Exactly, when I see homophobic/transphobic people saying lgbt people with children aren’t real parents I just scream in my head that majority of lgbt people with children had to go through so much more to become parents than majority of cis-straight people with kids. And similarly vast majority of kids of lgbt couples are WANTED children, while very sadly the same can not be said for every child of cis-straight couples.
@@Storm-j8uDo not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.” Matthew 7:1-5
This video gave me all the feels. After a miscarriage and a year and a half of trying we're now pregnant with our first healthy baby. I'm at 16 weeks today. Congratulations and all the love for you!
I'm a bawling mess because even if I don't want children. I know the child has the warmest, loveliest, beautiful home out there! Including a wonderful big brother! Congratulations, and warm wishes from Texas!
I'm convinced Rupert started asking for a baby sibling because he knew he'd be getting one. Claudia is so strong doing those meds I've heard they throw you for a loop. Congratulations you two I'm beyond thrilled for you guys!
@@Tracey-l1oare you rubbishing the fact that the child might be observant enough to notice changes with his parents or Claudia’s strength? because either options don’t exactly paint you in the greatest light, it does highlight a lack of introspection, knowledge and frankly humanity.
19:50 as someone who was an ivf baby with a massive age gap between me and my mum's cousin's kids, i used to wonder as a kid why i was so much younger than everyone, but then as i got older, they started having their own kids and now this christmas i am the big cousin with all the little ones, it all comes around in the end and your kids will be loved just the same as any of the other cousins this is my first time every finding your channel as you just appeared in my feed today but congratulations!
I had multiple losses around the time of your losses. It was horrible. I also needed progesterone to keep a child. I now hold my sleeping 6 month old daughter. I had to be on progesterone for the entirety of my pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss is so challenging. I am sending you both all the positive baby glitter your way 💜 your rainbow baby is coming 🌈🌈🌈
We're also pregnant with a sibling from our 5th IVF transfer and we're also a same sex couple. Unfortunately we had 3 losses during this time. It's been really difficult but hopefully our baby will come in feb/march if everything goes well. Wishing you good luck too!
Claudia is such a lovely person, and so resilient too. I can't imagine poking myself with a needle again and again over time like that, hoping but not being sure that it will work
@@sarvolkskaya As someone with the opposite problem, always worried about pregnancy when I vehemently don't want it, I'm wishing all the fertility vibes flow from me to you!
As someone who suffers from SEVERAL chronic illnesses & mental health conditions with a husband who suffers with infertility, we have made the difficult decision to not have biological children, or adopt (even though we'd really love to) due to our health issues & both of us being on disability pay from the USA government. We have a small one bedroom apartment & it is literally the ONLY home that we can (barely) afford. Every other place is AT LEAST twice the cost & requiring the 1st & last month's rent & a security deposit. As well as a pet deposit. So, we're stuck & we can't imagine financially affording having & raising a child. So, seeing other people have success with getting pregnant and having happy, healthy babies is so touching. Congratulations to your growing family! And congratulations on the new puppy too!
Just want to say how much I appreciate your grace and responsibility in making that decision. I applaud the strength and awareness it takes to make that kind of decision, not for yourself, but for your future children. In my opinion the best thing you can do as a parent, is knowing when not to bring one into the world. I have so many peers that can barely afford to keep themselves alive, but are having children. Multiple. I’ve even heard several say “we’ll be making more money AFTER the baby is here because we will qualify for housing, food stamps, and other benefits”
I applaud you. It really sucks because some of the people who would be the best parents can't be or choose not to be for good reasons and some of the people who can or choose to even though they shouldn't end up being horrific parents.
I know that you've probably looked into this and it's very different state by state, but in mine I was able to have a doctor write a note saying that my cat is an emotional support animal for my disabilities (not a service animal) and I do not have to pay any pet fees that an apartment could place on me, no rent, no deposit, no pet fee. They require a note for every pet, and each pet must be for a different purpose or person. I really hope you have protections like this, and I hope you get the safety and peace you deserve💙
It’s so amazing how you got so many double-yolk eggs in that one week, which is REALLY rare, and now are pregnant with twins 💞💞💞 The universe was definitely sending you a message 💞
I love how respectful you are of not showing your child on here... Most ppl just don't respect their children on here and put them all over the Internet... Good for you guys on your pregnancy❤❤❤
i assure you, it's not that other parents online innately just "don't respect" their children, it's that they simply haven't made the realization that putting their kid's face online could endanger them. a lot of parents just don't figure out "oh wait there's nobody on the internet who is anywhere NEAR as interested in seeing my kid's face as a potential predator" on their own, because nobody wants to think about their child that way. a lot of people have only realized this fairly recently, and a lot of people only realize it specifically because they pay attention to true crime and understand the tactics of child exploitation. that isn't the majority of parents, not by a long shot. this might seem strange, but stay with me: most parents try not to think about such insidious threats to their children any more than absolutely necessary, because their attachment to their kids turns that line of thinking into immense anxiety. parents who haven't made that connection on their own HARDLY need to be shamed. what they need is to be educated in a way that empowers them to keep their kids safe.
@asmokeus how about all the influencer parents who are told that exact thing and still show their kid's faces? Or when kid's say they don't want to be on camera but get ignored? Pretty sure THAT'S who they're talking about, not everyday parents who post on facebook
@Storm-j8u you must have a very miserable life if you have nothing better to do than sit on this page and spout hateful rhetoric. You put an angel at the end of your post as if you are a Christian...but Jesus himself cared for and broke bread with "sinners." Nobody is asking you to agree with their lifestyle and frankly nobody CARES if you do...but to sit on their page...and become a MEMBER of their page just to post this bs is ridiculous in the extreme! Get a life! Hopefully one with a little less hate in your heart!
@@Storm-j8u27:58 here's the beautiful moment again for you, you human person desperately trying to reject their own soul 😊 maybe try watching it again to make absolutely certain as to whether there's any warmth in your heart at all?
I'm so happy for you both. The way you show the ups and downs is so vulnerable and such a service to other people going through it. I'm currently 7 months with our second and last. We always wanted 3, but it took so long and cost so much that we decided to use the samples we had stored and then stop. My first several tests came back negative and we were sure we were out but then we got a faint line on the last test I had at home. People don't know all the little griefs that happen during the process. Thank you again for taking us with you.
Congratulations! My parents never got to IVF, but in the early 2000's they were trying to have one more kid because they really wanted four and my mom was taking medicine to increase her fertility. I was really young so I mostly just remember that she was really irritable as a side effect of it. Eventually they learned that my mom had gone into menopause really early and her chances of conceiving and carrying to term were very low. My parents ultimately decided that it wasn't worth continuing to try and that they were happy with my two sisters and me. Pregnancy and parenthood can be so hard and emotional at times, and I never fully appreciated just how many people were impacted by fertility struggles until reading the comments on Jessica's videos.
Knowing I can never have kids kills me, but getting to watch you both fight and overcome and have your kids, its so healing, Rupert is beyond adorable and my goodness he's gonna be such a good big brother ❤️
I feel this too. I've never wanted bio kids, but I still want to be a parent through adoption. Unfortunately due to illness and financial reasons it's unlikely to ever happen and that hurts so much.
I didn't think I wanted kids, but when I got diagnosed with a condition that's also a common cause of infertility it made me feel so conflicted. Learning I might not be able to have kids because of it made me so much more upset than I expected it would and I'm still not sure what to make of those feelings. My partner has been so supportive and has been there for me throughout everything, I'm so grateful for him.
When I was pregnant with my twins, the lines were instant, too :) Everything happened twice as fast, it seemed. We also had lots of twins "signs" and we don't usually go for those, but they were remarkably coincidental. I'm so pleased for you, congratulations for your pregnancy! (Also, we wanted three kids. Just didn't intend to do it in two pregnancies. 13and 10 and 10 this coming year!)
The day before my missed period, I just had a *feeling*, right. But the only test i had at hand was 2 years expired lol but I used it anyway. I wasn't done "taking" the test when the lines were already showing up! I thought, oh it must be a mistake since it's expired. I took 2 others after that and it went the same! My SIL the day i told her I was expecting made a joke about me having twins. And would say "oh you have little twinstars in there!" (I'm a big sanrio fan 😂) and then lo and behold, at our 9 week appt we found out i was having twins!
J-E-S-S-I-C-A! Congratulations on your family expansion pack! I couldn’t be happier for all of you. Rupert is going to be the best big brother. Thank you for sharing your gift with us today. Happy Holidays!
@@Storm-j8uDo not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.” Matthew 7:1-5
When we made our embryos I recall how the hormone shots were rough. I also recall the doctor saying he “had a good feeling” about them upon transfer. The daily IM injection in my bum that needed to be within an hour was rough. We got pregnant on the first round. We lost one of the two embryos post transfer but kept one. He’s now 15 and 6’2”🤷🏼♀️ Wishing you good luck. It’s such a roller coaster ride.
@Storm-j8u what are you basing this off? I'm an IVF child (now adult) because of fertility issues with a straight couple. If anything, if a child is being brought into the world through IVF, they're wanting a child so desperate that the individual/ couple willing spend months/ years and spend money just to have a child. Compared to just a fling. IVF is draining, especially mentally. These kids will be loved, the same way I was as an ivf baby and my friends who are also ivf
@@Storm-j8uthis, ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of a failed education. you have clearly no idea what IVF is and how it works. i hope for everyone’s sake that you will never reproduce
I feel like this is somehow my first video I watch of you two, and I am already overjoyed. Just seeing a random "We're Pregnant" video from a creator I don't know makes me just want to click and congratulate them. While I'm not really superstitious or anything, just reading the few comments of mothers who had also had twins who's tests showed up right away, along with all of the twin symbolism, I'm praying you two get the three little ones you've wanted for so long. 💟
All those nervous pregnancy tests and injections, I’ve been there so many times though not with IVF. I’ve had 7 pregnancy losses and thanks to finding the cause and being on the right cocktail of treatments, I have my 6 week old rainbow baby in my arms now (no mean feat at the age of 44). So happy for you both, fingers crossed for an easy and full term pregnancy 🤞🌈❤️
Congratulations on your baby!! Hoping for some easy rest for you and baby and lots of heart-soothing snuggles ime 6w is an intense time for wake ups but they're so sweet and small :3 (My kiddos are toddlers now, but my younger kiddo is 18m and baby days still feel recent. I can feel pretty confident saying that kids just keep getting more awesome as they get older. You've got so much to look forward to, I'm so happy for you that you get to enjoy having your sweet babe! )
Take lots of pictures and if you have a moment, keep a journal close to wrote down things you WANT to remember. You think you will because they're so amazing, but I promise you, exhaustion will make you forget. Love every moment you can! It's really true - you turn around - and their leaving for college! Sleep every time your baby naps while they're still getting up every couple hours to eat. EVERYTHING ELSE CAN WAIT! Congratulations! Yes! You're older! But you're also better at so many things! Take time learning easy parenting tips. Have fun! Take care of yourself!
I have so much emphathy for people going through IUI or IVF to have a baby, especially the person carrying, it is so much. Kudos to Claudia for continuing to do so many injections and transfers, you are so strong, can’t imagine how hard that was mentally and physically.
Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry to hear about Walter and your lost baby. I hate that you two had to experience both of those tragedies in such a short span. I’ve been following you two for many years but haven’t watch in awhile and this really hits like a truck. May you two experience nothing but growth and prosperity in this upcoming year, and while nothing can ease the pain, I hope that you are able to heal through this new life.
omg, girls. we are a lesbian couple from the canary islands and venezuela and have been following your videos for a while. we are thrilled to hear you finally got pregnant after so many attempts. We wish you the best and thank you for being a referent for us (sooner or later we also want to try ivf) ❤❤❤
@@mcd08 Ay, casi me haces llorar! Yo soy de Fuerteventura y mi pareja de Caracas, aunque ambas estamos afincadas en Barcelona. Les mandamos a las dos un abrazote gigante @mcd08 y @PointlessComment33-t2c
@@JackMehof-g1q You didnt just mean that, did you? I dont know you at all and would never send you such hateful comment. Your words towards someone you dont even know simply because you might think....dont know what really cause you have no idea about my background, my values or my resources to raise a child, make me sick. You should be ashamed, whether you are religious or not to purposely offend someone by saying that. I can even respect people not being in favour of lgbt rights (I find it difficult, but still can respect them), but is a totally different thing to come here and just throw shit on a random person. I bet anyone who thinks differently from you is worthy of an insult.
the witchy manifesting and sign seeking makes me so happy 😭this is the sweetest christmas news!! congratulations!!! i'm sending so so much love your way
I don't get how they don't allow their child to watch/read fantasy, so he isn't confused about what's real and what isn't, but at the same time do THIS. The manifesting thing. To me that's way worse! You should never suggest to people that they can exert any kind of control over things like this (which they don't in fact control). Once you start to believe that there are things you can do to make your desired outcome more likely, you will automatically blame yourself if it then doesn't work out. I think that's way more psychiologically harmful than thinking that dragons might be real until you eventually learn that they aren't.
@baguettegott3409 people pray to God all the time and assume that if their prayers aren't answered it's because they don't have enough faith... manifestation is a perfectly valid religious choice
There is a difference, however, because of the way both are presented. The difference is that manifesting is simply thinking in a positive way and hoping for the best, and the fantasy media etc presents things as real, often blurs the lines of what is real and doesn't always make the point to the kids that those things aren't real, and even though as a parent you can tell children that those things aren't real yourself, there is still the conflict between what you say/ show and how/ what is being presented in fantasy etc media, which can cause confusion. I'm sure that Jessica and Claudia are teaching Rupert that manifestation doesn't mean that it 'will' happen 'because' they manifested it, and that sometimes the things we want to happen don't always do and thats ok, and that the things in our control we have to actually work towards, but we can still have hope and positive thinking. I dont see them not being realistic but age appropriate with him about things. @baguettegott3409
@@baguettegott3409 positive mindset has been shown to help with both physical and mental health, and to me their version of manifesting isn't much more than having a positive mindset, they're not going around saying you can cure your cancer or fix your financial situation with your mind
Congratulations 🎉 you guys bring me so much joy. As a bisexual woman born in the 80s I never thought I'd see the full normalization of lesbian relationships and it means the world that you both share your beautiful, healthy, magical life with the world.
@@Storm-j8u Get a life, you're desperately commenting under every comment. Stop worrying about other's relationship existing and start worrying about your lack of a relationship.
@@Storm-j8u Brother do you know what channel you're on? A lesbian's UA-cam channel is not the kinda place to be sharing those opinions, Twitter is just down the hall, go in peace please🙏
@@Storm-j8u What if a woman is raped and falls pregnant? What if a married woman discovers her husband is abusing their child? What then, mister holier then thou?
Congrats you two! I'm currently 9 weeks pregnant after 3 rounds of IVF egg retrievals with a max of one embryo each round. I can 100% relate to the constant disappointment. So happy it's worked out for you. Good on you for persisting, it's not easy.
IM SO HAPPY 😭 I decided a long time ago not to have kids, and while I’m pretty sure it’s the right decision for me, I have still had to do a little grieving for the babies I won’t have. Seeing people who really want and are prepared and ready to have a baby get to have that baby is SO good.
congratulations! it occurred to me watching this that like, as someone who was a complete accident and grew up with some less flattering portrayals of IVF parents, that it's really touching how much you've gone through for your kids. Of course not just in having them but also how much care you show Rupert. It's heartwarming and i just imagine that your kids will have this as such a point of warmth and love to know how much they truly were wanted.
Congratulations! 🎉 I have some giggles about how you're all about 'No magic/No father christmas' and fully aboard on the manifesting and magic signs from the universe... Hahaha Those moments seemed very fun, full of hope and good spirits. Wishing you lots of love and good health❤
oh i started crying with you both! we also had an early loss before our successful transfer, it's such a horrible rollercoaster but seeing the little one at the end makes it worth every second of pain. praying for an easy, joyous time for you both and a happy and healthy baby at the end 🌈💚
Congratulations!!! I am SO happy for the two of you! As someone currently going through a misscairrage while trying for a second seeing you two pregnant again after such a long road makes me so hopeful for all of us with secondary fertility issues. So much love to you and your family, thank you for being so open with your journey
While it has taken a bit longer than was hoped for, I think that the extra extra bit of joy is that Rupert was and is old enough to be yet another positive voice in the Kellgren-Fozard household encouraging his moms on this journey.
Congratulations! Also cried with joy at the two lines. Having been through the egg retrieval portion of IVF myself, I was having flashbacks when you talked about the high cost of the medication, not knowing if you had enough meds for this cycle of retrieval, and the belly bruising towards the end. Can’t wait to finally see your bundle of joy in the new year!
Congratulations Jessica, Claudia, Rupert, Tilly, Bertie, and Walter (I know he has passed away, but he's a part of your family still)! Wishing you a healthy pregnancy and birth of this new little baby.
Watching Claudia inject herself over and over again... what a tough gig. I hope everything goes smoothly from here on out and it's nothing but joy for you both.
@Storm-j8u I wouldn't go that far. There's plenty of treatments that require daily injection (famously, diabetes). I just marvel at the commitment because I don't think I would be able to do it. I hope they develop ways to get the same dosage in tablet form to make this process easier for those passionate about carrying their children from womb to delivery. I also think adoption is a wonderful choice that could be considered.
@@Storm-j8uweird thing to say when there are so many reasons people have to give themselves injections...hell I've been regularly giving myself injections since I was a kid
@@Storm-j8uyou life must be so sad and boring, replying to every comment with hate and vitriol on a pregnancy announcement video… did your parents not want you and that’s why you’re so bitter now?
Storm is just a troll, expousing hate. I've reported them for their most repulsive and hateful of response. Everyone else is better off doing the same rather than engaging.
Wow, I've kind of dropped off the channel a bit but saw your Christmas message and thought "I hope they're doing OK, I know they were really hoping for a second baby". So thrilled for you!
Congratulations!! 🎉 At the end of your last video, when you said that the next video was about something that you've been working on for months, I did have my fingers crossed that it was going to be a pregnancy announcement but I obviously didn't want to assume anything!! I'm so happy for you two!! I've been watching your videos for years and although I'm always too nervous to comment, I just wanted to say that I'm really grateful for your content. As a queer ADHD-er, your videos always feel so comforting and it makes me so happy to see a beautiful queer couple living their best lives 🏳🌈
Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey with us. I was crying with you in the middle and then cheering aloud by the end! I recently discovered through an unrelated procedure that I will most likely struggle with infertility when my partner and I start trying in a few years. Watching such resilient moms persevere through the process is so encouraging and fills me with hope 🥹 Congrats on the new little one! Sending so much love from Minnesota, USA ❤️❤️
today I lost my uncle, and I don't know why or how, but this video helped me cope with a horrible Christmas day. Congratulations on your pregnancy, lovelies ❤
Oh, I’m so, so happy for you all! Just over the moon! I pray that Claudia will have an easy pregnancy and birth. You both went through so much for this-you deserve all the joy. 💃🏻 💃🏻 💃🏻
Seeing what wonderful parents you have become for Rupert really makes me feel there's no one more deserving of those two lines than you two. Congratulations! Can't wait for the sequel to the naming video)
I've been studying for the past 2 years and just finished a master of clinical embryology and I just want to say how much both you of inspire me. You definitely influenced my desire to work in embryology and help couples make the family they've dreamed of having. Wishing you both great happiness in the coming year ❤
This makes me feel so hopeful as a young but aging chronically ill lesbian, like perhaps I'm not running out of time as much as I've been so fearful of. There are so many possibilities for the future that seem out of reach, but it's all still worth reaching for❤
that 26:12 moment of Claudia going to you for comfort is so sweet. I have no words to express how happy I am for you both and how wonderful that Ru was there for the transfer that stuck. Happy Holidays you beautiful people.
As hard as the process is, it's also sweet to know that IVF kids never have to questioned if they're wanted, because you worked so hard to bring them into the world 💕✨️
My parents and I had been mourning the loss of our dog, and my mom had also been undergoing IVF treatments for about a year. She got the news of her pregnancy only about a week after we put our dog down. So this video is the perfect holiday gift. CONGRATULATIONS!
i’m so happy for your (not so little) family!!! i remember watching the first announcement video with rupert, watching him grow up, this feels like such a full circle moment with the second pregnancy announcement, genuinely sending you all the love in the world jessie and claud!!
I cried with you both at the end. I’ve been a subcscriber for 6 or so years now and have been working in an IVF clinic for almost 2 years. The best part is watching couples have success. A huge congrats to you both (and big brother Rupert)
Congrats you guys! As a teenage sapphic, this makes me hopeful that maybe I too will be able to have the future family I want. Wishing the best for you!
We’re also pregnant with our second baby from the same sperm donor. Our first will be a month away from four when this little one is born. We did have a loss along the way, and are so excited to have this healthy baby growing. Even more excited to go through this journey with you.
This is such a beautiful video, I was crying along with you. IVF should absolutely be a a full NHS treatment, particularly for LGBTQ+ I’m wishing you both the absolute best - congratulations ❤
I literally could not be happier for two strangers on the internet! I know how longed for this has been and how loved and lucky this baby will be too! Congratulations to all three of you!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Fertility treatment is brutal, especially egg collection. (We are gearing up for IVF again for our 2nd). So happy for you all! Prayers for a straightforward, healthy and safe pregnancy and birth ❤
Congratulations! I remember the joy of being sick and knowing everything was going right. Sending you lots of love and good wishes for your happy little family. What a wonderful way to start the new year!
Totally teared up with you guys! After all that effort and disappointment, you've both got to be absolutely overjoyed. Wishing you all the best, a safe pregnancy, and a joyous birth at the end! Congratulations!!
Congrats! OMGosh I'm crying so hard with tears of happiness for you two! I could never have kids of my own, and then earlier this year, I had to have a hysterectomy due to a 20 lb cyst on my ovary, fibroids all over my uterus, and then after the surgery, they discovered another cyst was coming in on the other ovary. I always wanted kids, but since I could never have any, I get so emotional watching other people's fertility journeys! Best Christmas gift EVER!
I am so happy for you!! Kids are not in my plan, but seeing lovely people like you and Claudia so so excited to raise little ones and spread joy is beautiful! Have a happy, healthy, beautiful journey to b2!!
I'm about 8.5 weeks myself!!! Oh gosh, the rush when you get the two lines. Amazing. So happy for you both and absolutely looking forward to hearing more about this journey. Congratulations!!!!!
HUGE Congratulations, Jessie & Claud! (and Rupert and Tilly and Bertie, of course) ❤ Wishing you all health and happiness over the coming months and much joy with your growing family 🥰 And thank you, for sharing your experiences with IVF - as someone approaching the very beginning of that journey with trepidation x
That was an emotional rollercoaster! Congratulations you two! You're both incredible. Claudia, you are a flipping WONDER WOMAN. I am a very fortunate mama of two girls myself, and my path to having them was thankfully very straightforward. I don't think I could have done what you did. The mental & emotional fortitude to go through all of that. You're both amazing. So so so excited for you both! And for Rupert. Haha. Xoxo
I'm so grateful to you both for your vulnerability and openness about this struggle. I really hope the rest of this pregnancy goes smoothly for Claudia and that your family knows nothing but joy and peace in 2025
Oh my gosh I didn't go through IVF but we spent 11 years trying to have my kids and for my self, it turned out to be gluten and as soon as I eliminated gluten six weeks later I was pregnant. I lost that one but I was pregnant again before the original due date And now that child is 20 and her younger sibling is 18. It really is crazy making. Because you're just analyzing every single thing and even when you have that early positive test then you have to wait and see if it's gonna keep going and it's just so hard and I have so much empathy and love for you all. 15:25
I spent ten years trying to get pregnant and then my other half found someone else and was pregnant within a year. Within that same year I had to have an emergency hysterectomy to save my life. Sometimes life is a bit rubbish. I’ve spent today in my pyjamas with a box of maltesers and UA-cam on my phone, very peaceful.
I don't want kids as a disclaimer but I had no idea that my gluten intolerance could affect me getting pregnant! And so many people are allergic without knowing.
@@Abigail13255 Yes! I didn't either and it wasn't until years later that I heard that it can be one of the reasons for unexplained infertility! Basically our immune systems can develop antibodies that attack the proteins and the placenta. I think it's the whole thing where the immune system system is supposed to not attack the pregnancy but it just does because it's mad at everything. My immune system is so confused about what it's supposed to be doing in life. 😅
This is the news I've been hoping for. My wife and I tried for over 2 years. After 3 IUIs, 4 IVF cycles and 2 miscarriages we finally called it quits earlier this year. It's rough. It challenges and changes you. I am in awe of your resilience and so, so happy for you both. Oh, and I am living for the critiquing of all the different meds. Gonal-f was my personal fave!
I’ve never clicked on anything more quickly. I watched your video about how you made Rupert and cried along with you, and have been thinking about you over the past few years. When years went by and you didn’t post a video with new pregnancy news, I figured it was proving to be difficult. So, so happy this one finally took, and sending you all positivity and healthy vibes. I also had a difficult time getting pregnant and an early pregnancy loss between my 2 children, and it’s true that it doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s still a loss. I was 39 at the time which also added stress. I was lucky enough to get pregnant with my son soon after.
Congratulations! Wow, that was a journey. Doing years of IVF while life goes on, your own, everyone else's and your child's, sounds incredibly hard. I'm so happy for you! And I'm happy that you can now share these things and don't have to hide your worries or grief, but instead get to show your happiness and anticipation. That child is going to be so loved.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!! I just happened to check your channel for the first time in nearly a year and it’s such a lovely surprise to see such an update.💜
While our path to children wasn't as arduous as this, I find myself remembering all the "signs" we looked for in the world as we went through our fertility/surrogacy journey. I remember questioning everything and wondering what it was telling us. It felt nostalgic, sad and happy at the same time. Sending you all my strength, positivity and love during this journey.
Congratulations, I have followed you for a very long time and only seems like yesterday you announced Rupert. A very magical Christmas present indeed. Best of wishes for the year ahead! 🎉
I couldn't be happier for you both. congratulations. Wishing claudia an easy pregnancy and that you both have the gorgeous healthy baby youve been dreaming of.
At ~2mins, You can also wrap the glass ampuole with a clean tissue when you snap it and it will protect you from any tiny little shards of glass slicing your fingers :) this is what we do in the biomedical lab I work in. I've literally had gloves get torn open when I don't use a tissue to break the glass ampuole
I want to commend the editing on this one. It took us on the journey with you, giving enough of a look into those too-fragile hopeful highs and heartbreaking lows to make anyone feel personally invested by the end. At the reveal, I was in tears with you, saying to my little screen, “Thank goodness, thank goodness.” Wishing you the best of health and success with this one. Any child born into your family will be fiercely loved. What a joy! 🥹
I stopped celebrating Christmas 7 years ago, doesn't matter why, this post isn't about my grief, but as a mum and noni any time I can still find and feel the magic of Christmas that I once felt, that when I feel the feels, it is so so special. Thank you for sharing your special journey with me /us , especially in this day. As someone who has gone on a fertility journey myself many many years ago,I know the heartache it can bring. I'm so glad it ended this way for you🫶✨ Happy Christmas ⛄🎁🎄
I've already seen your pregnancy video of the twins but still can't help crying when you saw the two lines. So awesome to see that the Universe was giving you so many signs that you were having twins. Amazing! congratulations!!!!
I know this has already passed 2 weeks now, but anyway, I'm going to type a comment to pass my congratulations wishes to Jessica and Claudia! This is a vast joyful and special moment for them! I know they are such fantastic parents! Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!! I've been hoping for you both, and I'm THRILLED for your news!!! I literally CHEERED for you when I saw the title, and then tried to explain to my sister WHY I was cheering.
The title was promising, but I watched the whole way to be sure. Yay Claudia!! Yay Jessica! Yay Rupert! Wishing you a healthy and trouble free gestation. So happy you carried on through a remarkably complicated and and demanding process.
I am so excited for you! I started tearing up not even 5 minutes in, with all the flashbacks to my own donor IVF experiences. We're so lucky to have our two kids from it, and I am so thrilled for you to be growing your family.
I'm pregnant with my first baby, after 4 years of IVF with my ex partner, and 2 rounds of IUI as a solo mother. It's so though, but very worth it! Congratulations ❤️
I started crying with you guys at the end! I've never wanted kids, but I love seeing people who want children get them! Congratulations!
Same. Such a miraculous heartfelt thing.
Mothers are really superheroes 🎉
Same!
Same! ❤
Fr, if every child was as wanted as this whole family wants this kid the world would be so much happier. I'm so happy for them
Saaaame. I very much don't want kids but I got a little teary eyed watching them get so happy ☺️
Children deserve parents that want them this much. Congratulations.
Exactly, when I see homophobic/transphobic people saying lgbt people with children aren’t real parents I just scream in my head that majority of lgbt people with children had to go through so much more to become parents than majority of cis-straight people with kids. And similarly vast majority of kids of lgbt couples are WANTED children, while very sadly the same can not be said for every child of cis-straight couples.
@@Storm-j8uDo not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.”
Matthew 7:1-5
Congratulations, Jessica and Claudia, on your second little bundle of joy. Rupert will adore being a big brother to his new sibling. 😻👶
he will be the best older brother a child could ask for!! ❤
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You are literally everywhere. In every comment section of every video I’ve seen, there you are.
@@Storm-j8u what an odd thing to say
hiii trina
This video gave me all the feels. After a miscarriage and a year and a half of trying we're now pregnant with our first healthy baby. I'm at 16 weeks today. Congratulations and all the love for you!
Congratulations! 🍀 ☘️ 🍀 ☘️ 🍀
congratulations! so much love and light to you and your little one! 🌈💚
Congratulations! I hope you're feeling well!
I'm a bawling mess because even if I don't want children. I know the child has the warmest, loveliest, beautiful home out there! Including a wonderful big brother! Congratulations, and warm wishes from Texas!
Claud asking Rupert if he wanted a puppy was DIABOLICAL
Rupert is a flexible guy.
have we ever seen a kid say “nah i'm good i don't need a puppy“ 🤣
@@SartorialDragon exactly what i was thinking!! 😂😂
I'm convinced Rupert started asking for a baby sibling because he knew he'd be getting one. Claudia is so strong doing those meds I've heard they throw you for a loop. Congratulations you two I'm beyond thrilled for you guys!
Claudia is a rock star!
Rubbish
@@Tracey-l1oare you rubbishing the fact that the child might be observant enough to notice changes with his parents or Claudia’s strength? because either options don’t exactly paint you in the greatest light, it does highlight a lack of introspection, knowledge and frankly humanity.
@@The_Cloth_Surgeon They're just a hateful bigot
I cried a bit when I saw Jessica's reaction to the two lines. I am so happy for all of you, and I hope Claudia has a joyful and healthy precnancy!
19:50 as someone who was an ivf baby with a massive age gap between me and my mum's cousin's kids, i used to wonder as a kid why i was so much younger than everyone, but then as i got older, they started having their own kids and now this christmas i am the big cousin with all the little ones, it all comes around in the end and your kids will be loved just the same as any of the other cousins
this is my first time every finding your channel as you just appeared in my feed today but congratulations!
I had multiple losses around the time of your losses. It was horrible. I also needed progesterone to keep a child. I now hold my sleeping 6 month old daughter. I had to be on progesterone for the entirety of my pregnancy. Pregnancy after loss is so challenging. I am sending you both all the positive baby glitter your way 💜 your rainbow baby is coming 🌈🌈🌈
@@lynnschmitt7538 congratulations on your hard earned bundle of joy!
We're also pregnant with a sibling from our 5th IVF transfer and we're also a same sex couple. Unfortunately we had 3 losses during this time. It's been really difficult but hopefully our baby will come in feb/march if everything goes well. Wishing you good luck too!
Lot's of hugs for you and your partner, wishing you all the luck
Congratulations to you and your family 🫶✨
Best of luck to you! 😊
Congratulations to you and your family.
Huge congratulations to you and your family
Claudia is such a lovely person, and so resilient too. I can't imagine poking myself with a needle again and again over time like that, hoping but not being sure that it will work
Plus I'm not sure who cut this together, but they did such a good job. Sensitive but still honest
Currently on cycle six of needles and it really is something. I am so exhausted lol.
@@sarvolkskaya I'm so sorry dear, may you have the strength and love you need for yourself first, and the ones u love. Wishing you the best!
@@sarvolkskaya As someone with the opposite problem, always worried about pregnancy when I vehemently don't want it, I'm wishing all the fertility vibes flow from me to you!
As someone who suffers from SEVERAL chronic illnesses & mental health conditions with a husband who suffers with infertility, we have made the difficult decision to not have biological children, or adopt (even though we'd really love to) due to our health issues & both of us being on disability pay from the USA government. We have a small one bedroom apartment & it is literally the ONLY home that we can (barely) afford. Every other place is AT LEAST twice the cost & requiring the 1st & last month's rent & a security deposit. As well as a pet deposit. So, we're stuck & we can't imagine financially affording having & raising a child.
So, seeing other people have success with getting pregnant and having happy, healthy babies is so touching.
Congratulations to your growing family! And congratulations on the new puppy too!
Just want to say how much I appreciate your grace and responsibility in making that decision. I applaud the strength and awareness it takes to make that kind of decision, not for yourself, but for your future children. In my opinion the best thing you can do as a parent, is knowing when not to bring one into the world. I have so many peers that can barely afford to keep themselves alive, but are having children. Multiple. I’ve even heard several say “we’ll be making more money AFTER the baby is here because we will qualify for housing, food stamps, and other benefits”
I applaud you. It really sucks because some of the people who would be the best parents can't be or choose not to be for good reasons and some of the people who can or choose to even though they shouldn't end up being horrific parents.
What a lovely generous heart you have. ❤❤❤❤
I know that you've probably looked into this and it's very different state by state, but in mine I was able to have a doctor write a note saying that my cat is an emotional support animal for my disabilities (not a service animal) and I do not have to pay any pet fees that an apartment could place on me, no rent, no deposit, no pet fee. They require a note for every pet, and each pet must be for a different purpose or person. I really hope you have protections like this, and I hope you get the safety and peace you deserve💙
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Why was i tearing up at "Oh I look tired, don't I?"
"Yeah, you should though" please. PLEASE YOU ARE SO KIND TO EACH OTHER I SIMPLY CANNOT
It’s so amazing how you got so many double-yolk eggs in that one week, which is REALLY rare, and now are pregnant with twins 💞💞💞 The universe was definitely sending you a message 💞
I love how respectful you are of not showing your child on here... Most ppl just don't respect their children on here and put them all over the Internet... Good for you guys on your pregnancy❤❤❤
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i assure you, it's not that other parents online innately just "don't respect" their children, it's that they simply haven't made the realization that putting their kid's face online could endanger them. a lot of parents just don't figure out "oh wait there's nobody on the internet who is anywhere NEAR as interested in seeing my kid's face as a potential predator" on their own, because nobody wants to think about their child that way. a lot of people have only realized this fairly recently, and a lot of people only realize it specifically because they pay attention to true crime and understand the tactics of child exploitation. that isn't the majority of parents, not by a long shot. this might seem strange, but stay with me: most parents try not to think about such insidious threats to their children any more than absolutely necessary, because their attachment to their kids turns that line of thinking into immense anxiety.
parents who haven't made that connection on their own HARDLY need to be shamed. what they need is to be educated in a way that empowers them to keep their kids safe.
@asmokeus how about all the influencer parents who are told that exact thing and still show their kid's faces? Or when kid's say they don't want to be on camera but get ignored? Pretty sure THAT'S who they're talking about, not everyday parents who post on facebook
@jasonellis4330
That's definitely a worst case scenario, but there's also just people who don't think about it or realize it
@lexistcipher9017 again, it's a hot issue for influencers, and people bring it up all the time. When you're told, you stop
Wooo!!!!! Happy Christmas. Happy pregnancy!!! Can’t wait to watch this whole video later on!!!!
A very happy Christmas indeed! Thanks for the love xx
Well I’ve had another rough year like last year, but this is quite surprising. Congratulations Miss Sophisticated
Oh my gosh so happy for you!!!!
@Storm-j8u you must have a very miserable life if you have nothing better to do than sit on this page and spout hateful rhetoric. You put an angel at the end of your post as if you are a Christian...but Jesus himself cared for and broke bread with "sinners." Nobody is asking you to agree with their lifestyle and frankly nobody CARES if you do...but to sit on their page...and become a MEMBER of their page just to post this bs is ridiculous in the extreme! Get a life! Hopefully one with a little less hate in your heart!
THE WAY MY JAW DROPPED WHEN I JUST OPENED UA-cam AND THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS THIS?????? OMG CONGRATS!!!!! BUT I'M SHOOK
Me too, such a amazing news to get on a Christmas day ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Same! What a lovely surprise 😊👏🏻💯
SAME!!! I thought it might be by the end of the last video but the way I LEAPED out of bed to go watch this
@@Storm-j8uGo away. This channel isn't for you.
@@Storm-j8u27:58 here's the beautiful moment again for you, you human person desperately trying to reject their own soul 😊 maybe try watching it again to make absolutely certain as to whether there's any warmth in your heart at all?
I'm so happy for you both. The way you show the ups and downs is so vulnerable and such a service to other people going through it. I'm currently 7 months with our second and last. We always wanted 3, but it took so long and cost so much that we decided to use the samples we had stored and then stop. My first several tests came back negative and we were sure we were out but then we got a faint line on the last test I had at home. People don't know all the little griefs that happen during the process. Thank you again for taking us with you.
Congratulations! My parents never got to IVF, but in the early 2000's they were trying to have one more kid because they really wanted four and my mom was taking medicine to increase her fertility. I was really young so I mostly just remember that she was really irritable as a side effect of it. Eventually they learned that my mom had gone into menopause really early and her chances of conceiving and carrying to term were very low. My parents ultimately decided that it wasn't worth continuing to try and that they were happy with my two sisters and me. Pregnancy and parenthood can be so hard and emotional at times, and I never fully appreciated just how many people were impacted by fertility struggles until reading the comments on Jessica's videos.
Knowing I can never have kids kills me, but getting to watch you both fight and overcome and have your kids, its so healing, Rupert is beyond adorable and my goodness he's gonna be such a good big brother ❤️
I feel this too. I've never wanted bio kids, but I still want to be a parent through adoption. Unfortunately due to illness and financial reasons it's unlikely to ever happen and that hurts so much.
I didn't think I wanted kids, but when I got diagnosed with a condition that's also a common cause of infertility it made me feel so conflicted. Learning I might not be able to have kids because of it made me so much more upset than I expected it would and I'm still not sure what to make of those feelings. My partner has been so supportive and has been there for me throughout everything, I'm so grateful for him.
When I was pregnant with my twins, the lines were instant, too :) Everything happened twice as fast, it seemed. We also had lots of twins "signs" and we don't usually go for those, but they were remarkably coincidental. I'm so pleased for you, congratulations for your pregnancy! (Also, we wanted three kids. Just didn't intend to do it in two pregnancies. 13and 10 and 10 this coming year!)
The day before my missed period, I just had a *feeling*, right. But the only test i had at hand was 2 years expired lol but I used it anyway. I wasn't done "taking" the test when the lines were already showing up! I thought, oh it must be a mistake since it's expired.
I took 2 others after that and it went the same! My SIL the day i told her I was expecting made a joke about me having twins. And would say "oh you have little twinstars in there!" (I'm a big sanrio fan 😂) and then lo and behold, at our 9 week appt we found out i was having twins!
I'm getting so much twin energy from this video too!
@@Cove_Blue Me too!!❤ 🤞
Me too! :)
@@Cove_Blue you called it!!! It's twins!!!
J-E-S-S-I-C-A!
Congratulations on your family expansion pack! I couldn’t be happier for all of you.
Rupert is going to be the best big brother. Thank you for sharing your gift with us today. Happy Holidays!
family expansion pack 😂 thank you Jen!
@@Storm-j8uDo not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.”
Matthew 7:1-5
@@jessicaoutofthecloset I see you went with the deluxe edition!
When we made our embryos I recall how the hormone shots were rough. I also recall the doctor saying he “had a good feeling” about them upon transfer.
The daily IM injection in my bum that needed to be within an hour was rough. We got pregnant on the first round. We lost one of the two embryos post transfer but kept one. He’s now 15 and 6’2”🤷🏼♀️
Wishing you good luck. It’s such a roller coaster ride.
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@Storm-j8u what are you basing this off? I'm an IVF child (now adult) because of fertility issues with a straight couple. If anything, if a child is being brought into the world through IVF, they're wanting a child so desperate that the individual/ couple willing spend months/ years and spend money just to have a child. Compared to just a fling. IVF is draining, especially mentally. These kids will be loved, the same way I was as an ivf baby and my friends who are also ivf
@@Storm-j8uthis, ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of a failed education. you have clearly no idea what IVF is and how it works. i hope for everyone’s sake that you will never reproduce
@@Storm-j8u your sick and twisted
@@Storm-j8u your sick and twisted
I feel like this is somehow my first video I watch of you two, and I am already overjoyed. Just seeing a random "We're Pregnant" video from a creator I don't know makes me just want to click and congratulate them. While I'm not really superstitious or anything, just reading the few comments of mothers who had also had twins who's tests showed up right away, along with all of the twin symbolism, I'm praying you two get the three little ones you've wanted for so long. 💟
the double eggs yolks are WILD knowing you're having twins. the universe was telling you ❤
The way I screamed when I saw the title. I know it has been an emotional journey. So happy for the family.
All those nervous pregnancy tests and injections, I’ve been there so many times though not with IVF. I’ve had 7 pregnancy losses and thanks to finding the cause and being on the right cocktail of treatments, I have my 6 week old rainbow baby in my arms now (no mean feat at the age of 44).
So happy for you both, fingers crossed for an easy and full term pregnancy 🤞🌈❤️
Congratulations on your baby!! Hoping for some easy rest for you and baby and lots of heart-soothing snuggles
ime 6w is an intense time for wake ups but they're so sweet and small :3
(My kiddos are toddlers now, but my younger kiddo is 18m and baby days still feel recent. I can feel pretty confident saying that kids just keep getting more awesome as they get older. You've got so much to look forward to, I'm so happy for you that you get to enjoy having your sweet babe! )
Congratulations 🥹❤️
Take lots of pictures and if you have a moment, keep a journal close to wrote down things you WANT to remember.
You think you will because they're so amazing, but I promise you, exhaustion will make you forget.
Love every moment you can!
It's really true - you turn around - and their leaving for college!
Sleep every time your baby naps while they're still getting up every couple hours to eat.
EVERYTHING ELSE CAN WAIT!
Congratulations!
Yes! You're older!
But you're also better at so many things!
Take time learning easy parenting tips.
Have fun!
Take care of yourself!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby!
I have so much emphathy for people going through IUI or IVF to have a baby, especially the person carrying, it is so much. Kudos to Claudia for continuing to do so many injections and transfers, you are so strong, can’t imagine how hard that was mentally and physically.
Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry to hear about Walter and your lost baby. I hate that you two had to experience both of those tragedies in such a short span. I’ve been following you two for many years but haven’t watch in awhile and this really hits like a truck.
May you two experience nothing but growth and prosperity in this upcoming year, and while nothing can ease the pain, I hope that you are able to heal through this new life.
wait THE baby they carried a minute in the video? what happened? im new to the channel bc of her disable friendly shoes
Congratulations you two!! So excited for your family
omg, girls. we are a lesbian couple from the canary islands and venezuela and have been following your videos for a while. we are thrilled to hear you finally got pregnant after so many attempts. We wish you the best and thank you for being a referent for us (sooner or later we also want to try ivf) ❤❤❤
I'm Venezuelan-Canarian and I wanna wish the two of you all the love in the world! And good luck on your journey, wherever it takes you ❤
Heeey Venezuelan girlie here!! Good luck!
@@mcd08 Ay, casi me haces llorar! Yo soy de Fuerteventura y mi pareja de Caracas, aunque ambas estamos afincadas en Barcelona. Les mandamos a las dos un abrazote gigante @mcd08 y @PointlessComment33-t2c
@@JackMehof-g1q You didnt just mean that, did you? I dont know you at all and would never send you such hateful comment. Your words towards someone you dont even know simply because you might think....dont know what really cause you have no idea about my background, my values or my resources to raise a child, make me sick. You should be ashamed, whether you are religious or not to purposely offend someone by saying that. I can even respect people not being in favour of lgbt rights (I find it difficult, but still can respect them), but is a totally different thing to come here and just throw shit on a random person. I bet anyone who thinks differently from you is worthy of an insult.
the witchy manifesting and sign seeking makes me so happy 😭this is the sweetest christmas news!! congratulations!!! i'm sending so so much love your way
I don't get how they don't allow their child to watch/read fantasy, so he isn't confused about what's real and what isn't, but at the same time do THIS. The manifesting thing. To me that's way worse! You should never suggest to people that they can exert any kind of control over things like this (which they don't in fact control). Once you start to believe that there are things you can do to make your desired outcome more likely, you will automatically blame yourself if it then doesn't work out.
I think that's way more psychiologically harmful than thinking that dragons might be real until you eventually learn that they aren't.
@baguettegott3409 people pray to God all the time and assume that if their prayers aren't answered it's because they don't have enough faith... manifestation is a perfectly valid religious choice
There is a difference, however, because of the way both are presented.
The difference is that manifesting is simply thinking in a positive way and hoping for the best, and the fantasy media etc presents things as real, often blurs the lines of what is real and doesn't always make the point to the kids that those things aren't real, and even though as a parent you can tell children that those things aren't real yourself, there is still the conflict between what you say/ show and how/ what is being presented in fantasy etc media, which can cause confusion.
I'm sure that Jessica and Claudia are teaching Rupert that manifestation doesn't mean that it 'will' happen 'because' they manifested it, and that sometimes the things we want to happen don't always do and thats ok, and that the things in our control we have to actually work towards, but we can still have hope and positive thinking.
I dont see them not being realistic but age appropriate with him about things.
@baguettegott3409
@@baguettegott3409 what the kids learn and what the adults do isn't relevant?? Adults pray a lot unless you're an extreme atheist.
@@baguettegott3409 positive mindset has been shown to help with both physical and mental health, and to me their version of manifesting isn't much more than having a positive mindset, they're not going around saying you can cure your cancer or fix your financial situation with your mind
Congratulations 🎉 you guys bring me so much joy. As a bisexual woman born in the 80s I never thought I'd see the full normalization of lesbian relationships and it means the world that you both share your beautiful, healthy, magical life with the world.
@@Storm-j8u Get a life, you're desperately commenting under every comment. Stop worrying about other's relationship existing and start worrying about your lack of a relationship.
@@Storm-j8u Brother do you know what channel you're on? A lesbian's UA-cam channel is not the kinda place to be sharing those opinions, Twitter is just down the hall, go in peace please🙏
@@Storm-j8u You say lmfao but I just know you were angry when typing this
@TheDaydreamer777 They're all over the comments, sprewing abuse. Just report them for abusive content, and maybe they'll be removed.
@@Storm-j8u What if a woman is raped and falls pregnant? What if a married woman discovers her husband is abusing their child? What then, mister holier then thou?
Congrats you two! I'm currently 9 weeks pregnant after 3 rounds of IVF egg retrievals with a max of one embryo each round. I can 100% relate to the constant disappointment. So happy it's worked out for you. Good on you for persisting, it's not easy.
IM SO HAPPY 😭
I decided a long time ago not to have kids, and while I’m pretty sure it’s the right decision for me, I have still had to do a little grieving for the babies I won’t have. Seeing people who really want and are prepared and ready to have a baby get to have that baby is SO good.
Jessica’s reaction to the positive test, no purer expression of joy have I seen (except in children)
The Clementines and double yolks were crazy!!! I'm absolutely thrilled for your family. All the best wishes 💓
congratulations! it occurred to me watching this that like, as someone who was a complete accident and grew up with some less flattering portrayals of IVF parents, that it's really touching how much you've gone through for your kids. Of course not just in having them but also how much care you show Rupert. It's heartwarming and i just imagine that your kids will have this as such a point of warmth and love to know how much they truly were wanted.
Congratulations! 🎉
I have some giggles about how you're all about 'No magic/No father christmas' and fully aboard on the manifesting and magic signs from the universe... Hahaha
Those moments seemed very fun, full of hope and good spirits.
Wishing you lots of love and good health❤
Yeah that was wild haha!
oh i started crying with you both! we also had an early loss before our successful transfer, it's such a horrible rollercoaster but seeing the little one at the end makes it worth every second of pain. praying for an easy, joyous time for you both and a happy and healthy baby at the end 🌈💚
Congratulations!!!
I am SO happy for the two of you! As someone currently going through a misscairrage while trying for a second seeing you two pregnant again after such a long road makes me so hopeful for all of us with secondary fertility issues. So much love to you and your family, thank you for being so open with your journey
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I wish the best for you💜💜💜
I'm so sorry you're going through a loss right now. I hope just like Jessica and Claudia, that you get your little miracle.
😢 im sorry.
@@Thatkaylamarie I’m so very sorry for your loss. I’m sending you loads of love and positive energy for your future rainbow baby ❤️♥️❤️🌈🌈🌈
Congrats!! I’m so glad that this has worked for you, I’m sure Rupert will love being a big sibling!
While it has taken a bit longer than was hoped for, I think that the extra extra bit of joy is that Rupert was and is old enough to be yet another positive voice in the Kellgren-Fozard household encouraging his moms on this journey.
Congratulations! Also cried with joy at the two lines. Having been through the egg retrieval portion of IVF myself, I was having flashbacks when you talked about the high cost of the medication, not knowing if you had enough meds for this cycle of retrieval, and the belly bruising towards the end. Can’t wait to finally see your bundle of joy in the new year!
Congratulations Jessica, Claudia, Rupert, Tilly, Bertie, and Walter (I know he has passed away, but he's a part of your family still)! Wishing you a healthy pregnancy and birth of this new little baby.
Watching Claudia inject herself over and over again... what a tough gig. I hope everything goes smoothly from here on out and it's nothing but joy for you both.
@Storm-j8u I wouldn't go that far. There's plenty of treatments that require daily injection (famously, diabetes). I just marvel at the commitment because I don't think I would be able to do it. I hope they develop ways to get the same dosage in tablet form to make this process easier for those passionate about carrying their children from womb to delivery. I also think adoption is a wonderful choice that could be considered.
@@Storm-j8uweird thing to say when there are so many reasons people have to give themselves injections...hell I've been regularly giving myself injections since I was a kid
@@Storm-j8uyou life must be so sad and boring, replying to every comment with hate and vitriol on a pregnancy announcement video… did your parents not want you and that’s why you’re so bitter now?
@@Storm-j8uand yet, they have a child already... so how does your theory work out for you there?
Storm is just a troll, expousing hate. I've reported them for their most repulsive and hateful of response. Everyone else is better off doing the same rather than engaging.
I'm so HAPPY for you both, and Rupert! What a lucky baby, can't wait to see Montessori baby number two!
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Wow, I've kind of dropped off the channel a bit but saw your Christmas message and thought "I hope they're doing OK, I know they were really hoping for a second baby". So thrilled for you!
Congratulations!! 🎉 At the end of your last video, when you said that the next video was about something that you've been working on for months, I did have my fingers crossed that it was going to be a pregnancy announcement but I obviously didn't want to assume anything!! I'm so happy for you two!!
I've been watching your videos for years and although I'm always too nervous to comment, I just wanted to say that I'm really grateful for your content. As a queer ADHD-er, your videos always feel so comforting and it makes me so happy to see a beautiful queer couple living their best lives 🏳🌈
Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey with us. I was crying with you in the middle and then cheering aloud by the end! I recently discovered through an unrelated procedure that I will most likely struggle with infertility when my partner and I start trying in a few years. Watching such resilient moms persevere through the process is so encouraging and fills me with hope 🥹 Congrats on the new little one! Sending so much love from Minnesota, USA ❤️❤️
today I lost my uncle, and I don't know why or how, but this video helped me cope with a horrible Christmas day. Congratulations on your pregnancy, lovelies ❤
I’m so sorry for you loss, sending you light and love ❤️
I also lost my uncle today. It’s been a shit day. Solidarity and love to you.
Much Love and Strength 💕
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@@nightlyre198I’m sorry for your loss.
Oh, I’m so, so happy for you all! Just over the moon! I pray that Claudia will have an easy pregnancy and birth. You both went through so much for this-you deserve all the joy. 💃🏻 💃🏻 💃🏻
Amen!
Seeing what wonderful parents you have become for Rupert really makes me feel there's no one more deserving of those two lines than you two. Congratulations! Can't wait for the sequel to the naming video)
I've been studying for the past 2 years and just finished a master of clinical embryology and I just want to say how much both you of inspire me. You definitely influenced my desire to work in embryology and help couples make the family they've dreamed of having. Wishing you both great happiness in the coming year ❤
This makes me feel so hopeful as a young but aging chronically ill lesbian, like perhaps I'm not running out of time as much as I've been so fearful of. There are so many possibilities for the future that seem out of reach, but it's all still worth reaching for❤
I'm in the same boat. This is so life affirming.
that 26:12 moment of Claudia going to you for comfort is so sweet. I have no words to express how happy I am for you both and how wonderful that Ru was there for the transfer that stuck. Happy Holidays you beautiful people.
As hard as the process is, it's also sweet to know that IVF kids never have to questioned if they're wanted, because you worked so hard to bring them into the world 💕✨️
My parents and I had been mourning the loss of our dog, and my mom had also been undergoing IVF treatments for about a year. She got the news of her pregnancy only about a week after we put our dog down. So this video is the perfect holiday gift. CONGRATULATIONS!
I am so sorry your dog died and am really happy for your mother. That's a lot to take emotionally. Sending loads of strength!
@@AddOrRemove I really appreciate that! 🫶
@@Storm-j8u not sure what that’s meant to convey lol
i’m so happy for your (not so little) family!!! i remember watching the first announcement video with rupert, watching him grow up, this feels like such a full circle moment with the second pregnancy announcement, genuinely sending you all the love in the world jessie and claud!!
Having gone through infertility treatments to finally have my miracle baby (baby is now 23, lol) I cried with you both at the end. Congratulations!
I cried with you both at the end. I’ve been a subcscriber for 6 or so years now and have been working in an IVF clinic for almost 2 years. The best part is watching couples have success. A huge congrats to you both (and big brother Rupert)
CONGRATULATIONS! What a fantastic way to end the year!!!!
Congrats you guys! As a teenage sapphic, this makes me hopeful that maybe I too will be able to have the future family I want. Wishing the best for you!
We’re also pregnant with our second baby from the same sperm donor. Our first will be a month away from four when this little one is born. We did have a loss along the way, and are so excited to have this healthy baby growing. Even more excited to go through this journey with you.
This is such a beautiful video, I was crying along with you.
IVF should absolutely be a a full NHS treatment, particularly for LGBTQ+
I’m wishing you both the absolute best - congratulations ❤
I literally could not be happier for two strangers on the internet! I know how longed for this has been and how loved and lucky this baby will be too! Congratulations to all three of you!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Fertility treatment is brutal, especially egg collection. (We are gearing up for IVF again for our 2nd). So happy for you all! Prayers for a straightforward, healthy and safe pregnancy and birth ❤
Ive never clicked on a notification so fast, Congratulations!!
RIGHT?! Same 😭
same! I left a tv episode I was watching and came here to fast forward to the present day clip!
Congratulations! I remember the joy of being sick and knowing everything was going right. Sending you lots of love and good wishes for your happy little family. What a wonderful way to start the new year!
Totally teared up with you guys! After all that effort and disappointment, you've both got to be absolutely overjoyed. Wishing you all the best, a safe pregnancy, and a joyous birth at the end! Congratulations!!
I am so incredibly joyful to see this video! Congratulations to the Kellgren-Fozard family!!!
Congrats! OMGosh I'm crying so hard with tears of happiness for you two! I could never have kids of my own, and then earlier this year, I had to have a hysterectomy due to a 20 lb cyst on my ovary, fibroids all over my uterus, and then after the surgery, they discovered another cyst was coming in on the other ovary. I always wanted kids, but since I could never have any, I get so emotional watching other people's fertility journeys! Best Christmas gift EVER!
I’m so sorry you went/are going through all that. I hope you’re taking very good care of yourself.
@@hopegold883 Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm doing well and have come to terms with it. Merry Christmas!
I am so happy for you!! Kids are not in my plan, but seeing lovely people like you and Claudia so so excited to raise little ones and spread joy is beautiful! Have a happy, healthy, beautiful journey to b2!!
I'm about 8.5 weeks myself!!! Oh gosh, the rush when you get the two lines. Amazing. So happy for you both and absolutely looking forward to hearing more about this journey. Congratulations!!!!!
HUGE Congratulations, Jessie & Claud! (and Rupert and Tilly and Bertie, of course) ❤ Wishing you all health and happiness over the coming months and much joy with your growing family 🥰 And thank you, for sharing your experiences with IVF - as someone approaching the very beginning of that journey with trepidation x
That was an emotional rollercoaster! Congratulations you two! You're both incredible. Claudia, you are a flipping WONDER WOMAN. I am a very fortunate mama of two girls myself, and my path to having them was thankfully very straightforward. I don't think I could have done what you did. The mental & emotional fortitude to go through all of that. You're both amazing. So so so excited for you both! And for Rupert. Haha. Xoxo
I'm so grateful to you both for your vulnerability and openness about this struggle. I really hope the rest of this pregnancy goes smoothly for Claudia and that your family knows nothing but joy and peace in 2025
Oh my gosh I didn't go through IVF but we spent 11 years trying to have my kids and for my self, it turned out to be gluten and as soon as I eliminated gluten six weeks later I was pregnant. I lost that one but I was pregnant again before the original due date And now that child is 20 and her younger sibling is 18.
It really is crazy making. Because you're just analyzing every single thing and even when you have that early positive test then you have to wait and see if it's gonna keep going and it's just so hard and I have so much empathy and love for you all.
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I'm so happy for you! 🤞🤞🤞 that everything goes really well and Ru gets his baby sister!
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I spent ten years trying to get pregnant and then my other half found someone else and was pregnant within a year.
Within that same year I had to have an emergency hysterectomy to save my life.
Sometimes life is a bit rubbish.
I’ve spent today in my pyjamas with a box of maltesers and UA-cam on my phone, very peaceful.
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I don't want kids as a disclaimer but I had no idea that my gluten intolerance could affect me getting pregnant! And so many people are allergic without knowing.
@@Abigail13255 Yes!
I didn't either and it wasn't until years later that I heard that it can be one of the reasons for unexplained infertility!
Basically our immune systems can develop antibodies that attack the proteins and the placenta. I think it's the whole thing where the immune system system is supposed to not attack the pregnancy but it just does because it's mad at everything.
My immune system is so confused about what it's supposed to be doing in life.
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This is the news I've been hoping for. My wife and I tried for over 2 years. After 3 IUIs, 4 IVF cycles and 2 miscarriages we finally called it quits earlier this year. It's rough. It challenges and changes you. I am in awe of your resilience and so, so happy for you both.
Oh, and I am living for the critiquing of all the different meds. Gonal-f was my personal fave!
I’ve never clicked on anything more quickly. I watched your video about how you made Rupert and cried along with you, and have been thinking about you over the past few years. When years went by and you didn’t post a video with new pregnancy news, I figured it was proving to be difficult. So, so happy this one finally took, and sending you all positivity and healthy vibes. I also had a difficult time getting pregnant and an early pregnancy loss between my 2 children, and it’s true that it doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s still a loss. I was 39 at the time which also added stress. I was lucky enough to get pregnant with my son soon after.
Congratulations! Wow, that was a journey. Doing years of IVF while life goes on, your own, everyone else's and your child's, sounds incredibly hard. I'm so happy for you! And I'm happy that you can now share these things and don't have to hide your worries or grief, but instead get to show your happiness and anticipation. That child is going to be so loved.
OMG‼️‼️😭 congratulations. I’m so proud of you and so happy for you.🫶
congratulations!!!! this announcement is a gift ❤
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!!
I just happened to check your channel for the first time in nearly a year and it’s such a lovely surprise to see such an update.💜
While our path to children wasn't as arduous as this, I find myself remembering all the "signs" we looked for in the world as we went through our fertility/surrogacy journey. I remember questioning everything and wondering what it was telling us. It felt nostalgic, sad and happy at the same time. Sending you all my strength, positivity and love during this journey.
Congratulations, I have followed you for a very long time and only seems like yesterday you announced Rupert. A very magical Christmas present indeed. Best of wishes for the year ahead! 🎉
When you said there were two strong lines I started *bawling*. I'm so happy for you two 🎉
I couldn't be happier for you both. congratulations. Wishing claudia an easy pregnancy and that you both have the gorgeous healthy baby youve been dreaming of.
At ~2mins, You can also wrap the glass ampuole with a clean tissue when you snap it and it will protect you from any tiny little shards of glass slicing your fingers :) this is what we do in the biomedical lab I work in. I've literally had gloves get torn open when I don't use a tissue to break the glass ampuole
I want to commend the editing on this one. It took us on the journey with you, giving enough of a look into those too-fragile hopeful highs and heartbreaking lows to make anyone feel personally invested by the end. At the reveal, I was in tears with you, saying to my little screen, “Thank goodness, thank goodness.”
Wishing you the best of health and success with this one. Any child born into your family will be fiercely loved. What a joy! 🥹
how dare youtube hide this from me for 10 seconds! I’m so happy for you guys, sending so much love 💐💚
Congrats!!!
I started tearing up at the double yolk and then just did not stop! Just... The manifesting. The signs. Everything falling into place!
I stopped celebrating Christmas 7 years ago, doesn't matter why, this post isn't about my grief, but as a mum and noni any time I can still find and feel the magic of Christmas that I once felt, that when I feel the feels, it is so so special. Thank you for sharing your special journey with me /us , especially in this day. As someone who has gone on a fertility journey myself many many years ago,I know the heartache it can bring. I'm so glad it ended this way for you🫶✨ Happy Christmas ⛄🎁🎄
I've already seen your pregnancy video of the twins but still can't help crying when you saw the two lines. So awesome to see that the Universe was giving you so many signs that you were having twins. Amazing! congratulations!!!!
I know this has already passed 2 weeks now, but anyway, I'm going to type a comment to pass my congratulations wishes to Jessica and Claudia! This is a vast joyful and special moment for them! I know they are such fantastic parents! Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!! I've been hoping for you both, and I'm THRILLED for your news!!!
I literally CHEERED for you when I saw the title, and then tried to explain to my sister WHY I was cheering.
The title was promising, but I watched the whole way to be sure. Yay Claudia!! Yay Jessica! Yay Rupert! Wishing you a healthy and trouble free gestation. So happy you carried on through a remarkably complicated and and demanding process.
Nearly cried when the positive came up!! Congratulations!! ❤❤
My wife was sobbing. ❤
I am so excited for you! I started tearing up not even 5 minutes in, with all the flashbacks to my own donor IVF experiences. We're so lucky to have our two kids from it, and I am so thrilled for you to be growing your family.
I'm pregnant with my first baby, after 4 years of IVF with my ex partner, and 2 rounds of IUI as a solo mother. It's so though, but very worth it!
Congratulations ❤️