<div>*UPDATE: We’re so grateful for all the support! Friends and family also sent us funds directly allowing us to lower our fundraiser total ask to $3,000. We’ve raised the $2,000 we needed for Matthew to take 2 weeks off with Tiffany and the baby after birth. What a blessing! Any additional funds we raise will go toward: baby must-haves, hospital bill support, and postpartum support for Tiffany
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<div>After ten years and 4 miscarriages we are both shocked, though very happy, to be welcoming a baby boy into our lives. Given our fertility history, we had given up and started the process of letting go and planning a life for just the two of us. But here we are having a baby at a truly wild time in human and Earth history!
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<div>We’ve had some whacky luck the past 3 three years with things like emergency surgery bills for Tiffany, job loss, and economic/political shifts that hit us (and everyone) really hard. Both of us found ourselves in the job market looking for employment during historically high unemployment times. Needless to say, our savings were exhausted before we found out Tiffany was pregnant.
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<div>Though Tiffany successfully did find employment, their autoimmune disorder has made it impossible for them to work while pregnant leaving the full brunt of finances very suddenly and solely on Matthew’s shoulders. The loss of an entire stream of income has been challenging. In full transparency, Matthew is working 5 - 6 days a week but we are currently only making enough to cover our basic necessities and some of our hospital bills with little to no extra funds left for baby items or parental leave for Matthew to support Tiffany and baby postpartum.
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<div>We’re hoping for a little help from our community, though expect nothing. We know there is a lot of need out there for so many of us for very valid and important reasons.
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<div>What we’re raising money for:
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<li>*$2000 for parental leave for Matthew so he can be present during labor, welcome baby home, and take care of Tiffany postpartum. This would cover 2 weeks of missed pay with a tiny bit extra for food during labor and after. This is our main goal with this fundraiser*
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<li>$1,500 for baby must-haves, hospital bill support, and postpartum support for Tiffany (like food) once Matthew goes back to work.
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<div>We also have an option on our <a href="https://www.poppylist.com/registry/78035" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">baby registry</a> to donate towards these same 2 things and will update the total here if/when donations come through over there. We wanted to give everyone plenty of options to support if they wanted and are able to.
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<div>We’ll be deeply, truly grateful for whatever we can get even if it’s only a few dollars.
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<div>Additionally, we are happy to accept other types of support:
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<li>Purchases from our <a href="https://www.poppylist.com/registry/78035" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">baby registry</a>
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<li>Used baby items of any kind
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<li>Doggy support while we’re in the hospital (they are a wild bunch but are so sweet)
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<li>Meals or grocery runs for us when we’re home from the hospital
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<li>Helping Tiffany with dogs and chores once Matthew goes back to work
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<li>Tips/advice from our buddies that have had kids
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<li>Well wishes, congratulations, prayers, &amp; good vibes
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<div>We’re naming this little dude Fox and he's due late December. We promise to do our best to raise a thoughtful, compassionate, and collectively conscious kid. He’s going to be amazing.
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<div>Thank you so much!
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Lisa Bagby

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Support Tiffany & Matthew’s (AKA Cabbages) New Baby Journey

Support Tiffany & Matthew’s (AKA Cabbages) New Baby Journey

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