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Alexandra is a writer for screen and print. She is the author of Inconceivable: Heartbreak, Bad Dates & Finding Solo Motherhood.

I used a sperm donor for my son. Why is the government abandoning us?
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

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I thought I was ready to have a baby on my own. Four words made me stop and think

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
I’m a single mother – want to give me a hand with the groceries?
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

'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.theage.com.au/by/alexandra-collier-p536or