Help us bring baby Hopson home

Hello.

My names Daisy and my partner's name is David. We've been trying to conceive for 5 years.

On January 18th 2018 I went into premature labour with our son Rory who was born at 24 weeks.

We had Rory for 16 days in the neonatal unit before we made the decision to turn off his life support. This decision was the most traumatic experience of our lives but we don't regret it.

Rory developed sepsis along with bilateral bleeds on his brain. His quality of life would of been poor. We treasure every hour we had with him. Our little lion defied the timeline he was given by Dr's, instead of 24 hours he gave us over 2 weeks of loving him.

After 1 year of trying to conceive on our own, we got in contact with our GP who made a referral to the hospital for gynaelogical investigations. 3 years under the Gynae team at our local hospital and we had 4 appointments.

I was told we wouldn't be eligable for IVF in our area due to having a pregnancy and my partner having a child from a previous relationship. Not to mention the waiting list and me fast approaching 30.

We decided to go private. In December of 2021 we had our first appointment with our chosen fertility clinic.

We were advised to try a round of IUI first and if this wasn't successful we would move straight onto IVF. Our first round of IUI failed. And we have recently just had a failed IVF round.

As you may be aware IVF isn't a cheap option. I work full time as a nurse (and I'm sure you're all very aware of our wages) and I earn more than my partner.

Trying to save for our next round brings a new wave of stress especially in these times. But we strongly believe this route is how we'll be able to bring baby Hopson home.

I realise in these uncertain times people have their own struggles. However, if any one could help us reach this goal even by donating £1, £10 or £50 it makes a world of difference to us.

This really is our dream and we appreciate you even taking the time to read our story or share it.

Thank you x