Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine

Apr 22 2024 23

Infertility and miscarriage are more common than we realize, and we need to talk about it. Whether it's interviews with experts or a deep dive into a reproductive health topic, every week on the Baby or Bust Fertility podcast, your host, Dr. Lora Shahine, gets real about education, emotional support, and shared fertility experiences. Listen now and learn how to advocate for your own care or support your loved ones with infertility, miscarriage, and early pregnancy. Baby Or Bust is produced by Bray's Run Production and Audiotocracy Podcast Production in partnership with the Seattle Sperm Bank.

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Episode 68: Are your candles toxic for your fertility? Learn from Tristan Weholt from RoxHill Candle Company

Apr 22 2024 23 mins

Candles can be romantic, even sexy. But ironically, some can make it harder for you to get pregnant. Many common candles can have an impact on fertility, so if you’re trying to build your family, you may want to reconsider how you set the mood. Candles and scents may impact fertility, but never fear: information is power. On this episode of Baby or Bust, you will learn what you n

Episode 67: Third Party Fertility Misconceptions with Center for Family Building Founder, Lisa Schuman, LCSW

Apr 15 2024 25 mins

For many struggling with infertility, building a family may take more than two people. Egg donation, sperm donation, surrogacy or using a gestational carrier can be a beautiful way to build a family, but the process can be full of many questions and misconceptions along the way. Why do egg and sperm donors donate? Can third-party donors really be anonymous in this age of in-home g

Episode 66: Are At-Home Inseminations Right for You?: Learn with Maureen Brown Founder of Mosie Baby

Apr 08 2024 30 mins

Trying is supposed to be the fun part, right? Ask anyone struggling with infertility and they may share that intimacy can start to feel like a job after a while. Many fertility patients have found that at-home inseminations can be an option for trying to conceive at home. At-home inseminations are not the same as intrauterine inseminations in a fertility clinic and cannot substitut

Episode 65: Busting Fertility Myths with Lisa Schuman, LCSW

Apr 01 2024 24 mins

There are many fertility misconceptions, but when you’re trying to conceive, it is tough to tell the truth from the myths. What really will help you get pregnant? Stay pregnant? And have a healthy baby? Your friends can be convinced that certain positions helped them. Instagram can make you feel you are to blame for your miscarriage. In this episode, first shared on Lisa Schuma

Episode 64: Understanding Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms

Mar 25 2024 18 mins

Endometriosis is a common yet often misdiagnosed chronic inflammatory disease associated with pain and infertility.. Never heard of endometriosis? You’re not alone. Despite it being a painful condition, it can take, on average 7 - 8 years to get a correct diagnosis. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and given the often debilitating pain this condition can cause — and how

Episode 63: Are IVF babies endangered?: Perspective on the threat to IVF from the first IVF Baby in the US: Elizabeth Carr

Mar 18 2024 47 mins

In the wake of the Dobbs decision that effectively ended federal abortion rights protection under Roe v Wade, the fate of IVF and fertility treatments has been hanging in the balance. In Alabama in February/March of 2024, a decision on the rights of a fetus brought IVF to a halt. Was this was the “pro-life” movement had in mind? To prohibit people from building the families the

Episode 62: Miscarriage Support You REALLY Need with Early Pregnancy Loss Association Founder Emily Carrington

Mar 11 2024 30 mins

Learn about a different kind of support resource for miscarriage and pregnancy loss on this week’s episode of the Baby or Bust Fertility podcast. Dr. Shahine interviews Emily Carrington, founder of the Early Pregnancy Loss Association. Emily has turned her own story of confusion and payment plans for her miscarriages into a support system to educate women on the realities of misc

Episode 61: Holding Both The Family You Have and Hope for Another Baby: Secondary Infertility with Allie Karagozian

Mar 04 2024 25 mins

Secondary infertility — difficulty conceiving or carrying a subsequent pregnancy — comes with a unique set of challenges. Being a parent with infertility can create tension between feeling grateful for the family you have yet grieving the family you desire. In this episode, Dr. Lora Shahine talks with Allie Karagozian, occupational therapist, business owner, and podcaster. All

Episode 60: “There is No Heartbeat” What’s Next and Options after a Diagnosis of Missed Miscarriage

Feb 26 2024 26 mins

“I am so sorry, but the baby has stopped developing.” A “missed” or “silent” miscarriage is when the fetus has stopped developing, but the body hasn’t gotten the message to end the pregnancy yet. It can be devastating, and unfortunately, there are often decisions that the pregnant person will need to make. In this episode, Dr. Lora Shahine talks about what a missed mi

Episode 59: Getting to Baby with Nutrition, Diet, and Foods for Fertility with Authors Angela Thyer, MD and Judy Simon, RD

Feb 19 2024 39 mins

How much does what we eat impact our fertility? Certainly food influences pregnancy and fertility much more than most of us know, possibly more than our doctors know! Fortunately, a book is coming that can change all that, and in this episode, Dr. Lora Shahine is talking with the authors about fertility, food, nutrition, the science of food and fertility, the myths surrounding nutr

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