Support Hannah & Cassen's IVF Journey

Hi friends,

We are reaching out with a heartfelt plea as we navigate a deeply personal and emotional journey to grow our family. Since the fall of 2019, we’ve been trying to conceive—five years that have been filled with hope, confusion, and countless attempts to turn our dream of parenthood into reality.

Over the years, we’ve poured our hearts and resources into this journey. We’ve spent tens of thousands of dollars on testing, consultations, supplements, acupuncture, and two rounds of IUI (intrauterine insemination), both of which were unfortunately unsuccessful. While the emotional toll has been significant (so. many. tears.), the financial burden has made this process even harder as we continue to take on debt to pursue this dream.

Despite years of testing and being poked and prodded, our diagnosis is still “unexplained infertility.” We’re determined to do whatever it takes to have a baby, but without a diagnosis, it’s felt nearly impossible to know what to try next. We’re left to follow statistics that feel promising, and with a predicted first round success rate of 43% per our fertility clinic, we’ve accepted that it’s time to make moves toward in-vitro fertilization.

As we prepare for IVF in 2025, we are asking for your support. IVF, though filled with promise and probabilities of success that make us feel like someday we really might hold a baby in our arms, is extraordinarily expensive and unfortunately not covered by our insurance at all. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will go directly toward helping us access the treatments we need to have the family we’ve been longing for for years.

Your support means the world to us—not just financially, but emotionally as well. Knowing we’re surrounded by a community of people who care means more than you’ll EVER know. If you’re unable to contribute financially, we completely understand and would be grateful if you could share our story with others or send baby dust our way, as they say.

While we wish we weren’t here and have both had so much anxiety about asking our loved ones for money (especially knowing so many people are in tough spots themselves), we know parenting requires humility, and we’re practicing that now. Thank you for taking the time to read our story and for being part of this fertility safari with us.

In hope,

Hannah & Cassen