New to the board, single mama in Roland Park

katwriter1969 · October 2011

Hi All!

I got onto the bump last year when I found I was pregnant. Initially I hung out on the single mama board, but there were some pretty judgmental people there, so I left. I have recently starting lurking here because there is no time in your life that you need support more than when you become a mother.

My story, short and sweet, is that I dated a younger guy very briefly and after a contraceptive failure (yes, the condom broke) I got the news I was expecting. I'm 41 and was planning a future of traveling the world and doing everything alone. After a few days and discussions with friends, I embraced the idea of having a baby and now I embrace my daughter as often as I can! Her father freaked out and disappeared for a while, but he's now back in our lives and we are co-parenting our wonderful baby together. She was born at 34 weeks but was perfectly healthy.

I took 10 weeks' maternity leave from my job, but I really would have liked to be home with her longer. She's now a thriving five-month old doll. I was working part-time but just landed a great full-time job with good benefits and I'm starting next week, so it's quite a time of change for us.

I'd love to hear from other moms. I'm kind of thinking about switching her daycare (she goes to a licensed home daycare, but the daycare mommy is so stiff with her hours--at least for me--other parents she works with seem to get more flexibility). Any good city daycare providers? I'm paying $165 a week right now but can afford more now that I'm working a better-paying job.

DD and I are home together today because we're both suffering from a cold.

Cheers,
Kat

SarahKate31 · October 2011

Welcome! This board is kind of slow, but everyone is nice and helpful! Some of the moms organize monthly playgroups to get the LO's together so that's a nice way to get in touch with other moms. I haven't made it to one yet because my LO is still pretty young, but hopefully soon!

jcsntms06 · October 2011

Welcome to the board and Congratulations on your little girl. My DD was born early as well at 33weeks, but looking at her now you would never know it. If your interested in coming out to our next playdate, please leave your email address here or PM me. I'll send out the evite.