Why We Built My IVF Buddy
Zwei IVF-Buddies, die aus gemeinsamen Kämpfen ein gemeinsames Ziel machten
We’re Alex and Ali, co-founders of Mein IVF-Kumpel, brought together by our shared IVF journeys.
Together, we’ve navigated 6 IUIs, 17 IVF cycles and egg retrievals, 20 embryo transfers of more than 30 embryos before achieving our successful pregnancies. Our story is one of setbacks, resilience, and hope – experiences that inspired us to create a supportive space for others starting or already going through their own IVF journey.
We connected through shared heartache and a search for knowledge, quickly realising just how isolating and confusing the IVF process can be – and now we’re creating what we wish we’d had: a central place that brings together trusted information, research, and practical tools, making IVF support easier to find, all in one place.
Where It All Began
We both started in a familiar place – deep in the trenches of research, scrolling through fertility forums, blogs, and studies at all hours, searching for anything that might help our next cycle. In that sea of information, we found each other. Two strangers on parallel journeys, who quickly became friends, then confidantes, then one another’s biggest source of strength.
Over the next 3–4 years, we supported each other through the ups, the heartbreaks, the questions, and the long waits. We listened, we cried, we celebrated every small win. We shared what we were learning – from clinic questions, to hormone protocols, nutrition tweaks, non-toxic self-care swaps, mindset tools, and more – anything that might help improve our chances.
Why We Built This Space
We’re incredibly blessed and grateful that our long IVF journeys led to our happy endings and today, we each have a beautiful baby. But we never forgot how hard it was to get here. That’s why we created My IVF Buddy.
This space was born out of countless conversations, research, note taking, and deep diving into studies and blogs – not just as a way to make sense of our own journeys, but as a lifeline we can offer to others. Everything we’re sharing here began as something we shared with each other: little discoveries, questions to ask, swaps to try, ways to cope, and reminders that we weren’t alone.
We’ve been through many ups and downs in our IVF journeys, and we share our experiences here with honesty and care. Some parts of our stories, especially those directly involving our children, are theirs to own and share, if and when they choose to do so. We hope you understand and support that choice.
Was Sie hier finden werden
We’re sharing a mix of research insights and personal experiences, as well as helpful resources and emotional support grounded in real life. We hope to spark ideas and questions you can further explore – none of our content is meant as instructions or medical advice. Our goal is simple: to pass on what we’ve learned (and what we’re still learning), in case it helps you start the right conversations. If even one person feels a little more seen, a little more supported, or a little less overwhelmed because of what we’ve built here, then it’s all worth it.
We’re Doing the Digging, So You Don’t Have To
We don’t have all the answers. But we deeply believe in the power of shared stories, open-hearted support, and the kind of information that comes from lived experience. We’re committed to continuing our reading, research, and conversations, so we can share our findings in one place – in the hope that it will save you from the endless hours of scrolling we know all too well. We’ll do the digging so you don’t have to – and we’re so glad you’re here.
With warmth and solidarity,
Alex & Ali
Co-Founders, My IVF Buddy