Hi myself and my H2b have been together 10 years now and have everything we need the only thing missing are children, we are having to go through self funded Ivf as my h2b has a child from when he was younger and not entitled to nhs funding. Instead of asking for gifts and money we was thinking of putting a poem about money towards our ivf treatment. Just wondering if anyone knew any sites or books with poems about ivf ? I can't seem to find many, I know it's not traditional and to some may sound odd but to us a baby means the world. Tia xx
Sorry I don't but goog lick this is a very good idea. :)
That is such a wonderful idea, good luck x
There is something online, think it may be called I want a poem????? They take info Then write poem You pay what you think its worth.. A friend of mine had ectopic pregnancy, & did similar thing at her wedding. Her daughter is now 16, beautiful young women... Good luck with everything... x
That's such a lovely idea! Google would be your best bet I think. Or do you happen to have a friend who's good with words? Good Luck!
That's a lovely idea and as its your special day and will Be all your families and friends there, I'm sure they would all be more than happy to help with such a special cause rather than buying gifts etc xx
Hun I am so sorry to hear you are struggling with this - the only super cheesy line I could come up with is "our life is complete, except for the patter of little feet" - I used to work for a fertility specialist in South Africa - I know it's on the other side of the world but look into that as the cost of travelling there for treatment could be less than half of what it is here (we had many overseas patients when I worked there). Xxx
It's not about ivf but u might be able to change it slightly.
I don't know if it helps you but we used this and adapted it slightly to our family. It might be a good starting point for you x
Have you thought about looking at online poetry groups and asking members to maybe write something for you. Good luck Huni. xXx
Such a good idea! I found this online:
“We've got our home and we've got each other,
But with three lovely bedrooms there's room for another.
We'd move out the furniture, paint it yellow and green,
The most beautiful nursery the world's ever seen.
The thing we want most is a new addition to our nest,
Got the eggs and the oven we just need the rest!
Our journey to motherhood will be quite a crawl,
It's something we hope to achieve with the support of you all.
So if you'd like to help make our family complete,
We need IVF - not things, stuff or treats.
We hope you'll take this verse with the intention it's meant,
But that's where any money given as gifts will be spent.”
I think that's a lovely idea x
Good luck
Wish i had thought of this. We r looking at self funding as nhs doesnt cover our area for funding. Neither of us have children, passed all the other criteria and tests. But no funding. Heartbreaking.
Through happiness and tears
We've stayed so strong
And so now we're asking
If you can help our journey along
Not kettles or dinner plates
Or holiday vouchers or honey dippers
But if you can afford, just a few pennies,
With eternal thanks for helping our family grow bigger
*(apologies for the rubbish rhymes)
We hope that you can share our day,
Filled with love and laughter.
To celebrate our love,
And our happy ever after.
But as you all know we're not complete,
We still have space in our hearts.
That's why we are here to ask you,
To play a special part.
We don't want gifts to open,
Or vouchers to spend on things.
Instead we wish for something,
That's means absolutely everything.
IVF is our chance,
To have our family complete.
So please donate towards our treatment,
And create the pitter patter of tiny feet.
We are sending you this invitation
In the hope you will join our celebration
But if a gift was your intention
May we take this time to mention
We already have a kettle and toaster
Crockery, dinner mats and matching coaster
So rather than something we have already got
We'd appreciate some money for our IVF pot
But most importantly we request
That you join us as our wedding guest
so sorry yous cant have children i dont know any sites but i think using your own words would be more personal like if you just say my husband and i would be very grateful instead of a wedding gift if in your heart it would mean the world to us to ask you for a cash gift please dont be offended as sadly we cant have children and need the money for ivf to start our family please help us be blessed with this wonderful gift thanks hope this helps good luck
Someone done this on one born every minute Tuesday! What a lovely idea️Good luck! X
This is a wonderful idea. Me and my husband have had IVF and has to self fund too as he has previous children and we never thought of this idea. Wish we had. Took us a while to raise the money but I am currently pregnant and due in 5 weeks (first attempt) We did something called an egg sharing program witch help another couple to conceive and is slightly cheaper than a full cycle of IVF. Might be something worth looking into. Fingers crossed for you and good luck with everything.
Such a beautiful idea all the best xxx
I am so sorry to hear you are struggling but I wish all the luck, health and happiness in the world and I really hope you complete your family soon xxx
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