Support Stephanie & Yeison's IVF Journey

Hello all!

We are Stephanie & Yeison Beltre! I (Stephanie) am 41 years old, a college match counselor in Newark, NJ, and Yeison works for a school catering company in Newark... we are BOTH PRAYING HARD for a miracle! Praying for our “Penguins” (that’s what I always said I would call our baby when we got pregnant) 

I was diagnosed with infertility in November of 2020. Since November 2020, we have gone through 4 rounds of IUI and 1 round of IVF. From our last round of IVF we went from extracting 10 eggs, to 5 being fertilized, 3 surviving the "week" and only 1 being viable after genetic testing. We were with our past doctor for 3 years but saw no movement or progress so we switched doctors and are feeling super HOPEFUL with our new doctor! The embryo we have is currently waiting for a transfer but because that was done almost 2 years ago, my doctor wants to retrieve "fresher" eggs. Being a mother has ALWAYS been my dream. I have always been "Titi Steph" to all of my friend's kids...my dream is to be "Mommy" to my own <3

Thankfully, our insurance does have infertility coverage to a certain extent, but the remaining amount for infertility treatment is a lot right now. We have had a few friends reach out and ask how they can financially help out, so we have decided to create this GoFundMe for that exact reason.

I'm 41, I have always wanted to be a mother and I'm praying that this will happen for me. It's always been a dream of mine. Yeison has two kids (ages 30 & 22) but we have none together...

We understand support can come in many different forms. For those unable to financially support us, your prayers and words of encouragement are equally appreciated.

Thank you so much for your time.

To see more about our journey, please follow our IG page @penguinsparents2be