Dion's Doc: Her New Baby Came From 8-Year-Old Frozen Egg

By PopEater Staff Posted Aug 19th 2009 03:05PM

Not only is Celine Dion pregnant at the age of 41, the child that she has conceived was from an embryo that the music star had frozen eight years ago.

Dion's doctor, Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, tells PEOPLE that he performend the in vitro fertilization for Celine's pregnancy, and that when he informed her that the pregnancy had taken, he "could hear her chuckling" with joy. "She was very happy. So was René [Angelil, her husband]. They are both very thankful."

Dion had her embryos frozen while the couple was trying to conceive their first child together, Rene-Charles. Rene was born in 2001, and years later in 2009, the frozen embryos were still good to use.

"She came back to have the embryos transferred back because she wanted to have another baby," Rosenwaks says. The doctor says that "there have been embryos that have been [frozen] for more than 10 years, and even more than 15 years, that have successfully thawed and resulted in a pregnancy," so Dion's eight year timeframe was of no major concern.

Rosenwaks says Dion "is feeling well. So far, so good. I look forward to hearing the fetal heartbeat. Rene and Celine are both looking forward to pregnancy that is a healthy one."

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Wednesday 19 August

By JoeThePlumber

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HER HUSBAND DISGUSTS ME FOR SOME REASON...

By RIP Michael JAckson

only the rich can do this sh*t..prepare their kids 8 years ago....How old is she again??..and how old is he again??poor kids..their kids wont have grand parents, nor will they live long enough to see them graduate from college...no one is promise a tomorrow, and when your this old, you have a higher chance of not being promise a tomorrow..lol...

By Lily

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Thank you to all who came to my rescue! And I would like to add this : I do have quebecers' blood, but also spanish and american blood :-D

Anyways, I surely don't feel i need to prove anything here, and also, yes, it is true, we, foreign people, do have internet and AOL ;) it's called AOL Canada... check it up! lolll

From Canada to the United States, we salute you all, even the ignorants :P

May God protect us all, us His CHILDREN!!

By amy

just wanted to point out for the record that as in europe, most school districts in the us require at least 2 years of a foreign language, ivonne. i personally speak english, spanish, & german fluently and can also read & understand french, italian, portuguese, & dutch. my husband who is also american, speaks english, spanish, german, romani, french, & italian fluently, and reads/understands dutch & portuguese. no, i didn't learn in school. i learned from living in other countries and studying.

By CELINE

Eeet eez a miwicle that I em pwegnANT weet dee leetle bahbee fwum dee een-veetreau fairteelizacion, no? Ant eeet eez evon a gweatehr miwicle zat Rene could steel squirty dee sperm eeen dee leetle cup, no?

- Celine

By justina

OMG. Me and my boyfriend was cracking up at your post. I was reading it out loud and we kept laughing. This is definitely how she and the French speaking sounds when they talk.

By Michael Valentin

Congratulations, Celine & Rene....You guys give new meaning, to hope & faith. I am truly happy for the both of you, and wish nothing but pure happiness with the arrival of your second bundle of joy.

By Deliah

I need to move on from AOL. Sick of these headlines in my face about the private lives of celebrities, right down to how they conceive. Gross. Amazing how many people dig knowing this stuff.
But I do get a kick out of some of the bloggers on these sites, the things they say. So incredibly self-riteous. That's about 99 percent of those on these boards. It really tickles me how stupid they sound, arguing and snapping at each other as if they're face to face. Welcome to social media. Too funny.

By Kelli

Congratulations Rene & Celine, I am very happy for you both & I wish you the best. I hope it is a girl too. You both are very sweet people & I remember reading once how Rene left $100 as a tip at a restaurant for the waitress. She had to have been excited over that tip but it goes to show how you are not selfish with your money & have sympathy for others who are not so rich as you both are. Even I will always remember this about you. I wish you the best.

By Proud to be an American

I would just like to point out that the United States of America does NOT have an official language. We are the Land of the Free Because of the Brave and are all entitled to freedom of speech, in any language!

Thursday 20 August

By Lanie

here is a translation for you Jeff...
CHEER CELINE!! J' am super happy for you two. I am of your corner, of the Keeper, and I am to you since your beginnings. Your voice makes me dream and transports me in a world d' love. Continue d' to be which you are and we wish you, us them people of Lanaudière, the pregnancy of healthiest and peaceful, and a super beautiful baby in health. You would love a girl this time? ;) I t' adore, Céline, you are our pride, our national Celine!

By tls0075

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ya i think thay are good pepl and it dosent matter what thay speek

Proud to be an American, I was thinking the same for my country! All America, we are ALL immigrants... the real people from this continent are INDIANS!

By kassie

You'lll notice it said "embryos." Plural. How many babies had to die so Celine could have another baby.

By ed baggett

They don't even sleep together......opposite ends of their mansion...........

By Robin

This doctor Zev is a criminal. I went to see him before I ever tried to get pregnant. My FSH levels were fine. Yes - I was 38 but is great health. But he told me to start IVF right away. (yes take my money). I left his office thinking he was an ass. Sure enough using a fertility gadget that tells you when you are most fertile, I conceived the first time I tried and with IDENTICAL twins. I had a full term pregnancy and felt great. Watch out for these docs that really have marketing directors- and this guy does have one.

By Lexi

Why do you even bother to make such a comment? You seem to have a need to show your stupidity on line. And you must be very lonely to be so angry over an article concerning someone you don't care for. Ever think about maybe picking up a good book and reading that for a change?

By Brenda Johnson

I'm a Celine Dion admirer and I enjoy her music and her concerts. God Bless her, her husband,son and baby-to-be. I pray they have a healthy baby.

By Ericsons news

Defrosted "Happy Sperm or Hibernatus Humanus".
Applause to bald scientists!

By Myself

Wasn't rotten?

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