In this episode of the Mothers in Arms Podcast, we sit down with Kaitlin Pinkerton-Locher, CEO of A Perfect Match and Founder of Coast to Coast Sperm Donation.

Kaitlin’s story is deeply personal and historically significant. Her mother, Darlene Pinkerton, founded the agencies after her own journey helped shape a new path in reproductive medicine. That journey led to Kaitlin becoming the third person in the world born via surrogacy.

Today, the Pinkerton family continues to help lead the conversation around ethical standards, education, and care within the fertility and third-party reproduction space. Through A Perfect Match and Coast to Coast Sperm Donation, Kaitlin carries forward a legacy rooted in compassion, advocacy, and responsible family-building.

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@c2cdonation

@aperfectmatchinc

@asrm_org

A Perfect Match: https://www.aperfectmatch.com/

Coast to Coast Sperm Donation: https://c2cdonation.com/

American Society for Reproductive Medicine: https://www.asrm.org/

International Assisted Reproduction Education Alliance: https://www.iaealliance.org/

Donor Conceived Community: https://www.donorconceivedcommunity.org/

U.S. Donor Conceived Council: https://www.usdcc.org/

I'm turning 50 this year, and I have a high energy 5 year old. Reflecting on Elyse transitionong into "big kid school" and our family also stepping into a different unknown community.

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https://www.headspace.com

https://www.brightlife.kids

https://360behavioralhealth.com

https://www.calm.com/ua-homepage

Brandi Andrews is the CEO of Youth Dealer - which isn’t just Skin Care, it’s a community, education, and healing bottled up for those who’ve been told for too long that their skin was a problem to fix. Her innovative way of problem solving has always lead her to see outside the box in order to achieve her dreams. We get into her experience of discovering mosie baby, choosing her family, co-parenting, making conscious decisions to be a better person.🏳️‍🌈

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@youthdealerco

Resources:

@californiafertilitypartners

@cryobank

@cedarssinai

https://www.youthdealer.co/

https://mosiebaby.com/

Credits:

@headspace

@dantepascuzzo

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Fundadora de Pathways to Surrogacy Wendy Ruiz , nos habla de su viaje de subrogación. Ella es una Mama Sustituta quien se guía por su Fe en Dios. Wendy esta cuidando el bebe cual esta cargando - para alguien que no puede biologíacamente. Su familia y su iglesia la soporta en su decision.

ENGLISH: Founder of Pathways to Surrogacy, Wendy Ruiz, tells us about her surrogacy journey. She is a surrogate mother who is guided by her faith in God. Wendy is caring for the baby she is carrying for someone who cannot biologically have a child. Her family and her church support her in her decision.

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@pathwaystosurrogacy

Resources:

@californiafertilitypartners

@cryobank

@cedarssinai

Credits:

@headspace

@dantepascuzzo

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Cheri Bergeron is a former tech executive and entrepreneur turned bestselling author, speaker, trained life coach, and founder of the nonprofit Cheri's Choice. Following her ten-year struggle with infertility that involved multiple rounds of IVF, donor conception, genetic defects and child loss, she successfully gave birth to her children at the ages of 44 and 46.

Driven by these experiences, Cheri wrote the #1 Amazon bestseller Mission: Motherhood to let women know they aren’t alone in this struggle. Through her nonprofit, Cheri now helps women navigate non-traditional paths to motherhood on their own terms—with clarity, confidence, and choice. She lives with her beautiful, unconventional family in Austin, Texas.

Website: www.cheribergeron.com

Cheri’s Choice (nonprofit): www.cherischoice.com

Link to book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4k7VNqE

Connect with Cheri:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheribergeron

https://www.facebook.com/missionmotherhood/

https://instagram.com/missionmotherhoodshow

https://www.tiktok.com/@missionmotherhoodshow

https://www.youtube.com/@missionmotherhood

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A conversation with Gila Block, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Yesh Tikva, a non-profit offering a variety of resources for Jewish women and their loved ones, navigating every stage of family building. The center is offering Emotional Survivor Toolkits to make it through Mother's Day. They also have one for grandparents in waiting, who are hoping to support their family infertilty with sensitivity and presence on this journey.

https://yeshtikva.org/

Mother's Day toolkit:

https://yeshtikva.org/resource/protecting-your-heart-on-mothers-day/

https://yeshtikva.org/resource/when-your-child-is-facing-infertility/

https://resolve.org/events/month-of-action/ https://a.co/d/04dTwhHC

https://www.goodinside.com/lp/social/

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@yesh_tikva

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@californiafertilitypartners

@cryobank

@cedarssinai

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@headspace

@dantepascuzzo

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I’m joined by Founder & Host of, Smart is the New Sexy, Arsiak Vartenian, who is an advocate for every woman fighting to have their baby via IVF. She joins me to discuss the recently available "fertility deal” that expands access to IVF by lowering costs for Americans pursuing fertility care via IVI RMA North America, Sesame and Costco.

"By combining transparent pricing with coordinated care, they remove the barriers that have historically kept quality fertility treatment out of reach for too many families.” - Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President of Pharmacy at Costco

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@arsiak

https://rx.costco.com/fertility

https://sesamecare.com/

https://www.arsiak.com/about

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arsiakvartenian/

https://www.bundlfertility.com/

https://www.fertilityassociates.com/about/

https://www.havingbabies.com/

https://www.futurefamily.com/

https://patientfi.com/

https://www.capexmd.com/

https://www.lendingclub.com/patient-solutions/about-us

https://www.sofi.com/our-story/

https://www.get-carrot.com/

https://www.cadefoundation.org/

Where Silence Ends is a book written by Angela Ruiz, recounting the memoir of her mother being sexually abused by her father.

Angela is a #1 NY Times Bestselling Author. This book is recognized as the embodiment of the transmission of intergenerational trauma. It's a story of resilience and growth snd tskes us on the journey of healing through storytelling.

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@letterevolution

Resources:

@californiafertilitypartners

@cryobank

@cedarssinai

Credits:

@headspace

@dantepascuzzo

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