S5:E5 - Jane, Jude & Charlie
From No need for Prince Charming by Alisha Burns
March 30, 2026 · 1h 30m · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
Jane shares her journey of solo motherhood, including her IVF experience and the challenges of a high-risk pregnancy with identical twins.
Jane’s Solo Mum Journey: IVF, Identical Twins & A Pregnancy That Changed Everything Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of pregnancy complications, pregnancy loss, premature birth, and NICU. Please listen with care and skip this episode if now is not the right time for you. Season 5 continues with Jane’s story — and this is a story that will stay with you. Jane always knew she wanted to be a mum, but after years of dating and never finding the right partner, she made the decision at 35 to pursue solo motherhood. What followed was a long IVF journey, big financial decisions, and learning to back herself even when the path felt uncertain. When Jane finally fell pregnant, she received a surprise she never expected — identical twins. But her pregnancy quickly became high-risk, and what followed was a rollercoaster of fear, resilience, impossible decisions, and navigating motherhood before her babies had even arrived. This episode is about: IVF and the emotional toll of trying to conceive on your own Making big life decisions without a partner High-risk pregnancy and how quickly things can change Grief, fear, resilience and becoming a mother in very unexpected…
People in this episode
Host: Alisha Burns
Guest: Jane
Topics covered
- solo motherhood
- IVF
- high-risk pregnancy
- pregnancy complications
- resilience
- emotional toll
Keywords
- IVF
- solo motherhood
- pregnancy complications
- identical twins
- high-risk pregnancy
- NICU
- resilience
- emotional toll
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