Please Help Nat & Matt become parents ❣

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-01-20/lockdown-heartbreak-for-couples-needing-ivf

A heartbreak isn’t always as loud as a
bomb exploding, sometimes it could be as quiet as a feather falling, and nobody hears it except you......

A brief overview :
- 2 unexplained miscarriages 
- 2 heartbreaking ectopic pregnancies which resulted in losing both fallopian tubes, meaning Natalie can never conceive naturally

- Unfortunately Natalie lost her business due to covid and Now needing funding for private IVF. Time not on our side due to Nat being 40. Its with a heavy heart we are asking for help.  Please find it in your hearts to help them. 

Anyone that knows my good friend Nat, will know how much heartbreak she has endured. All she has ever wanted since being a little girl is to be a mummy. In 2012 she met her wonderful husband Matt and found happiness.

A year later she was over the moon to find she was pregnant. But unfortunately lost the baby. This was to be the beginning of years of upset and heartache. From that moment all they wanted was a baby.

Then in 2015 they became pregnant again, but sadly miscarried at 6.5 weeks. 
They had tests and discovered Nat has 
PCOS, a condition that affects ovulation and many other things. Also Nat was diagnosed with a thyroid disease, and would be on medication for the rest of 
her life. These conditions cause horrendous symptoms. 
In 2017 a fertility drug was given to help with her PCOS and she fell pregnant! Unfortunately this baby was ectopic, so not only did she lose another baby, she then had to endure lots of operations, tests etc. Which resulted in her having to have one Fallopian tube clipped as it was damaged. However they said that the right was OK (despite 6 months earlier saying it was blocked) 
Nat had already researched this and 
discovered that where we live in Warwickshire they only give 1 IVF on the NHS, but Southport gave 3 funded on NHS. Another reason for moving to Southport was Matt's grandad who was suffering with dementia (he passed away 5 weeks after they moved there).

So wanting to have the most chances as possible and decided to make the move to Southport (Matt's hometown) away from close friends and Natalie's family, in hope of making their dreams come true.

in 2019 a miracle happened, Nat fell pregnant! BUT an early scan shown ectopic again. This time baby had a heartbeat, but still had to have surgery to be removed as it would of been life threatening. So along with baby, her other Fallopian tube had to be removed. This baby is buried in their garden as it was so previous that despite being given a chemotherapy drug to terminate, it continued to grow a heartbeat. Going into theatre the surgeon assured Natalie that removing both fallopian tubes would give the best chance of ivf and he said ivf would work first time. How wrong he was. When Nat came around from the operation she was told her bowel was attached to her right fallopian tube and that her insides were like a spider web. It was a devastating blow to them both. Still grieving for their 4th baby and the loss of Nat's fertility (could never get pregnant naturally now with no fallopian tubes) they were told 3 weeks later that Nat's dad had bowel cancer. Unbelievable, just 12 days later he died. This was just tragic and Nats 'mental health was at breaking point. 

On top of this they knew that they wouldnever conceive naturally, which Nat would have done anything for.
I was heartbroken for them and wished 
there was more I could do for them.
From there they were offered 3 NHS IVF
cycles. In a gruelling 10 months they had5 transfers, all negative. Each day Nat would have to inject herself to harvest as many eggs as possible. During ivf, it can fail at anytime, but Nat responded amazingly and got lots of eggs each time. 
Over the last year, not only have they hadIVF to contend with, they also lost Matts Grandad, Nats Dad to a very short battle with bowel cancer, both of Nats beloved
dogs Hugo and Harvey.

THEN due to Covid Nat lost her job, so
has been doing temporary jobs as and 
when she can. It’s been very stressful,
and breaks my heart to see such a lovely 
couple go through so much heartache.
Nat broke the news to me thisweek that unfortunately they have been unsuccessful yet again. 

The consultants can’t see a reason why 
the IVF isn’t working, and are saying theyare just ‘unlucky’  it could still happen. Unfortunately 'unlucky' is a reoccurring scenario for them. 
It’s been so hard for them more so living 
somewhere with no friends to support 
them through this tough time. I know there have been times where I have been really worried about them both, and just wanted to be there for them.

So this is my way of supporting my best 
friends. They need help to pay for future IVF’s which is very costly as most will 
know, and I want to raise the money to  
support their dreams. Just to see an ivf consultant is £250.
I’m asking for everyone’s help in this, 
please donate what you can, if you can’t 
donate then please share and be a part ofmaking this couple dreams come true.
They have been through more heartbreak than most go through in their entire lives. The majority of their 8 year relationship has been trauma.
If anyone deserves to be parents it’s 
these two wonderful people. 

Thank you for reading my page and I
hope you can help me and my friends in
their journey to become a Mummy and
Daddy, imagine playing a part in this for this special couple, I’m hoping this time next year I can  get in touch and say we’ve 
been successful......with your help.
So please, help us and donate ❤️