Help Kayla and Jesse's IVF Journey

Our journey has been long and complicated. In 2022 we welcomed our beautiful daughter Emilia. However, she didn’t come easily. Jesse and I got married in 2014 and didn’t have her until 2022. For years we tried with no success to get pregnant. After several years I finally reached out to my doctor and got paired up with a fertility specialist at the Cleveland Clinic where I work. The doctor was the absolute best and had us try multiple things, that did not work. Finally, the ‘magic formula’ (oral medications along with an injection in the stomach and an IUI) is what got us pregnant with our Emmy. Since then, we have been struggling still.

In the middle of 2024 we decided we needed to reach out to the doctor again as we hadn’t gotten pregnant since having Emmy. Our team at the clinic said let’s just copy and paste the formula we used to have her, and it should work again.

We did several with no success. Then in January, it worked! We were pregnant! But this baby did not make it past 9 weeks. At this point, I was paired with a new physician, the head of the fertility department. She’s so kind and said I think we should do this 2 more times, and I strongly feel it’ll work for you. So, that’s what we did.

Two more IUI’s. No pregnancy.

Then I BEGGED them to let me try ONE MORE TIME. I’m a PRO now at IUI’s. I’ve done so many. My team was so kind and said sure Kayla we can try again, no problem.

No pregnancy.

So now here we are. The doctors and nurses are recommending we switch to IVF. I’m scared. I never thought this would be my life, but here we are. After YEARS, I don’t want to give up now.

At this point, we’ve used up almost all of our fertility benefits through the insurance and we could use the help.

We just want one more beautiful baby.

I grew up an only child and while I love my life and the close relationships I developed, I wish I had a sibling. And even more so, I wish for a sibling for sweet Emilia Louise. She is the light of my life and is so so special. She is the biggest social butterfly and I know she will thrive even more with a sibling in her life.

I know this is lengthy, and if you’ve read this, thank you.

Making this is very uncomfortable as I don’t like to ask for help, but I don’t know what else to do.

I am humbly asking for help in collecting funds that would 100% go toward our journey in having another child through IVF.

If you have ANY questions please reach out and I can assist or help.

Jesse, Emilia & I thank you for any and all support and generosity.