Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
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Baby Or Bust is a podcast hosted by fertility doctor and former fertility patient Dr. Lora Shahine. Every week we bust myths, shatter stigma, and provide important facts and encouraging best practices to help anyone struggling with fertility. Dr Shahine and her guests help make baby dreams come true and those on fertility journeys feel better and stronger along the way. Baby Or Bust is..
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
5d ago
Have you seen the stories about surrogacy scams out this year? Are you considering using a gestational carrier or financing a fertility or IVF treatment and worried about making the right (or wrong) choice for next steps?
Reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Brian Levine is Dr. Lora Shahine’s guest for this episode of Baby or Bust. The founder of CCRM Fertility of New York and Nodal Surrogacy, Dr. Levine has a unique perspective, having been on the ground through the evolution of surrogacy in New York since it became legal in 2021.
In this conversation, you’ll learn more about the recent surrogacy ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
1w ago
Many of us live for that first cup of coffee in the morning. But. How much caffeine is okay when you’re trying to get pregnant? Can cutting out caffeine completely positively impact fertility? What about when you’re pregnant — is caffeine ok then? Where do you find the best information for your situation?
Dr. Lora Shahine explores caffeine consumption and its effects on fertility from both Western and Eastern medical perspectives. You’ll get practical information on caffeine content in various beverages (including that o-so-important coffee), answers to the most common patient questions ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
2w ago
Should we try for another child? Can we handle all the treatments, ups and downs, and possible heartbreak that comes with trying again? Will my child be okay without a sibling? Will our family feel complete with “just” one child?
Lauren Sandler, award-winning journalist and author, is joining Baby or Bust to share her thoughts and insights on parenthood and chat about her bestselling book One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One. This is the book that ignited an international conversation about single-child families.
In this conversation, Lauren Sandler share ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
1M ago
Can you relate to not feeling completely happy when you get a positive pregnancy result? Do you get really anxious while waiting for your routine checkups or ultrasounds? Are you having many mixed emotions, including negative ones, about your positive pregnancy test?
Guess what––you’re not alone. Many women who have experienced loss go through the ups and downs, the rollercoaster of emotions, waiting to see if this time it really will be okay.
In this episode, Dr. Shahine assures us that if you’re pregnant again miscarriage, and feeling nervous and anxious, you’re not alone. She gives ti ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
1M ago
The cost of fertility treatments can be a huge stress on anyone navigating assisted reproduction. Unfortunately, those who are already dealing with the physical and emotional challenges of infertility may also be burdened with the financial challenge of fertility treatments. And it’s important that those facing IVF, IUI, egg retrieval, surrogacy or any of the many, often costly procedures have the resources they need.
Fortunately, there is help: Angela Rastegar is the cofounder and CEO of Sunfish, a financial solutions company for family building of all kinds. and she has helped individu ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
1M ago
Have you or someone you loved experienced the heartbreak of miscarraige and feel desperate to know why it happened? Have you questioned food you ate, exercise you did, stress levels, and searched for answers from doctors, friends, and the internet? We still have so much to learn about pregnancy loss and recurrent miscarriage but there are people asking the questions and finding the answers!
Megan Hanson is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association (RPLA). Megan and her husband started RPLA in 2019 after their own experience of recurrent pregnancy loss. T ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
1M ago
Should you freeze your eggs? What age? What’s the success rate? How much does it cost?
Natalie Lampert has insight into women's top questions about egg freezing, and she is here to share it with you. An award-winning journalist and author of The Big Freeze, her work focuses on women’s health and the fertility industry. Her story will answer your questions and provide insight into the world of egg freezing.
In this conversation, Natalie and Dr. Lora Shahine discuss Natalie’s personal journey with fertility preservation, the historical context of egg freezing, the impact of big corporation ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
2M ago
How early have you done a pregnancy test?
Are you stuck questioning the result?
In this episode of Baby or Bust, Dr. Lora Shahine reviews pregnancy tests: when to test, how accurate tests can be, why testing too early can make things even more confusing, and what can cause both false negatives and false positives.
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In this episode you’ll hear:
[2:22] Understanding pregnancy tests and their importance
[4:52] When should you test?
[6:26] Information on specific tests
[7:35] False positives and false neg ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
2M ago
AshLeigh Meyer Dunham is one of five reproductive law lawyers in Alabama and the only one who has done IVF. She was front and center when IVF stopped for 3 weeks in early 2024 due to a lawsuit brought by IVF patients in front of the State Supreme Court. On this episode of Baby or Bust, Dr. Shahine asks AshLeigh to explain what happened in Alabama, how treatments restarted, and what the process means for access to IVF in the future.
AshLeigh explains why the way IVF restarted in Alabama is not a permanent solution and what this means for the future of IVF in Alabama and all of the United States ..read more
Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
2M ago
*Trigger Warning: Late Pregnancy Loss
The loss of a wanted pregnancy, at any stage, is utterly heartbreaking. How in the world do you pick yourself up again after such a devastating loss? There is not a right or wrong way to grieve; there’s only your way.
On this episode of Baby or Bust, therapist, author, and speaker Lindsey Henke joins Dr. Lora Shahine to discuss the impacts of miscarriage, stillbirth, and loss. The founder of Pregnancy After Loss Support, Lindsey has her own heartbreaking story of a loss very late in her pregnancy. Lindsey’s story is raw and real, and she is so gracious to ..read more