Cord Blood Banking
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Anyone Bank Their Cord Blood
Asked by S.L. from Chicago
on April 4, 2008
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Hi I'm 7m pregnant with my second child and I did not bank or donate my cord blood with my first child, however I'm thinking of doing it this time around. Has anyone d...
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- Hi S., I am 36 weeks pregnant with my 2nd one also, I am not banking but donating my cord blood, however it took me 5 weeks to figure out where I could donate since t...
- I banked both my kid's cord blood with CBR. Once you bank it, it costs you about 100/year to store. I realize there is a very small chance that we'll need it, but if ...
- Ditto to what Karen said. We are also going to donate it instead of bank it for ourselves. The info is sparse and not quite certain with banking. We'd rather make i...
Cord Blood
Asked by L.P. from New York
on October 22, 2008
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With my first son, we banked his cord blood privately (CBR). We have another on the way. My husband is undecided if he wants to bank for the second as well. It is c...
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- hi L., of course its a personal decision, but IF you can afford it, i dont see why you wouldnt do it. just my opinion, of course....probably and hopefully you will nev...
- I did not bank either of my daughter's cord blood. I feel that if you have cancer or other diseases in the family then it is to your advantage. Otherwise, I feel it'...
- I am surprised at the people who don't see the value of this including the medical community. I have known so many children who have died at young ages from cancer and...
Cord Blood
Asked by K.M. from Kansas City
on November 18, 2009
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Any info/advice on saving the cord blood after deliver would be helpful! Have you done it? Would you recommend it? Thanks!
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- Hi. I have a son who is almost 5 month, my first child. I was all for saving the cord blood and i did. If you don't pay to save it than donate it. If not than all ...
- I donated the blood from my second child and then with my third, my OB just came out and told me that's it's pretty useless. There's no need for it, she said. As far a...
- As a survivor of Leukemia and a bone marrow (stem cell) transplant I would highly suggest you donate to the national cord blood registry. The chances of your child act...
Cord Blood
Asked by N.S. from Houston
on March 27, 2008
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i like to know about cord blood ,its cure neurological problem in children or not
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- Cord Blood is saved to preserve stem cells. These cells can be reproduced and have been found VERY helpful in curing diseases in children like luekemia. Because the ...
- Are you pregnant and deciding whether or not to store? Wasn't too sure in your question. If you are, here goes. Cord blood storage has been going on for a few years...
- I don't think it helps neurological issues (I have four children with autism, I would have been saving their chords if I thought it might help!)
Cord Blood
Asked by D.B. from New York
on September 30, 2006
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Is anyone really purchasing the Cord Blood for stem cells? I feel like I am a bad parent if I do not do this? Does anyone have it or not have it?
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- When I was pregnant, I asked my Dr. about it. He told me that he would not recommend it unless there was a history of a disease or medical problems in my family. He ...
- It can be very expensive. However if you feel the need to do something there are places that take donated stem cells for the same reason and you don't have to pay for...
- I have had two children and the oldest with brain cancer we have donated the cord blood to banks but if would have helped my oldest son I would have kept it. So I am a...
Seeking Advice from Mamas on Whether to Bank Cord Blood.
Asked by C.G. from Austin
on May 20, 2009
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I am debating on whether to bank my baby's cord blood. I am curious on how many other mamas decided for or against it. Thanks for any input you can provide:)
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- We chose not to. The cost to do it, plus the annual on-going cost to maintain it, was not economically logical for us. It made more sense to funnel that money toward...
- When we had our first child we decided against saving it due to the cost. If you can afford it why not?
- I banked our daughters cord blood. I do not agree with the health risk to the child in previous posts. We decided to use Lifebank. In your search to decide to bank ...
Cord Blood Banks
Asked by N.R. from Dallas
on September 18, 2006
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Hello moms!
I was wondering if some of you have opted for doing the cord blood bank during the birth of your child.
I understand the potential benefits of doing it b...
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- so my background is in transfusion medicine-- blood banking. the feeling from this perspective is that cord blood is not recommended at this point bc there aren't any ...
- I read an article about this a few weeks ago and it really discouraged the practice. If your child develops some type of disease and you try to use the cord blood, it...
- N., when I was in the position of deciding, I asked pediatricians that I was interviewing about the banking cord blood. Have you found one yet? If so, why don't you ...
Cord Blood Banking
Asked by R.W. from Denver
on April 3, 2008
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I have been researching the various cord blood banks and wanted to get feedback from anyone who has actually been through the process of banking their babies cord bloo...
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- We banked both children's blood with CBR. There is a history of cancer in my husband's family. His sister under went a bone marrow transplant in her 30s and had a ve...
- Hello Well I banked my youngest child's cord blood with CBR I believe that is who they are. It is a simple process. You just need to make the decision and let the...
- Hi, Is your mind definitely made up about privately banking cord blood? If not, you should consider donation to a public bank. I did this with DS when he was born. ...
Banking Baby's Cord Blood
Asked by B.A. from New York
on June 5, 2009
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We didn't bank our first child's cord blood, but now that they are discovering all the new things that can be cured with cord blood we are considering doing it with ou...
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- we didnt do it with our first either, it was so new at the time, but we did it with our next 2. i researched and researched, and in the end went with viacord because t...
- Hi B., we banked our first child's cord blood and will do the same for our next in July. We use viacord and have had no problems. We thought it was a good idea just in...
- Instead of banking the cord blood for personal use, we decided to donate it. It's a nice alternative to throwing it away or paying to store it on your own. Your doctor...
Cord Blood Banking
Asked by B.R. from Seattle
on January 3, 2009
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I am currently researching storing my baby's cord blood who will be born in March. I have found 4 major banks: Cord Blood Registry, ViaCord, VistaCord, & Cryocell. Vis...
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- We considered banking our baby's cord blood, but ultimately decided to donate it so another baby could benefit from it NOW. Chances are extremely high that my baby wo...
- I just want to say that the cost is no where near what it is going to cost you to pay for a year of school. Also, yes, you need to clear it with your doc but as far a...
- First of all, I would check with the hospital and my ob-gyn to see if they can accommodate my desire to bank cord blood. Then weigh the cost of long-term storage of t...
