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
Abbreviations
Amirasmommy
Senior Member Senior Member
I am new here but I see alot of abbreviations and short hand used that I don't understand. Could someone please post a list of some of these? Thanks a ton!
Comments
This covers just the most popular abbreviations. If there are any other questions, let me know and I will write another blog!
SMC: Single Mother by Choice
dh/dw/dd/ds/dp: a reference to members of one’s family such as dear husband, dear wife, dear daughter, dear son, dear partner
TTC: Trying To Conceive / Time To Conceive
BBT: Basal Body Temperature – used to pinpoint when ovulation has occurred and determine future patterns for predicting ovulation
RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist – a doctor that identifies and treats infertility
2WW/TWW: Two week wait – this is the time between the end of your fertility treatment cycle and the test that confirms pregnancy
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
POAS: Pee On A Stick – in reference to taking a home pregnancy test
hCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin – hormone produced by the body that pregnancy tests use to establish positive results
BFP: Big Fat Positive – Pregnant
BFN: Big Fat Negative – Not Pregnant
PM: Private message – Electronic message similar to an e-mail but is viewed only through the forum