Hello! If you’re reading this, thank you so much for caring. This is so hard to write about.
Brian and I have been together for 9 years and married for 3 and a half. We’ve always dreamed of having a family with two children. So we’ve been trying for a few years now with no luck.
This year, we started going to a fertility clinic where we were told that we had no chance of conceiving naturally without the help of IVF. This is something we definitely cannot afford, but our dream is so important to us, it was a no-brainer; we have to do it at any cost.
We took out a $34k loan which, after a $10k down payment, covered the first cycle and half of the second. Unfortunately, the first cycle failed. Even though we’re heartbroken about that, we’re not giving up. We’re going for round two, which means an additional $15k.
Our goal is to have 4 embryos available (they recommend 2 for every one child you want to have). So hopefully we will achieve that goal in this next cycle under new medications and a new protocol. Statistically, each cycle yields better results, so that’s what we’re obviously hoping for. If this cycle doesn’t do it, we’ll have to take out yet another loan and another until we finally have the embryos we need. In case you’re wondering, no our insurance doesn’t cover one bit of this.
If you or anyone you know has gone through IVF, then you know that this is a very emotionally taxing experience. The money on top of it just makes it that much more overwhelming. At this point, we genuinely have no idea where all this money will come from and have lost sleep thinking about it. All the money we make working multiple jobs is going straight towards the IVF instead of being saved for our potential family. So please, if you have the means to do so, a donation of any amount will be so beyond appreciated. If you can’t, then please share this with someone who you think would sympathize with our struggles. I know that so many people go through this. Thank you so much for even taking the time to read this, whoever you are.
Wish us luck!