Danielle L. | Dating while Trying & Deciding When to Share

This week, I’m joined by Danielle, who began her solo motherhood journey in 2021 but didn’t bring her baby home until 2024. Her story is a powerful reminder that even with medical support, this path is rarely linear.

Danielle describes her journey as a trek—a long and winding road filled with obstacles, hard decisions, and deep personal growth. She also shares what it was like to date while actively pursuing solo motherhood, and how she navigated both hope and heartbreak in real time. Her story is honest, layered, and full of strength.

Solicited Advice:

This week’s listener submission comes from a woman who just started IVF and has also started seeing someone new. She’s wondering when—or if—she should tell him about her fertility plans, and whether she should put treatment on pause if he turns out to be the right person. We talk about how to stay honest with yourself while remaining open to love and possibility.

Guest Info:

Danielle L.

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Share your journey

• Are you a single mom by choice and would like to be featured? Submit your email in the highlight story of @whosthedaddypod

• Are you a SMBC, TTC (trying to conceive) as a SMBC or still in the thinking phase and have a question you want discussed in “Solicited Advice” submit it to: whosthedaddypodcast@gmail or send a DM to @whosthedaddypod

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