Hello and welcome to the Fairfax Cryobank Family Forum!
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)
Email
Clinic Name
Donor number
Child Date of Birth
*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*
If you have any questions about the verification process please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
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
Donor number
Child Date of Birth
*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*
If you have any questions about the verification process please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
Help deciding/Need guidance - single mother by choice
I'm thinking of becoming a single mother by choice and I'm getting cold feet. I'm 37yrs. old and I haven't found a partner but I don't want to miss out on my window to have children. I'm a doctoral student and I'll graduate in 1.5 years. After that I'll be seeking a tenure-track professorship. But I make very little right now. How did you decide on a budget? How much time did you set aside to take time off of work? How did you figure out how much help you would need and how did you arrange this in advance? Are there any good support resources out there for us?
I want this so badly, but I don't want to be selfish. I don't want to move forward unless I know that I'll have the resources to do so. This isn't the ideal time, but I don't think I'd ever forgive myself 5-10 years from now if I didn't try. I just don't know. Thank you so much for any guidance you are willing or able to offer.
I want this so badly, but I don't want to be selfish. I don't want to move forward unless I know that I'll have the resources to do so. This isn't the ideal time, but I don't think I'd ever forgive myself 5-10 years from now if I didn't try. I just don't know. Thank you so much for any guidance you are willing or able to offer.
Comments
I am 39 SMC, 9 weeks pregnant, and it took two years of trying to get here. My life is not perfect, but it never will be. Like you, I am an academic, but I am in a tenure track job. This is "bad" timing for me because I will be coming up for tenure shortly after the baby is born. But I would always regret not being a mom. So I made the decision, and I could not be happier with the choice.
Nothing in life is perfect or easy. You make adjustments, and it will be okay.