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$2,860 of $25,000 goal
Given by 41 generous donors in 5 days

We’ve tried everything! Now we need a little science (and support) to help Fi & Ben make a baby 🦋

Canterbury

Hi team,

We’ve got a bit of a situation…

After five years of trying to make a baby the old-fashioned way, we’ve discovered it’s not quite as easy as it seems.

Along the way, we’ve experienced the heartbreak of loss, something that changed this journey for us in ways we never expected. After painful procedures, countless tests, and being told it’s “unexplained infertility,” things have felt heavy at times but it’s also shown us just how much this dream means to us.

We’ve tried everything. We’ve been patient, changed our diet, joined gyms, lost weight, and even tried “not thinking about it” (which is impossible). Despite giving it our absolute best shot, we now need a little extra help from science.

Enter IVF, the really expensive part. As much as we’d love for good vibes and determination to do the trick, IVF unfortunately requires actual money. Rude, honestly.

In Aotearoa, publicly funded IVF has strict criteria around BMI, age, and other factors, plus a long waitlist. Unfortunately, we don’t meet that criteria, so we’re going private.

So here we are, doing something we never thought we would, asking for help.

If you’re able to donate, you’ll be helping us take this next step toward creating a tiny human, which feels pretty special. If not, sharing this page means just as much.

We promise any future child will be extremely cool, moderately well-behaved, and will absolutely know they were backed by a top-tier support crew.

With love, laughter, and just a hint of desperation,

Fi & Ben

Use of funds

IVF is broken into 3 stages:

- stage one is medication & monitoring

- stage two is egg collection & embryology

- stage three is embryo transfer

Stages are paid in instalments. Funds will go towards any of these plus any extra costs needed.

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Latest donations

Helen P
Helen P 5 hours ago
Private
Andrew
Andrew 5 hours ago
$50
Eva
Eva 6 hours ago
Don’t know you, but I’m really hoping that you get to have this experience together. Your baby would be so blessed to have parents that just wanted them so badly! I’ve just witnessed my brother and sister in law become parents via IVF, and it has really opened my eyes up. All the very best 🤍
$25
Violet Donaldson 🩷
Violet Donaldson 🩷 6 hours ago
$50
Laura
Laura 7 hours ago
Good luck Fi. Your a great teacher and I wish you all the best with this journey.
$20

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This campaign started on 10 May 2026 and ends on 30 Jun 2026.