I Will Never Have My Miracle Baby
Thank you to this incredibly brave woman for sharing her story.
Our Chanukah Message
Our Chanukah message to those of you asking yourself “How in the world am I supposed to feel happy right now?”
Voices From The Community
Voices From The Community- Claire’s Story
Here’s to surviving really hard things.
Here’s to surviving really hard things.
It’s okay. Go easy on yourself.
It’s okay. Go easy on yourself.
How to make Chanukah easier for people feeling lonely.
How you can make Chanukah a little easier for people feeling lonely this time of year.
Balance Between Darkness and Light
Just because Hanukkah is a holiday does not mean you need to be happy or excited.
There is Still Darkness
As we enter into the holiday of Chanukah, the holiday of light, let’s acknowledge that there is still darkness.
Emotions of Childless Not By Choice
This is why we share voices from the community.
To tell the untold stories. Every person has their own journey with fertility. Some have happy endings… and some don’t.
Emotions of LGBTQ+ Loss
The path to parenthood looks so different.
Emotions of TFMR
TFMR (termination for medical reasons - needing to end a wanted pregnancy for health reasons of either the mother or the fetus) is NOT an uncommon pregnancy loss - It is just UNCOMMONLY TALKED about…WHY?
Emotions of Miscarriage/Stillbirth
We’re honing in on what it really means to have a pregnancy loss.
Emotions of Egg Freezing
We’re reflecting on the many thoughts and emotions that come with egg freezing. These are merely a handful.
Emotions of IVF for Genetic Reasons
It’s hard to put all 5,000 thoughts that run through our minds during the two week wait into one graphic. But we tried to capture the essence.
The Emotions of Pregnancy After Loss
We know that what is visible on the outside is not always the full story.
It’s normal to… Grief edition
Let’s zoom IN on the realities of the grief and loss.
There are no rules for grief. Whatever you’re feeling is valid.
Surrogacy Thoughts
It’s normal to feel jealous of your surrogate. She is living your dream.
149. Reimagining Parenthood with Rachel Shanken
Rachel Shanken joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey to becoming an adoptive parent, something she never envisioned herself doing, the heartbreaking conversation as a single woman in her 30s when her doctors said that she may never have biological children and how she got married, but then struggled through the ups and downs of umpteen failed cycles to try to get pregnant.
148. From Choice to Calling: The Journey to Becoming a Single Mother By Choice with Ellie Levi
Ellie Levi, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her story of becoming a SIM: Single Intentional Mom to her 3 year old daughter, Ayelet HaShachar, her thought process and emotions about each stage of the process and the experience of being one of the first to her freeze eggs in her community.
150. Journeying to Becoming a Solo Mom By Choice with Michelle (Malka) Grunstein
Michelle (Malka) Grunstein, LMFT CATC-IV, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how she has always known that she wants to be a mother, how she decided that by the time she was 30, if she didn't meet someone, she would take steps to do this by herself and her multiple failed relationships including a broken engagement.