{"id":68343,"date":"2023-08-24T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/?p=68343"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:09:57","slug":"canadian-couple-stephanie-joel-vistahermosa-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/nl\/fertility-journeys-project\/canadian-couple-stephanie-joel-vistahermosa-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Het is een meisje! St\u00e9phanie en Jo\u00ebl verwelkomen hun wonderbaby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated, 19th of August, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a girl! Canadian couple, St\u00e9phanie and Jo\u00ebl, welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world in the summer of 2023. Little Celeste was born via planned cesarean section on June 22nd, weighing 3.376kg (7lbs7oz).<\/p>\n\n\n

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The couple said: \u201cHaving Celeste with us feels like a miracle and we believe her big brother
Tristan is by her side in spirit. Having experienced such a difficult loss and subsequent fertility
struggles reminds us how blessed we are to be parents, no matter how tired we are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St\u00e9phanie and Jo\u00ebl underwent IVF treatment with donor eggs at the Spanish fertility clinic UR Vistahermosa<\/a> in October as part of the 2022 Fertility Journeys project. They were \u201cshocked, but super excited\u201d when the pregnancy test came back positive, but the first trimester proved difficult. St\u00e9phanie said: \u201cThey say all pregnancies are different and I can attest to that. Compared to my previous pregnancy with our beloved Tristan, this pregnancy was more difficult in terms of symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had a few scares in the first trimester when I had heavy bleeding and reached out to UR
Vistahermosa because I thought I was experiencing a miscarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThankfully everything turned out to be fine, Marta instructed me to continue the medication until
I saw a doctor and went for an ultrasound where we saw our little chickpea. I gained more
energy towards the end of the second trimester.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cI struggled a bit mentally thinking of all that can go wrong such as a miscarriage
and stillbirth. Losing our baby boy to a rare syndrome undoubtedly has changed the way I
experienced pregnancy and childbirth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNonetheless, we were both excited to meet our baby girl. We moved into a new house and we
were ready for new beginnings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cesarean section was scheduled for 38 weeks, which St\u00e9phanie says removed a lot of the
anxiety she had surrounding the birth itself, although a hematoma caused her to lose double
the average amount of blood during labour. Although she found recovery difficult, nearly eight
weeks on, St\u00e9phanie is fit and well and she and Jo\u00ebl are enjoying time with their precious new
arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They said: \u201cUR Vistahermosa made this miracle happen for us and we are immensely grateful to
the whole team. We felt we were in good hands right from the beginning, as though we were
part of their family. The international team took the time to take us through the whole process
and even supported us when we were back in Canada. Marta and Graziella treated us like
royalty when we were in Alicante, accompanying us every step of the way. Our doctor, Dr
Valeria Sotelo Kahane, was immensely knowledgeable and at the same time warm and
approachable. She helped us feel confident and at ease when we were really nervous. The rest
of the team, nurses and embryologist were also wonderful. Thanks a million to the whole team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From everybody here at Fertility Road, congratulations St\u00e9phanie and Jo\u00ebl and welcome baby
Celeste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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