On this special episode of Talking Away The Taboo, I Was Supposed To Have A Baby and Rabbi David Balto host Program 1 of the Perinatal Loss Summit.

Michael Bleicher joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about relationship challenges that can come up when a couple is dealing with any kind of fertility challenge, how you can support each other through it, and practical examples on how to gently get someone talking when they are shut down.

Rabbi Johnny Solomon joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about his approach to life and struggle, knowing one's needs and acknowledging the struggle and how G-d can be with us during our pain, rather than viewed as causing our pain.

Kayla Haber-Goldstein joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how to think about struggle, tests, and what happens when Gd says no.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Melissa Lindsey joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the donor conceived community, the supports they offer for children who are donor conceived and the programs they run for the parents of donor conceived people and the DCPs themselves.

Lori Metz, LSCW joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about third party reproduction, how to come to terms with this possibility and what kinds of emotions one goes through when faced with this option.

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.

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.

Abbie Sophia joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her fertility story of multiple IUIs, failed IVF transfers, reductions, difficult pregnancies, her road to having her three children and her strength, hope, faith and resilience.

Abbe Feder joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about why passover was so difficult, practical suggestions on how to make it a little easier and the Affirmation Cards she created, which don’t include any toxic positivity.

Chani Melamed joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her experience with infertility over 11 years, how to take care of yourself during the holiday, and how she relates to Gd during this holiday and through her years of struggle.