MSN Latin published a very nice Father's Day article about CT Fertility clients Luis and Jed who's son (Finn) was born last January thanks to the help of a surrogate mother and egg donor. Although having children had always been a desire for both, it was never something that they thought could become a possibility. All that changed thanks to egg donor surrogacy and 1.5 years after all formalities were completed, Finn was born and the dream of fatherhood finally became a reality for the couple. The article explores how and why they decided to start a family and how their lives have changed since the arrival of baby Finn.
See below for translated excerpts from the article "Luis Fernandez, Father Against All Odds" published on MSN Latin:
"Luis Fernandez, Father Against All Odds", MSN Latin, May 16, 2011
"Luis M. Fernandez is aware that there is little else he can ask for in life, he's a designer and runs a successful clothing company, he lives happily as a couple, and now he's a parent. The arrival of little Finn has changed his life and a dream he had always harbored yet thought could never fulfill, has now become a reality."
"The tangible idea of having a child began to jell after the couple had been together about five years, "after thinking and pondering, Luis and his partner, Jed, decided to work with a surrogate and egg donor to fulfill their dream of parenthood."
"It was a nerve wrenching period, but we were very, very lucky, everything went fine and a year and a half after completing the formalities, we were parents," says Luis, who felt quite comfortable with the process involved - " very common today" - and he is delighted with "the great support" they received from family and friends, "more than expected."
See below for excerpts in Spanish from the article:
"Luis Fernández, papá contra viento y marea", MSN Latin, el 16 mayo, 2011
Luis M. Fernández es consciente de que hay pocas cosas más que pueda pedir a la vida: es diseñador y dirige una firma de ropa de éxito, vive felizmente en pareja y, sobre todo, es padre. La llegada del pequeño Finn le ha cambiado la vida y ha hecho realidad un sueño que siempre había albergado, pero que en algún momento pensó que jamás podría cumplir.
La idea tangible de tener un hijo empezó a cuajar en la pareja cuando llevaban juntos cerca de cinco años y, "tras pensarlo y meditarlo", Luis y su pareja, Jed, apostaron por un vientre de alquiler y una donante de óvulos para hacer su sueño realidad.
"Fue una época llena de nervios, pero tuvimos mucha, mucha suerte: todo salió bien y, un año y medio después de finalizar los formalismos, éramos padres", cuenta Luis, quien se siente del todo cómodo con el proceso que siguieron -"algo muy común hoy día"- y quien se encuentra encantado con "la enorme aceptación" que han sentido por parte de la familia y los amigos, "más de la esperada".
