Oh, Baby!
Oh, Baby!
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$25,000.00
Fundraiser Goal -
$8,120.00
Funds Raised -
72
Days to go
Calie Swedberg is organizing this fundraiser.
Campaign Story
We’re Calie and Natasha. We were first drawn to one another by our shared goal of starting a family. We fell in love as we discovered how truly ourselves we could be in each other’s presence. We both love travel, art, and gathering with friends to play games and tell stories. Natasha has been working hard on a new degree to secure a job that will help sustain our family, while Calie settles into a new career of mental health counseling, specializing in working with young children. We’re also planning a wedding for next summer. We’re doing it all at once!
You’re reading this here because it is our dream to become parents, and as two women in our mid-thirties, we do not want to wait. We’re planning the most affordable wedding we can, but getting pregnant, in our case, comes with a huge price tag. We’ve chosen to pursue reciprocal IVF, allowing for each of us to be an integral part of making our baby–Natasha’s eggs will be used to create an embryo, Calie will carry the pregnancy. The procedure, with medications, will cost us close to $30,000. It is not uncommon for it to take multiple rounds of IVF to bring home a baby.
As you’re all aware, the months leading into a wedding can be expensive for both the bride and bride as well as their friends and family. Fortunately, we already have a blender, bathroom towels, and a toaster oven. Our home is as put together as you would expect from two women in their 30s. Our needs are just a little different than that of a young, newly-married couple.
Our loved ones have encouraged us to ask for what we need, and so, humbly, here we are. Thank you for taking the time to hear our story. There are so many worthy causes to offer your money to right now, and we will accept each donation with tremendous gratitude.
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03-11-2025
big update
Hello loving community,
We are way overdue for an update! We’ve come quite a long way. We made the decision to get our care abroad, as the cost is about 1/3 of what we were expecting to pay at home. Your donations allowed us to pay for meds, sperm, treatment, and some of our accommodations here in Norway, where we found a clinic run by kind and confident people who assure us that IVF is “not complicated, very simple.”
This week, we will be retrieving Natasha’s eggs and doing a fresh embryo transfer, assuming we get at least one good one. Our doctor is confident that everything is looking very promising right now.Any other donations at this point will help us cover the cost of storing any embryos we get, and be set aside for another round. Whether we get pregnant or not, we plan to come back either for another try at a first or for a second babe.
We are feeling so supported and so grateful to you all for being a part of this journey with us.
Lots of love,
Calie and Natasha
| Name | Donation | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Sealey | $100.00 | December 21, 2024 |
| Anonymous | $75.00 | October 06, 2024 |
| Anonymous | $50.00 | September 23, 2024 |
| Amy Lambert | $100.00 | September 07, 2024 |
| Alexa Glomb | $100.00 | September 03, 2024 |
| Tammi West | $300.00 | September 02, 2024 |
| John Dinger | $100.00 | August 27, 2024 |
| Anonymous | $100.00 | August 21, 2024 |
| Chantael Takeuchi | $25.00 | August 21, 2024 |
| Hannah Simmons | $25.00 | August 21, 2024 |
| John Dewey | $30.00 | August 21, 2024 |
| Anonymous | $100.00 | August 20, 2024 |
| Alexis Modula | $100.00 | August 20, 2024 |
| Aidan Sakakini | $50.00 | August 20, 2024 |
| Desiree Rivera | $100.00 | August 18, 2024 |
| Sarah Butler | $30.00 | August 18, 2024 |
| Alice Gosti | $50.00 | August 17, 2024 |
| Cherie Ann Park | $100.00 | August 16, 2024 |
| John and Laura | $100.00 | August 14, 2024 |
| Pierce Mcintyre | $100.00 | August 13, 2024 |
| Leav Julius | $75.00 | August 13, 2024 |
| Victoria Jocson | $50.00 | August 13, 2024 |
| Christopher Kangas | $300.00 | August 13, 2024 |
| Emily Brady | $100.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Anonymous | $250.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Leanna Eik | $41.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Rebecca Abramson | $100.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Rowan Hammer | $30.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Austin Murphy | $50.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Diane Brunet | $1,000.00 | August 12, 2024 |
| Josh Swedberg | $1,000.00 | August 08, 2024 |
| Scott Davis | $200.00 | August 07, 2024 |
| M Sides | $100.00 | August 06, 2024 |
| Shane Abowitt | $50.00 | August 04, 2024 |
| Barbara Soallino | $200.00 | August 04, 2024 |
| Mei-Ling Morrison-Beals | $100.00 | August 04, 2024 |
| Emily Cabrera | $50.00 | August 03, 2024 |
| Jacqueline Blackmore | $100.00 | August 03, 2024 |
| Andrew Van Kempen | $50.00 | August 03, 2024 |
| Maddie Peacock | $100.00 | August 03, 2024 |
| Angela Trunzo | $50.00 | August 03, 2024 |
| Leah Fishbaugh | $50.00 | August 03, 2024 |
| Cornelia Kirking | $35.00 | August 02, 2024 |
| Timothy White | $20.00 | August 02, 2024 |
| Megan Telzrow | $150.00 | August 02, 2024 |
| William Friedman | $20.00 | August 02, 2024 |
| Janah Shellum | $100.00 | August 02, 2024 |
| Frances Wolfe | $20.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Rosa Vissers | $25.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Rob Green | $50.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Matthew Turnbull | $69.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Janelle Weldin-Frisch | $200.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Jason Stark | $100.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Doreen McIntyre | $100.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Mara Krinke | $100.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Lauren Brazell | $100.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Peggy Piacenza | $50.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Kerrick Olson | $150.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Rachael Lincoln | $100.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Sadie Wentz | $100.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Brook Greenberg | $50.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Anonymous | $250.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Sophie Statnekov | $50.00 | August 01, 2024 |
| Timothy White | $500.00 | August 01, 2024 |
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