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
Deciding at 36 1/2 to have children
Colmorgan
Junior Member Junior Member
Our story is cute and one I'll cherish forever. One day I woke up and said to my lovey I want children. We had two dogs, four lizards and an angry cat. I decided that I needed more to fill this void I had. I mean I had everything a loving partner of 15 years, house and good job butttt more was better. Who would represent me later in life. As we would get older family would mean more. We had partied, traveled etc. but I was over it all. I hoped immediately by going to my gyn to ask Where do same sex folks when they want to start a family. She promptly referred me to the only fertility clinic in Delaware. We had fun picking our first donor and I day dreamed how our son or daughter would look but after 4 IUI's the doctor did more testing and discovered both my tubes were blocked. Their protocol was changed after that happendend to me. We tried one more time after having laproscopic surgery without success. We were then instructed to move onto IVF. We also changed our donor. Wasn't a good match. Picked a new one and I was pregnant on the 3rd attempt. Had a handsome baby boy that has over flowed our hearts with love. We had him in 2008. Of course I never wanted to stop at just 1 so I started bugging my partner for us to try again. There were things we threw around that prevented for a while to try. My age was one - what if I had an unhealthy baby and we couldnt get the same donor. In August of 2010 we went on vacation and I had forgotten I had put my name on fairfax's waiting list for donor 1926. I received a call saying there were 3 vials and I had until the next day to make my mind up as there were others that were also on the waiting list. I almost had to pull over. We talked about it that night and met a lady at Sessame Place that by chance went through IVF was 39 and lived in New York where it is common for women to have children after age 35. It all was a sign. We went for it and got pregnant on the first IVF cycle. 3 embryo's were put in 1 was blastocyst and the other two were rated a 4 and 3 1/2. I had my next healthy baby at 41 and feel complete like I don't every need anything else in life. My parntner also is happy I pushed to have our second. I would like to know if anyone out there has used donor 1926 b/c it would be cool for my boys to have half siblings. Thanks for listening b/c it's a journey of over 3 years that I am proud of.
Comments
Crossing our fingers for this month!
I know it's been along time but I am hopeful