Richard & Tara's IVF/FET Fund

Infertility is a very difficult topic to discuss. So much so, that many of our friends and those close to us don't even know what we've been dealing with.  

We have an amazing life, but something is missing. Richard and I knew, even before getting married, that we wanted a big family. That's who we are. Mik so desperately wants to be a big brother, he even put it on his Christmas list last year. We want our own soccer team! :) But unforunately, it isn't happening for us.

After a year of not being able to concieve, we sought the help of a fertility specialist, and after another year, we began our journey of IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) in December 2016.

IVF has been an extremely draining process in so many ways - emotionally, physically, finanically. We've invested so much time, money, and love into this process.

January 2017 we had our egg retrieval and got the great news that we had 5 great embryos to freeze. This was such exciting news! But because of my body going into Hyperstimulation from the medications used to prepare and mature the eggs, we had to wait to do the embryo transfer and let my body heal. This was okay, because the success rates of a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) are higher! And though, at the time, the wait seemed unbearable as we've already been waiting and hoping for over 2 years, April came so fast. We started the next round of oral and injectable medications in March 2017 in prep for our FET in April 2017.

April 5th, 2017 - One last check up, and everything looked perfect. Scheduled the transfer.

April 12th, 2017 - Transfer Day! This means they thaw two of our precious frozen embryos to implant into my uterus. Let's do this!

Now we wait. Some more.

April 24th, 2017 - Blood test at 8:30am. Awaiting the phone call with the news.

3:30pm - Phone rings. Nurse sounds solemn. Tells me that the pregnancy test was negative and that she was sorry. I didn't hear anything after that, everything just went blank. How could this be? Everything was perfect, embryos were superior, all my labs and ultrasounds were ideal, what went wrong?

Devastated is an understatement. Months of medications ravaging my body, emotional roller coasters, sleepless nights, and now it's just over. But there is hope still.

This campaign is because we have 3 embryos left that we have the chance to transfer, but as you can imagine, just one round of IVF has been an enormous financial burden. Luckily, the transfer cycles are much less expensive than an entire IVF cycle and since we already have embryos, we only have to do an FET cycle. We have continued to save money through this process for this "just in case" scenario but we really didn't expect this to happen. We have over half saved for the FET already, but we are reaching out for help. The medication alone for the FET cycle is nearly $1,000.

If you can help, we couldn't thank you enough. If you can't, please share share share.

Much love,
The Why Family