Alexandra Collier
Alexandra is a writer for screen and print. She is the author of Inconceivable: Heartbreak, Bad Dates & Finding Solo Motherhood.
Opinion
Fertility
I used a sperm donor for my son. Why is the government abandoning us?
Would a stranger care about my beloved child who had been created with our shared genes? My counsellor understood my anxieties: “Most women think they’re meeting George Clooney.”
- by Alexandra Collier
Latest
I thought I was ready to have a baby on my own. Four words made me stop and think
During a support group for solo mothers by choice, a woman with an infant curled in her lap gave Alexandra Collier the answer she craved: “You’re not ready yet.”
- by Alexandra Collier
Opinion
Parenting
I’m a single mother – want to give me a hand with the groceries?
I am a solo mother by choice with a donor-conceived son and no partner at home. So why won’t my neighbour help me carry my groceries? Where’s “The Village” when I need it?
- by Alexandra Collier
'Leaving the land of romantic fantasy': why I chose to be a single mum
Single women using donor sperm are one of the fastest-growing segments of the assisted reproduction business. One solo mum tells her story.
- by Alexandra Collier
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/alexandra-collier-p536or