Give Stacy and Mason the Gift of a Miracle Baby

Hello, my name is Stacy and my fiancé is Mason. I’m 35 years old and my honey is 38. We have been together since 2013. We have been trying to have a baby since the day we met. I have had 5 miscarriages, one c-section in August 2022, and just recently had my first vaginal birth experience on September 13th, 2024, to baby Mia Sophia. She was 24 weeks but measured at only 20 weeks. She was 11 ounces, just too small. I decided this time that I wouldn’t do any life-saving measures. I just wanted her to peacefully pass with mommy and daddy instead of being in a box all alone, being poked and bothered without mommy or daddy. She lived for 14 minutes on my chest. She was 9.45 inches, like the size of a small coke can. Both of my pregnancies ended with my daughters being born too small and unable to make it. Sophia Faith was my first daughter. She fought her little heart out for 9 days but ultimately passed away, alone in a box with the best doctors trying to help her survive. But she was just too small, very underdeveloped. Sophia weighed 13.4 ounces 9 7/8 inches long. She would have needed a tracheostomy, been blind and disabled, but it didn’t matter to me. I wanted to live her either way. I wanted to try my hardest to save her with every measure possible. She was loved and was my greatest desire. With all the effort and prayers, she just couldn’t make it through. I had faith and thought it could be possible. She was born at 27 weeks but had major fetal growth restriction. My placenta didn’t work correctly, which led to preeclampsia. I have multiple autoimmune diseases that are making me have such a hard time giving birth to a healthy baby. I have lupus, a disease that is described best by the body thinking it’s allergic to itself. My body cannot differentiate which cells are good or bad, so it attacks my body’s healthy cells thinking they are foreign and don’t belong. Sadly, when I get pregnant, my body goes into hyper mode to try to destroy my baby. It has successfully ended the lives of my two daughters. I also have thrombocytopenia, which is having an extremely low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that help blood clot. Platelets stop bleeding by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel injuries. Thrombocytopenia might occur as a result of a bone marrow disorder. I also have developed antiphospholipid disorder, which plays another role in blood clotting. Since I had preeclampsia, I developed congestive heart failure. I now have to take blood pressure medication. I’m hoping I can be able to taper off the BP medication soon. I had developed CHF when I had Sophia two years ago and was able to overcome it later. I almost died twice. This last time with baby Mia, my lungs and heart were filled with fluid, and I had to fight for my life for 9 days. I finally was released from the hospital on 9.19.24. The reason I started this GoFundMe is because the doctors said if I try to have a baby again, they aren’t sure they’ll be able to bring me back. If I can find a surrogate, it may save me from passing in my next attempt. I won’t ever give up. I don’t want to die, but I also don’t want to live if I can’t have my baby to love and cherish. My fiancé has been with me, surfing by my side, and I’m thankful he hasn’t left me to go have his own children with a healthier person. He really wants to continue his family’s legacy and have children. We have both desired to be parents. What else is life for? It’s to make an offspring and bring goodness into the world. I hope this message reaches many people who have the heart to help us pay for IVF treatments. I have my cousin Betty, who is healthy and said she would do it for me, and I also have a best friend from middle school who said she would also do it. I just don’t have the money to pay for it. My lupus has played a huge part in my life from not being able to work. I have applied for disability but am too young to qualify. So again, if you can find it in your hearts to help me and Mason have our greatest life’s desires and make this miracle happen, please donate to our cause.