S3: 6 The journey to solo fatherhood

In todays episode I chat to David Watkins AKA @the_dadness. David is a solo dad by choice to his son Miles who he conceived using an egg donor and a surrogate. I was really excited to chat to him to hear his perspective of embarking on the journey to solo parenthood as a single man.  

 

In this episode we cover: 

 

- The experience of seeing other people with their children and the feelings that brings about

- Exploring adoption as a single man

- Considering co-parenting with a friend and the complications surrounding that decision

- What wanting to be a dad really means

- How the surrogacy process works in the UK

- The barriers to becoming a solo dad by choice

- Choosing an egg donor

- The experience of parenting solo 

- Why it can be challenging to admit parenting is tough when you have gone through such a process to get there

- Why David created Dad. Be to support other men in similar situations

 

and much more!

 

You can connect with David on his Instagram account @the_dadness