1) A CBS reporter in Los Angeles (who is still looking for Choice Mom stories in that area!) wanted some numbers on the trend of Choice Motherhood, and here's what I dug up from the tracking of this website:

• the traffic to this website has grown 10 times since I launched in March 2006;
• my "Choosing Single Motherhood" book continues to rank in the top 5 of all single parenting titles on Amazon;
• the top markets for Choice Motherhood, based on traffic to this website, in order, are: New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, D.C., London;
• I launched my first Choice Moms discussion board in October 2005 with five women; I capped it this past February (it was getting overwhelming in number of posts, so I started the new forum here) at 1,200 members;
• In the recent Choice Mom survey done by a team from Cambridge University, 60% of Choice Moms reported having used anonymous donor conception to build their family; 15% known donor; 12% adoption; 12% other (some indicated open-identity donor as a distinction from anonymous; others foster care, embryo donation).
• My Choice Chat podcasts have been downloaded more than 21,000 times; the most popular topics (in order): 1) negotiating with a known donor, 2) what donor-conceived adults want to know, 3) at-home insemination, 4) fertility basics.

2) I did two interviews with young journalism students. One was surprised that women proactively chose this lifestyle, and presumed we all had left unworkable relationships. Of course, in my debate with Robert Franklin, he presumes many of us trick men into fathering kids. My underlying point always tends to be that it's not money that makes as much of a difference to our success as single parents (though it helps!) but our ability to create and sustain a strong support network.

3) BBC, and PBS, are both launching series looking for Choice Moms. I've done this in the past, but will put out a new call: if you are not afraid of cameras, and want to be a spokesperson for the Choice Mom lifestyle, contact me with some biographical details and I'll add you to my database for future media contact.

Mikki