you, and for all the right reasons; then you go girl! That's even more of a different journey and one you will never regret taking.

Take care, if you need advice we're always here.