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The forum has a new look and the Fairfax Team is so excited to create the best experience for our users.
To Note:
Private Donor Groups and Private Sibling Connection Groups are now located under the category "Groups". Search the donor number in the search box and you should find exactly what you're looking for!
Questions about your forum access? Email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
Follow these steps to join a private donor group:
1) Press "Join" at the right of the group
2) Once prompted to confirm your request please list this information so we can verify your information:
Name (under which the vial was purchased)
Clinic Name
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*If you are looking to start a private group for a PRS donor please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com with the above information and that you are looking for a PRS group*
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1982
SherBec
Junior Member
Has anyone else used this donor and would like to share their experiences?
Comments
I did IUI with donor 1982 in Mar-May 2009. My first two rounds were unmedicated and my third attempt was with Clomid, which resulted in a pregnancy. I don't remember what motility counts were, except that the last try had the lowest number and I was sure I'd have to switch donors if things didn't work.
Fortunately, they did, and my amazing son Sam was born on 2/22/10. I still cannot believe that I was blessed with this beautiful little boy who looks just like me and is almost a year old!
Jen
How exciting - you are getting so close! Forgive me, this is my first time finding another child of the same donor, so I'm not sure what the proper etiquette is - is this your first child? I am a single mom and Sam is my first (and I'm thinking probably my only) child. He is now 18 months and is extremely developmentally advanced, which you might be happy to hear
Jen
It's so exciting to find a child of the same donor! I joined this forum on a whim, and am glad I did. I don't know the proper etiquette either so let's figure this out as we go along. Have you joined the donor sibling registry? I'm debating it. Good to hear that your son is doing well developmentally, it's very encouraging. Yes, this is our first child. My wife tried for a couple years before we switched roles. We are a little on the older side, both 35, so this may be our only as well. We haven't made up our minds on that yet... I've decided that I need to get through the delivery first, then we can talk about it
We live in Maryland, I work for the gov't & the wife is a teacher.
Yes, it's getting close. I was 37 weeks yesterday and am hoping she comes soon. I'd like to take a break from work for awhile
Hope to hear from you~
So if anyone here would be open to communicating, that would be awesome. I'm excited to hear about everyones expriences!
here is my sweetie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muNd2VTU-2Y
We'd like to do the same thing, connect with other families that used this donor for the future. So yes, I am open to communicating with other families. My email is warnerto@yahoo.com if you'd like to use that instead of this forum which I rarely check.
Our daughter Eliana is 19 months (Born Nov 2011) and I am currently pregnant and due in Jan 2014 (we used 1982 again)
Our life has been busy,and full of joy with addition of Micah to it.
Summer was fun this year, Micah really seemed to take to being outdoors and going to the pool. We live in a townhome community with a number of retired people, he was the hit of pool
Micah's first birthday came and went in Oct. It was a fun filled "under the sea" party (He loves the turtle from baby Einstein).
His first "real" Halloween was fun, he was a monkey...and my husband and I got to eat his candy...so that was awesome.
Christmas was fun! He quickly grew attached to the Christmas tree and was our light monitor
(he made sure they got turned on as soon as he was in the room. He loved them so much that for the first time ever I'm decorating for Valentine's Day...with red and white lights and fun decorations.
It has been cold in MN this winter, but our son doesn't seem to mind. Regularly he goes to our patio window and looks out request "go 'side?" With temps not over 20, we haven't been out to explore a ton, opting for staying in a cuddling snug and warm.
Well that is about all from the Frigid Frozen Tundra of MN, I hope all is well with everyone. If anyone would like to communicate, please feel free to email me at lisastanley1976@yahoo.com.
Lisa
I realize there hasn't been any action on this board for a while, but I thought I would drop by and update.
Sam will be six in just a couple of months (2/22) and it feels like it has gone by in the blink of an eye. He attends kindergarten and greatly enjoys it. He is the kid everyone is friends with - at school, church, and on his various other activities. Sam loves singing, Lego's, and can't wait for tball to start up again. He is also a wonderful older brother to Jake (3), who was not conceived with #1982 sperm.
We have been going through some difficult times... Which I tried to prepare myself for, but realize now I wasn't at all. Although I've always been open with Sam, he is really struggling with not having a dad. It probably doesn't help that he goes to a small Christian school with less than 5 single-parent families and he is the only one without a dad. We just set up an appointment for some counseling to help him with this... And me, because the guilt is strong!
Anyway, would love to stay in contact! I ke4p checking the DSR and whatnot, but I think this is it (for now) for building connections with other 1982 families.
I'm sorry to hear that you are having troubles with Sam. I think that by being open with him you've laid the foundation. I hope counseling helps both of you get through this. Is it possible he's sensing your guilt over it and making it into something bigger? Are you part of any SMC groups? I am not really sure, but I think that being a SMC is different than being a single mom.
We're a 2 mom family and have made it a point to seek out other families like ours in order to "normalize" the situation for our kids. It seems to be working somewhat. Our 4 year old also goes to a small christian pre-school. I'm pretty sure that we're the only 2 mom family there, but are treated just like everyone else.
We read a ton of books to the kids about different family makeups and how being different is not a bad thing and should be appreciated. If you haven't, you should check out the Todd Parr books, Families, Families, Families, and The boy with the Pink Hair.
Also, do you have all info on 1982 from the CLI website? I think there was an audio interview? Would listening to that make it better or worse? It would solidify that 1982 is a "real' person that helped you make Sam. just a thought, please don't take offense. I'm thinking of things that might help my kids when it comes time for this discussion.
Both Lisa and I have listed our emails in the previous messages if you'd like to talk that way. Or we're on facebook with the same emails. This board is sorely neglected.
We too have been very open with our kids about how they came to be in our family, but Micah is only 3.5 years old and Mira isn't a year yet, so the harder questions haven't started yet.
Both our kids have been a joy. Micah is outgoing and rambunctious, and Mira is sweet and laid back. We feel very blessed. I'm attaching email if you would like to talk more. lisastanley1976@yahoo.com