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
1st appt
Amirasmommy
Senior Member Senior Member
I have my first fertility appt tomorrow to become a single mom by choice with IUI! I'm super excited and nervous! I've chosen a donor...maybe prematurely...4120. Wish me luck, a clean bill of health, and the green light. I'll let you all know.
Comments
Robin
Congrats on moving forward with the decision to be a single mom by choice aka SMBC! I've also decided to take that path. It can be an overwhelming process. So I just wanted to share a few things that I've experienced and had no previous knowledge about. I'll start by saying its all been truly humbling. I've been given a clean bill of health by two different fertility doctors (had to find another one locally when I moved) Both remarked on the "youth" of my ovaries. They seem to be from a 20 something year old although I just turned 41
It all seems very logical, time the IUI during ovulation right? Put the sperm right where the egg will be released right? Then boom you make a baby.....Well what I've learned is that IUI is only about 20% successful each cycle which is basically the same as if you had sex during your "fertile" period. There are so many factors that cannot be controlled even in the perfect scenario. My doc said that sometimes the planets just have to be aligned. The 20% success rate accounts for the fact that there are sometimes bad sperm, bad eggs, or poor environment/implantation. Some doctors will put you on Progesterone after the IUI to help with the implantation but that's no guarantee.
Just be prepared to move forward if the first IUI doesn't work. Don't let it discourage you from trying again because it generally takes 4-6 tries, but there are lucky ones that get it right on!!
Since November I've had 3 cycles on clomid and 1 cycle on injectables. Still waiting for my BFP. The sperm counts have always been great and I'm very healthy! So it's sheer luck!
Be encouraged and stay positive! Wishing you lots of baby dust!!
Moe
My doctor is now going to do a laparoscopy on the 25th to check for endometriosis and he will also do an HSG just in case my tubes have become blocked. I had an HSG about 4 years ago for another reason but there were no blockages but that doesn't mean I haven't developed one since then. The good news is everything I have read says women become extremely fertile after the surgery. So, I'll be trying again after my surgery later this month.
Good luck ladies!
Good Luck!
And to all you ladies..... Thanks for being here!!!!!
Robin
It may take multiple tries... keep the faith!
Wishing you peace and your hearts desire. It's an amazing journey! Cher
@toolmaker, it really depends...I only bought two vials per donor...because after two IUIs with the same donor, I moved on. But I think other ladies have probably purchased multiple vials at a time. I just didn't want to be stuck with one donor in case his numbers were low or just didn't feel like it was successful due to the donor.
You can also call the customer service # and ask for a pregnancy range of your donor...they'll give you a range, like 1-5 (meaning he has positive pregnancies for 1-5 women). I'd call to find out his pregnancy range before buying it. But that was important for me to find out when he first started with fairfax and how many pregnancies were reported. If it's not important to you, then obviously you don't need it....esp since some women use donors who have no reported pregnancies.
Good luck!