Lauren now can't imagine life without her daughter Daisy. She's one of a growing number of women who are deciding to have children on their own.
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Data from private Facebook page Sperm Donation Australia shows that number has also grown, with 692 births reported across the country in 2022, up more than 20 per cent on 2021.Ms O'Neill's baby was one of those births and she said she experienced a "roller coaster of emotions" on her journey to be a solo mum.
"I was quoted $5,000 or $6,000, just for me bringing a donor and to have the intra-uterine insemination," she said.Ms O'Neill decided to become a single mum after not meeting the right person dating.After posting on a Facebook page which connects donors with prospective parents, she had a coffee with one that felt like a good fit.They signed an agreement that he would not be financially or emotionally liable for the child, and she was given access to his genetic testing results.
But she said she still experienced moments of doubt, particularly when seeing couples going through pregnancy on social media.
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