Are you struggling to build a family?
Did you know that there are thousands of people just like you in the Jewish community?
Welcome
I Was Supposed To Have A Baby (IWSTHAB) is a nonprofit that aims to transform how the Jewish community cares for people struggling with fertility and loss by providing mental health support, educational resources, and a warm, nurturing space through digital platforms, communal convenings, and connections to wider support networks.
In Five Years, IWSTHAB Has:
Supported over 30,000 people across social media platforms
Responded to up to 100 messages each day
Helped over 900 people through 145 free weekly support groups
Brought together 48 community partners for three national and global summits, reaching nearly 4,000 people in total
Put out 137 podcast episodes, with over 35,000 podcast downloads
Doubled our staff from 3 to 6 in the past year to fill our community’s growing needs
We’ve done so much, and yet, we’ve barely scratched the surface. Countless individuals and couples in our community are suffering in silence through the unfathomable pain of infertility, pregnancy loss, and the multitudes of related issues.
We can help them.
We can be their village.
But we can’t do it without you.
Our Programs
Communal conversation about all aspects of fertility, including topics that are seen as taboo.
Direct support via peer-to-peer and personalized sessions. The goal of these sessions is for everyone to feel heard in a warm and sensitive manner.
For those who want to be sensitive to loved ones, including “what to say/what not to say” and how to tell someone with infertility that you’re pregnant.
The creation of a global network of Jewish fertility organizations, so that everyone has access to the services they need.
You Are Not Alone
Support Our Mission
Until 2019, there was no open-to-all, anonymous, social media-based forum for Jewish individuals and families struggling with infertility or pregnancy loss – AND those supporting them through it.
I Was Supposed To Have A Baby fills that niche and is comforting 30,000+ in our ever-growing community.
We are a nonprofit organization tax-exempt pursuant to 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Federal Tax Id 84-3989310.
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