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Intended parents

Oana Radu

Doing their journey in Canada
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About them

We are Oana and Jesse, a loving couple excited to grow our blended family through surrogacy. Jesse is a devoted father to three wonderful children from his first marriage. His natural warmth and support as a parent have been beautiful to witness. He has been a tremendous support in helping everyone adjust to a blended family. When we came together as a family, Oana embraced the role of "plus-mom" guiding and nurturing our children.

One of Oana's proudest accomplishments has been teaching the kids English, as they only spoke Dutch when we first met. She also provides the kids math tutoring. Watching their confidence grow has been incredibly rewarding. These experiences have given Oana a glimpse into the joys and challenges of parenthood. While being a "plus-mom" has brought her tremendous fulfillment, we're ready to have a child together and raise it from birth!

This journey has been an emotional rollercoaster. It was heartbreaking to go through 10 failed IVFs and then to loose our baby to miscarriage. We have made significant progress in our recovery and moving forward. Due to medical reasons, Oana is not able to carry a baby, so we are hoping for and relying on a surrogates support to pursue our dream of having our own child. We've been very fortunate to find a fantastic egg donor, Nataliia, and we now have 21 frozen embryos ready for the next step!

Relationship status

Common law

We are a couple who has been together for 7 wonderful years. Our love story began in the most ordinary yet magical way – over a coffee in a charming local café. From that very first conversation, we knew we had found something special in each other. What started as two people sharing stories over lattes has blossomed into a partnership build on deep love, unwavering support and a shared dream for the future.

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Their journey

Home area
Patrijzenlaan, Leuven, Belgium
Approximate area
Journey country
Canada
Financial preparedness

We live in a stable, loving home environment where communication, respect, and learning are valued. Both of us are working professionals with secure employment. This provides financial stability and flexibility. We are financially prepared to cover the expenses related to the surrogacy journey. We prioritize work-life balance and have established routines that allow us to be present for our family while maintaining our careers. Our home is filled with laughter, learning, and the beautiful chaos that comes with raising children. We're excited to add one more heartbeat to our family.

When we have a child, we will be excited to introduce the baby to our families and friends. WE would also like to take the baby to the Austrian Alps for the yearly winter skiing holiday. With the passage of time, we would open the horizon of our baby to the history and culture of the nearby cities like Paris, London or Amsterdam.

Embryos
Yes.

We have a total number of 21 blastocyst embryos that were biopsied and frozen safely as of July 2025. These were genetically tested using the pgt process.  

Clinic
Create Fertilty Centre
Lawyer
Sara Cohen
What they're looking for
Their hopes and requirements for a surrogate
Requirements

We would hope that our surrogate is healthy, and has a healthy life style.

The relationship we hope to build

We are happy to use standard forms of communication, like via WhatsApp, email, SMS and calls. We would like to be part of your life during the journey and support you though it. We hope you have a meaningful and relaxed life.

Vaccination information

Views on termination

We would be ok to terminate the pregnancy for medical abnormalities and/ or a Down syndrome diagnosis.

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The intended parents

Oana Radu photo

Oana Radu(She/Her)

49 years old
Communicates in

English, French, and Romanian

Occupation

Program Officer for the Government of the European Union

Religion

Catholic

Sexual orientation

Straight

Fun facts about me

My favourite childhood memory is playing with my cousins at our grandparents' house. We would all listen to our grandpa telling us stories while eating delicious cookies made by grandma. This led to a lifetime of strong bonds and friendships, more like brothers and sisters than just cousins.

Interests and hobbies

I love water activities, and sports like swimming & rowing. I love languages as well and plan to raise our child multilingual. Since high school, I have had a passion for mathematics, which guided my career and life path. My second passion is reading, so I can gain a better understanding in ways of thinking and cultures. When I have time these days, I like to keep up to date with cultural and literary novelties. I also love the mountains!

What friends say
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My friends would describe me as dependable, extremely well organized, and caring.

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Profile photo

(He/Him)

47 years old
Communicates in

English, Dutch, and German

Occupation

Program Officer for the European Medicine Agency

Religion

Catholic

Sexual orientation

Straight

Fun facts about me

Our baby will have 3 siblings (Jesse's kids from his first marriage) and 5 first cousins!

I hope to give our child the same experience I had growing up in the Netherlands. The love of the outdoors, sports, and culture.

Interests and hobbies

I love biking and spending holidays in the mountains in Austria in the winter for all the outdoor sports, and in Romania in the summer. I love gardening and painting our house (as shown in his profile picture). My work passion is chemistry!

What friends say
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Jesse is very relaxed and cool. His motto is live simply and in harmony.

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Their story

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Questions & answers

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