127. How My Egg Donor Journey Connected Me To My Heritage with Emily Getz

On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Emily Getz joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about... -how she and her husband had their first child naturally and never expected that it would be difficult trying to build their family -her stillbirth and multiple miscarriages, 1 ectopic, 4 rounds of IVF and still no baby -the grief, shock, loss and heartbreak that were almost pushed to the side as they pursued every possible step in order to try to have another child -the decision of whether to walk away and be done with this part of their lives, try adoption, do IVF one more time or use donor eggs -how they came to the realization that using an egg donor was the best chance for a good outcome -how Emily wanted to connect with her donor, even beyond her looks an decided using a Jewish donor was the thing that helped her transmit some piece of her to a future baby, even if it wasn't her genetics Connect with Emily: -Follow her on Instagram -Check out her Website Connect with us: -Check out our Website - Follow us on Instagram and send us a message -Watch our TikToks -Follow us on Facebook -Watch us on YouTube