Hi, My name is Holly and I'm fundraising with the hopes to grow my family. My husband Adam and I have been trying for a baby for around 8 and a half years with little success. We fell pregnant in March 2024 but unfortunately at around 2-4 weeks, we lost them. Due to my having polycystic ovaries and a severe hormone imbalance, conceiving has been a major struggle. On top of that, I was also diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder with an emotionally related binge eating disorder. Due to PCOS and eating disorder, my periods have come to a halt. (I do apologise if this is too much information for some) I was lucky to have a single period in a time frame of 2 years. since trying, I have been trying to lose weight myself by trying all recommended diets, and in the end, just every diet I could try to bring back my periods as I was informed my weight was causing the struggle. All diets appeared to work for a short period of time. I would lose around 1 to 2 stone and then halt before slowly gaining due to my eating disorder. It's a very hard subject to talk about because whenever I have spoken about it openly in the past I would be belittled or bullied about my size (uk22) and told I should simply eat a salad. I got to a point where I was too ashamed to ask for advice from others in a similar position or even anywhere. My GP has tried medication to get my period to return but due to my hormone imbalance, sadly it didn't work and losing weight is the only way to calm my hormones and bring back my monthlys. After a scare in December/January being told I had abnormal cells in my cervix which needed to be burnt away twice, my husband and I have been more desperate than ever to get pregnant. I joined a gym and managed to stay for 3 weeks as I found it very hard being around so many others at once. I then went on to try a shake diet which left me malnourished and ill as I stopped eating food altogether in a panic that I was running out of time. After I collapsed at home I realised this was not healthy and went to a specialist for more help. It's become apparent that the biggest problem I have is feeling full. I was told about all of the different weight loss aid options available and I was so desperate that I nearly booked a surgery costing £12,000 putting us in debt without even looking into the risks etc. in the last few weeks, my husband and I have spent some time talking with consultants about our possibilities and we feel we have finally found the right option for myself. this would be a gastric balloon placed into my stomach and filled to fill around 60-70% of my stomach. This would be left inside for a whole year and give me the feeling of being much more full than I am thus giving me a chance to lose the weight I need to get my periods back and conceive. This means no going under a knife and no being left with vitamin/mineral issues that some surgeries can cause. It's also less than half of the price. If I should conceive whilst the balloon is in, it can very easily be removed and is completely safe. Doing this privately means the procedure can be done within around a month and there is no 18 to 36 month waiting period as told by my GP. This has all been rather emotional to write, as there are things in this that I haven't even told my family about when it comes to my weight struggles. My husband and I with the help of specialists truly believe that this is our best and most promising course of action. I in no way expect to get all of the funds covered but we are ok to maybe get a small loan to cover any extras. I will be hosting a huge jumble sale/auction on my Facebook selling all sorts of things like home drawn motivational posters, clothes, toys, and lots of wonderful little items. I'm hoping this will help us as much as possible as I'm willing to sell most of my belongings to cover this. I will be documenting my entire journey on my Facebook (Holly Winter) as I know a lot of my old Tik Tok followers are there and have always cheered me on and for some crazy reason have been interested in my little random life. If any of you are reading this then I thank you so much for following and supporting my journey. I still have to pinch myself to believe that 250,000 followed my crazy life. A lot of you say that I helped you through so many tough times, but you guys also helped me get through so much, as life has been very up and down. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts if any of you chose to donate anything to our cause, I want to say it means the world but honestly, it means so much more than that! and over the years I hope to repay the kindness by always doing my boxes of joy to help others struggling, always doing the toy4all to help children of families in need and hopefully, after our dream has been fulfilled, I can help donate money to other families who are going through the same struggle as us currently. Thank you so much for your time.
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