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105. Surrogacy: From Empty Womb to Full Heart with Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler
Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her surrogacy story filled with laughs, pain, and everything in between and the guilt that came along with not being able to carry her own child.
104. Compatible with Life with Dr. Devorah Schendler
Dr. Devorah Schendler joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her losses before and after Netanel's birth, Netanel's pregnancy and when they got the diagnosis of Trisomy 13 and how she coped with having a terminal child and the anger, grief, pain and guilt that went along with that.
102. The Emotions of Secondary Infertility with Shoshana Greenwald
Shoshana Greenwald joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the ambivalence of getting pregnant quickly with her first, the pangs she felt when others got pregnant while she was struggling to have a second child, and the guilt over wanting more children, when she had three already.
101. My PCOS Story with Shaina Glick
Shaina Glick joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her two children and the very different fertility journey that she had to take to have each of them, the first one that was “relatively” easy, and the other, which was much more difficult, and the years of treatments she went through and a miscarriage.
98. The Emotions of Egg Freezing with Nasya Miller
Nasya Miller joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her egg freezing story and all the emotions she experienced during the process, how she started considering freezing her eggs in her early thirties, and her feelings of shame as she started grappling with the idea.
97. I Can Buy Myself Flowers - Mother’s Day with Gail Miller, MD
Gail Miller, MD joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey in to becoming a life coach, how she handled working with babies and children and what situations were triggering for her, and the experience of grief.
96. My Passover Miscarriage
Aimee Baron, MD talks about her first second trimester miscarriage, while away from home on a Passover Program, the anxiety that overcomes you after a loss, and the way her feelings around Pesach time changed moving forward.
94. Talking Genetic Testing with Shaindy Siegel
Shaindy Siegel joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her oldest child that was born with a rare genetic disorder for which both she and her husband are carriers, raising awareness for genetic testing and the shame that still exists in pockets of the Jewish community.
92. I Was Supposed To Be A Grandmother with Peri Lyman
Peri Lyman joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the many challenges in her life, including a disabled child, a broken marriage, and no grandchildren, what it is like being in this stage of life and how she navigates all the “Chanis” and “Cathys” who ask impertinent questions.
85. Wrestling with G-d, Religion and Spirituality Part 1
Chaya Hott joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her anger at G-d, how that’s not something negative or forbidden, but a demonstration of a her relationship with Him, and how she views loss.
84. Singledom and Circumstantial Infertility with Chanie Wassner
Chanie Wassner joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the unfairness of modern society placing undue emphasis on a women’s fertility, egg freezing and why it’s not all it’s cracked up to be (see what I did there?), and the perils of single parenthood.
83. Halachic Infertility with Jenna Bishop Sharp
Jenna Bishop Sharp joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about growing up in a secular home and her return to Judaism in college, how her cycle shifted over time, and missing her fertile window because of taharas hamishpacha.
82. My Donor Egg Story with Meira Albert, MSW
Meria Albert joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her fertility journey as a Rebbetzin in the YU (Yeshiva University) world, living in the public eye, the genetic pre-mutation of Fragile X and secondary infertility due to ovarian insufficiency.
81. Finding Light and Meaning in an 11-Year Fertility Journey with Amy Seroussi
Amy Seroussi, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how she and her husband have navigated 11 years of highs and lows in the quest to have a child, the experiences that have been the most challenging, the things that have given her strength, and how she and her husband cope differently.
80. My Story and Why I Started I Was Supposed To Have A Baby
Aimee Baron, MD talks about her own personal experiences with loss, how she grieved her losses, the person that helped her during that time and why she started I Was Supposed To Have A Baby.
79. All Things Grief with Sarah Rivkah Kohn
Sarah Rivka Kohn joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her own experiences with loss, the stigma surrounding infertility and loss and insensitive comments made to those who are grieving.
78. A Personal Story of SIDS with Judith
Judith joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about losing her son, Aiden, to SIDS, what that day was like for her and how she grieved in the following weeks and navigating the grief, pain, comments, and all of the horribleness.
77. Pamper Packages with Alex Noble from Lizush
Alex from Lizush joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the behind the scenes of our Pamper Packages, her incredible fertility story (20+ rounds of IVF!), why Lizush is so special as a company and how they make their products and pack our special pamper packages.
74. Our Fertility Story with Rachel Honeyman and Tzvi Doron
Rachel Honeyman and Tzvi Doron join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about not wanting to have children, wanting to try and discovering male infertility, multiple surgeries to try to extract sperm and contemplation about using a sperm donor.
73. The Angst of Secondary Infertility with Keshet Starr
Keshet Starr joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her diagnosis of PCOS in her late teens, how and when she told her future husband about her diagnosis and the real and raw pain of secondary infertility.
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