Today, Ali talks to her friend Heidy Best, a fellow Chicagoan and Fertility Rally member, about her four miscarriages, genetic testing, battling secondary infertility, the shitty sex education they both got as young women, and how Heidy and her husband dealt with loss after loss and loss after loss after loss. She tells Ali about having her amazing son, Oliver, the heartbreak of not being able to give him a sibling (yet), and what's next for her, now that she has two embabies on ice. 

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*BELI for WOMEN* @beli.baby

Beli is formulated with the right nutrients to help boost your fertility, increase egg quality and support IVF to increase your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy. To get started with Beli, go to belibaby.com and use code ALI15 for 15% off your first month of either Beli Women or Beli Men. Again, that's code ALI15 at belibaby.com.

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Dr. Sunita Osborn is a clinical psychologist and the author of two books on miscarriage, "The Miscarriage Map: What To Expect When You're No Longer Expecting," and "The Miscarriage Map Workbook." Today, she tells us about her infertility journey, including two miscarriages, being "such a dick" and aggressively playing baby games at her best friend's baby shower, how to rekindle intimacy after infertility, how the differences in women and men grieving can affect a relationships—and how she came to the ultimate decision to stop trying for a baby after all. 

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Beli is formulated with the right nutrients to help boost your fertility, increase egg quality and support IVF to increase your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy. To get started with Beli, go to belibaby.com ( https://belibaby.com/ ) and use code ALI15 for 15% off your first month of either Beli Women or Beli Men. Again, that's code ALI15 at belibaby.com ( https://belibaby.com/ ).

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Visit www.veracityselfcare.com or @veracityselfcare on Instagram to learn more about the brand and begin treating your skin from the inside out.

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Amber Bailey is a brilliant environmental scientist, a dear friend of Ali's through Instagram and Fertility Rally, and an #infertilitywarrior. Today, the two talk about her long road to pregnancy, including how infertility really harmed her mental health, the importance of talking to your embryologist, the two PGS tested normal embryos that tragically died during thaw, her three back-to-back retrievals, her three tragic losses, the benefits of finding a therapist that specializes in infertility, the benefits of couples therapy, what happened when she starting taking Prozac, and how she feels now that she's about to have her first son. 

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24/7 Community, Content and Curated Events. Give yourself or a fellow infertility warrior the gift of support while navigating your journey. EVERYONE is welcome.

EXTEND FERTILITY

Extend Fertility began offering egg freezing at 40% below the national average cost. By 2017, they were the largest egg freezing practice in the nation. Today, they've expanded to offer a full range of infertility services, including IVF, in a small practice environment that is more personal, higher quality and data driven. To make an appt or see more, go to extendfertility.com.

Our Sponsors:
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Stephanie Cartin is the badass CEO of Entreprenista, the Co-Founder of Socialfly and an Infertility Warrior who is dedicated to sharing her story to spread awareness, promote self-advocacy and inspire hope. On today's episode, she talks about getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, going through IVF, her very complicated high-risk pregnancy, what happened when she found she had a twin-to-twin transfusion, the surgery she had to try and save both babies, and how she got through it all with the help of connecting to others via social media. 

EPISODE SPONSORS:

BELI for WOMEN @beli.baby

Beli is formulated with the right nutrients to help boost your fertility, increase egg quality and support IVF to increase your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy. To get started with Beli, go to belibaby.com and use code ALI15 for 15% off your first month of either Beli Women or Beli Men. Again, that's code ALI15 at belibaby.com.

VIOS Fertility Institute @viosfertility

Vios is a different fertility clinic experience built on a foundation of patient-centered care, evidence-based medicine, and innovative technology. With clinic locations throughout Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, the Vios Fertility Institute team understands the challenges of infertility. To learn more about Vios Fertility Institute and schedule your first appointment, visit ViosFertility.com.

Fertility Rally @fertilityrally www.fertilityrally.com

Fertility Rally offers 24/7 Community, Content and Curated Events for anyone navigating infertility, ART or building their modern families. Give yourself or a fellow infertility warrior the gift of support while navigating your journey. EVERYONE is welcome!

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On this episode, Ali is talking to Allie Egan, the founder and CEO of skincare line Veracity and former CEO of women's fashion brand Cynthia Rowley. Allie is not only a badass entrepreneur and businesswoman, she's a fertility warrior, and today, they're discussing everything she went through to have her son, including a diagnosis of the autoimmune disease Hashimoto's, how Allie and her husband did not tell a soul they were doing IVF, her pregnancy of "unknown location," how to grieve after loss, the anxiety of pregnancy after infertility, and so much more.  

EPISODE SPONSORS: 

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GO TO FERTILITYRALLY.COM to snag yours!

BELI for WOMEN

Beli is formulated with the right nutrients to help boost your fertility, increase egg quality and support IVF to increase your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy.

To get started with Beli, go to belibaby.com and use code ALI15 for 15% off your first month of either Beli Women or Beli Men. Again, that's code ALI15 at belibaby.com.

Our Sponsors:
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Kellee Stewart is a powerhouse in so many ways—she's an an actor, a writer, a producer and an advocate for proactive fertility health and knowledge, On Wednesdays, Kellee hosts "Warrior Wednesday" IG Lives, featuring the truthful and empowering stories of infertility told from a Black women’s experience—and featuring some guys, too. Today, Ali and Kellee are talking about how Kellee froze her eggs after a long term relationship ended, the misconception that black women are fertile, finding doctors that don't brush you off, the movie Kellee wrote about infertility—which she wrote and is starring in and films this summer—and so much more. Make sure to give Kellee a follow at @kstew222 and check out her site, https://www.warrior-wednesdays.com/

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CIRCLE SURROGACY:

Learn more at circlesurrogacy.com, and follow them on social media @circlesurrogacy

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Today, Ali talks to Sarah Kuhn, the badass founder of Juna, an app that provides nutrition and workouts for women in TTC, pregnancy and motherhood. Sarah's path to her three kids has not been easy, including not one but two ectopic pregnancies, having one of her tubes removed, another crushing miscarriage, "unsexy" sex, a roller coaster of emotions, the intense anxiety that comes with pregnancy after infertility, and so much more. 

EPISODE SPONSORS: 

FERTILITY RALLY www.fertilityrally.com and @fertilityrally, offers 24/7 Community, Content and Curated Events. Give yourself or a fellow infertility warrior the gift of support while navigating your journey. EVERYONE is welcome.

TICKETS FOR FERTILITY RALLY LIVE ARE ON SALE NOW!

GO TO FERTILITYRALLY.COM to snag yours!

BELI for WOMEN

Beli is formulated with the right nutrients to help boost your fertility, increase egg quality and support IVF to increase your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy.

To get started with Beli, go to belibaby.com and use code ALI15 for 15% off your first month of either Beli Women or Beli Men. Again, that's code ALI15 at belibaby.com.

Our Sponsors:
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code INFERTILEAF for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com
* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code INFERTILEAF for a great deal: https://mylifeinabook.com


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Lindsay Fischer is the best-selling author of "The House on Sunset" and "The Two Week Wait Challenge," and today, she's telling Ali her entire infertility story. Included: How trauma therapy helped her heal from an abusive relationship, the importance of self-care, and what happened when her husband did an at-home semen analysis. Lindsay also talks about IUIs, her horrible experience with Clomid, a retrieval that went horribly wrong, and the anxiety she felt—and the constant dehydration she suffered—when she finally did become pregnant with her twins.

EPISODE SPONSORS:

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24/7 Community, Content and Curated Events. Give yourself or a fellow infertility warrior the gift of support while navigating your journey. EVERYONE is welcome.

TICKETS FOR FERTILITY RALLY LIVE ARE ON SALE NOW!

GO TO FERTILITYRALLY.COM ( https://fertilityrally.com/ ) to snag yours!

EXTEND FERTILITY

Extend Fertility began offering egg freezing at 40% below the national average cost. By 2017, they were the largest egg freezing practice in the nation. Today, they've expanded to offer a full range of infertility services, including IVF, in a small practice environment that is more personal, higher quality and data driven. To make an appt or see more, go to extendfertility.com ( https://extendfertility.com/ )

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donations

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Today, Ali is talking to Roohi Jeelani, MD, FACOG at Vios Fertility Institute. Roohi is a superwoman: An icon in the infertility community, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, an outspoken advocate, a mother, a wife, and an industry disrupter. Roohi uses her ginormous social media following—almost 100,000 followers—to empower her patients and the #ttccommunity at large. She talks to Ali about the moment she knew she wanted to become a fertility doctor, being diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 12, her own infertility journey—including IUIs and IVF, and the power of social media. Roohi is currently going through treatment to try to have her third child, and she explains how "sometimes doctors make the worst patients" — and how she gets through the dreaded two week wait. 

EPISODE SPONSORS: 

Fertility Rally, @fertilityrally, offering 24/7 Community, Content and Curated Events. Give yourself or a fellow infertility warrior the gift of support while navigating your journey. EVERYONE is welcome!

Fertility Rally Live--featuring big name speakers, 16 breakout sessions, and tons of giveaways, is happening on 4/17/21. Get your tickets at fertilityrally.com 

VIOS Fertility Institute, @viosfertility. Vios is a different fertility clinic experience built on a foundation of patient-centered care, evidence-based medicine, and innovative technology. With clinic locations throughout Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, the Vios Fertility Institute team understands the challenges of infertility. To learn more about Vios Fertility Institute and schedule your first appointment, visit ViosFertility.com.

Our Sponsors:
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code INFERTILEAF for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com
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A few years ago, Rachel went to the hospital with a terrible stomach bug, though she was going into surgery for a laparoscopy, and possible appendicitis, and woke up with a diagnosis of Stage Three Ovarian Cancer and a full hysterectomy. Today, she tells Ali all about her life-changing experience, including how the hysterectomy thrust her into menopause and rendered her infertile. "Infertility crept up on me. No one talked to me about it," she says. "I felt overlooked by everyone because I was young. They didn't give me access to any resources." Now 26, Rachel explains what options she has when she does begin trying to conceive, how she still struggles to find community, and why she calls her infertility her "dirty little secret."

EPISODE SPONSORS:

FERTILITY RALLY www.fertilityrally.com and @fertilityrally, offers

 24/7 Community, Content and Curated Events. Give yourself or a fellow infertility warrior the gift of support while navigating your journey. EVERYONE is welcome.

TICKETS FOR FERTILITY RALLY LIVE ARE ON SALE NOW! 

GO TO FERTILITYRALLY.COM to snag yours!

EXTEND FERTILITY

Extend Fertility began offering egg freezing at 40% below the national average cost. By 2017, they were the largest egg freezing practice in the nation. Today, they've expanded to offer a full range of infertility services, including IVF, in a small practice environment that is more personal, higher quality and data driven. To make an appt or see more, go to extendfertility.com

Our Sponsors:
* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code INFERTILEAF for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com
* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code INFERTILEAF for a great deal: https://mylifeinabook.com


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