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00:00 For some of the poor people, they came up with an idea for IVF or in vitro fertilization.

00:11 Just like an OFW from the UAE, Dan.

00:15 But his road to fatherhood didn't go smoothly.

00:20 If you have nine million pesos, where will you use it?

00:27 In building a house, buying a fancy car, or traveling to different parts of the world?

00:35 Dan used his nine million pesos to make his dream come true.

00:41 He has a family of 35.

00:46 He has a good job.

00:49 And he has a lot of wealth.

00:52 What's next after me?

00:53 I've reached the point where I want to be a father.

00:57 The shape of the head, the shape of the tail of the sperm, the movement of the sperm, and how much sperm there is.

01:03 That's the sperm count.

01:04 The problem for me is the shape and the movement.

01:08 If it's done naturally, it won't reach the stage where it will meet the egg.

01:13 At this point, Dan tried IVF or in vitro fertilization.

01:20 Where the egg and sperm cell of a man and a woman is processed in a laboratory to form an embryo.

01:28 Since I started working with IVF, I witnessed the emotions, the reactions of soon-to-be parents

01:36 when they found out that they were positive for pregnancy test.

01:39 From Abu Dhabi in the UAE, where Dan works,

01:44 he flew to St. Petersburg in Russia to find an IVF clinic.

01:50 Hello everyone, the day has finally come.

01:54 This is the main reason why we are here in St. Petersburg, Russia.

01:59 Let's go!

02:00 There, Dan chose from 500 child photos of his possible egg donor.

02:08 The concept of people is that my child should be beautiful because he is of a different race.

02:12 Which is, we should correct it because when you go through an IVF,

02:16 you should think about who will be the healthiest donor.

02:20 IVF babies are absolutely not worse, even sometimes better in terms of health,

02:27 intellectual abilities, comparing to naturally conceived babies.

02:32 Dan chose a 24-year-old Russian.

02:36 I screened his genetics, so far so good, there is no abnormality.

02:40 Dan grew up in Davao City.

02:42 I came from a broken family.

02:44 My mother left me when I was still an infant.

02:47 I think it's a teenage pregnancy.

02:49 His grandparents, Helen and Leonardo, raised him.

02:53 I don't have any other parents.

02:56 I'm the only one who has a father.

02:58 He is a bright man.

03:00 You should support him, what else can you do?

03:02 That's the issue.

03:03 If you don't have a father, you will be left with a 5-6 child.

03:09 He finished his nursing course and went abroad.

03:13 I had to work as a cook, a washer, a house cleaner,

03:17 so that my one month stay would be free.

03:20 Until Dan became a Risk Management Officer

03:23 in one of the biggest ambulatory care service providers in the Middle East.

03:29 When he saved up, he continued his plan to get an IVF.

03:34 He chose to have a baby, a twin girl and a boy.

03:38 There is no guarantee.

03:39 Maybe the percentage is 20-40%.

03:42 But in the first embryo transfer,

03:45 This is the girl.

03:47 Hello girl.

03:48 Hello boy.

03:50 This is the boy.

03:52 We'll see you soon.

03:53 There was no baby.

03:55 When the first embryo transfer failed,

03:59 my mother was the one who told me,

04:03 because I know she will be the one who is more sensitive.

04:08 She just told me,

04:10 "If I can't do it anymore,"

04:12 because she knows that I'm really depressed,

04:15 "If I can't do it anymore, it's time to stop."

04:18 Dan got depressed.

04:19 He also got vitiligo.

04:21 He also got skin disease, which is also an autoimmune disease.

04:25 His resistance weakened.

04:27 Because of the excessive stress,

04:29 then he got hair loss.

04:31 I questioned the doctor.

04:32 He didn't answer, but only one thing,

04:34 "He's not God."

04:35 I was happy.

04:36 If there is someone who I'm really thankful and grateful to,

04:42 it's them because my family supports me.

04:45 But he wanted to try again,

04:47 to fly again to Russia for another embryo transfer.

04:52 Both embryos are in the uterus.

04:54 When we did our first scan, I was very happy.

04:57 I think that was the happiest part of my life

05:00 that finally, I'm going to be a father.

05:05 And then, two more.

05:07 But...

05:08 During the first scan,

05:10 I only had one heartbeat.

05:12 I was so sad, so stressed.

05:15 I even questioned, "Why? Why? Why?"

05:17 He spent almost nine million pesos.

05:22 It's okay. It's just money.

05:23 You can earn it.

05:24 You just have to work. You have money.

05:26 Maybe God has a reason why he gave me just one.

05:30 Because maybe if it were twins,

05:32 and I'm the only one,

05:33 I don't know what I would do.

05:35 Oh, that's cute.

05:37 That's seriously cute.

05:39 Dan is just thankful for the birth of one of his children.

05:45 Three, two, one.

05:50 [music]

05:58 A healthy baby girl,

06:00 named Danaya Leah.

06:02 Danaya is God's gift,

06:05 but at the same time, happiness.

06:06 We used to watch Encantadia.

06:09 I really liked Encantadia

06:11 when Sania Lopez was born.

06:13 I came back to bring you good news.

06:17 [speaking in Tagalog]

06:31 And on January 29,

06:33 Dan became a father.

06:37 [music]

06:56 We are finally home.

06:58 Welcome home, baby.

07:00 After all the struggles,

07:02 he's finally a father.

07:04 He was really born,

07:05 and I was able to hold him.

07:06 Oh my God, this is it.

07:07 Lord, thank you.

07:08 I prayed that Danaya would be a good person.

07:12 [music]

07:17 [speaking in Tagalog]

07:23 I love my Danaya.

07:25 Yes, I do.

07:27 From time to time,

07:28 I tell him that I love him.

07:31 And then, every day,

07:33 I'm always thankful to the Lord

07:37 because He gave Danaya.

07:39 As much as possible,

07:41 we want to give Danaya breast milk.

07:45 We're so lucky because someone donated.

07:48 Hello!

07:49 For the first time,

07:52 Grandpa Leonardo and Grandma Helen

07:55 gave their grandson to Dan.

07:57 Hello!

07:59 Thank you, auntie.

08:01 Say hi, Grandpa and Grandma.

08:03 Say hi, Grandpa and Grandma.

08:05 Oops, oops, oops.

08:07 Hi, Grandpa and Grandma.

08:09 He's wearing an outfit,

08:11 pink and a bolero.

08:13 Say hi to Grandpa and Grandma, baby.

08:17 Hi!

08:19 Hi, Grandpa.

08:21 We look alike.

08:23 Do you know Baby, Ma?

08:26 Yes.

08:27 Danaya, Leah.

08:29 Leah because of Leonardo.

08:32 Papa's name, and then H, Helen.

08:35 Yay!

08:37 Add one more,

08:39 he said he'll be lucky.

08:41 Give me money.

08:43 [laughs]

08:44 I wish I could grow up,

08:48 but we're old.

08:50 We can't see the future of the child.

08:53 But we always pray to the Lord

08:57 that He guides the child.

08:59 The Church's view is that

09:01 the beginning of life is conception.

09:03 And that should happen

09:05 between man and woman

09:07 in conjugal union.

09:09 Their connection, out of love,

09:11 not just as children.

09:13 If they want to study that,

09:15 they can talk to their parish priest

09:18 to guide them.

09:20 I will give everything,

09:24 especially when I was a child,

09:26 I was deprived of having this and that.

09:29 Now, I have no other dream

09:32 but to grow up to be a good person,

09:35 to have fear of God,

09:36 and to be successful.

09:38 That's all.

09:39 Thank you so much, Kapuso!

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OFW na nangangarap maging ama, gumastos ng 9 milyong piso para magka-anak | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

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