Cord Blood Banking
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Cord Blood Banking???
Asked by B.B. from Dallas
on May 27, 2009
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I'm 15 weeks pregnant with our 2nd child, and my ob has asked if we want to bank our baby's cord blood. We didn't with our first b/c of the cost. I'm leaning towards...
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- I'm a Hodgkins lymphoma survivor - 8 yrs. I was told my cancer was stress related and environmental and not genetic. But 4 generations on my dad's side have passed a...
- Hi B. I know this is a tough decision, especially when the financial aspect is involved. I did chose to bank the cord blood for my son (who is now 10 months old). ...
- We didn't with my first but did it for my second. We hare having our 3rd and will do it again. Although it is expensive, I just think about how if my child was sick ...
Cord Blood Banking
Asked by T.R. from Denver
on August 27, 2008
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I am looking into cord blood banking for this pregnancy. My question is; has anyone done this, and if so- through whom? I am looking into CBR and viacord. CBR seems to...
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- WE used CBR as they were better known, been around a long time. I had 2 c-sections and we still have the cord blood. The process is super easy.
- I'm not responding about the cord blood banking but about the artificial route you want to go to have a girl. If you know when you ovulate you have to get together wit...
- Cord blood banking is not something you should be talked into... it is a luxury, and is like a very expensive insurance policy that you will probably never use... much...
Cord Blood Banking?
Asked by C.D. from Detroit
on July 23, 2009
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So what's the deal with cord blood banking? How does it work? What does it cost? Does it work for just that one child, or any of your children? What happens after ...
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- C. ~ Wow! you got 2 really informative responses! I'm an OB nurse at a hospital. We most often see the kit from CBR that was already mentioned. From what I've be...
- I looked into this while pregnant with my children. These companies are making a lot of money knowing that the chances of you needing the stem cells are rare. Plus, ...
- We've banked cord blood for both of our daughters. It's a bit costly upfront, but we pay only a little less EACH year for car insurance. When we think about the poss...
Cord Blood Donation
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on June 5, 2008
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I have had a hard time finding a place to donate my baby's cord blood to. I had first thought about banking it but in doing some research and looking at pricing, decid...
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- If you don't want it and want to donate-- contact the Banking place and see if they take donations or know of a company that can get it from them to deliver to the don...
- I donated my 1 yo. blood cord Call the The Texas Blood Cord Bank at Medical City Dallas at ###-###-####. They will send someone or a kit to the Hospital you deliver a...
- An oncologist might be able to help you as well.
Cord Blood Banking
Asked by S.D. from Austin
on August 23, 2007
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Does anyone have experience with cord blood banking? I don't personally know anyone who has participated in this but I am planning to do so. I have researched many c...
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- Only because you have a relative with a condition do I offer this. RESEARCH,RESEARCH,RESEARCH. and I would defently try to go with a local bank.this way it is easer to...
- Hi Sherri, The oldest cord blood bank in the country is Cord Blood Registry. Last week I was invited to a talk by the first scientist to ever bank cord blood. Hi so...
- I used family cord blood services http://www.familycordbloodservices.com/lp_compchart/index.html?WT.mc_id=fcbs_yaho_1031_104_81507&WT.srch=1 for my baby's birth in Ma...
Cord Blood Banking HELP!
Asked by K.W. from Miami
on May 20, 2009
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This is my "last chance" for cord blood banking. I have researched all the big guys and some of he little ones - I just need some anecdotal advice. Anyone out there ...
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- I used CBR for both of my sons. I have great experiences both times.
- Hi Kim, We bank our daughters blood cord cells thru CBR and so far the experience has been great! They keep you up to date on any new details, via newsletters, phon...
- I would absolutely go with ViaCord. I did a lot of research on cord blood banking when I was choosing it for the birth of my son 2 yrs ago and found that ViaCord is th...
What Did You Do About Cord Blood Banking?
Asked by C.S. from Dallas
on March 1, 2009
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We banked child #1's with LifeBank USA. Did not bank child #2 (& now he's Type 1 diabetic...if we had, he could be currently undergoing treatment using his own stem c...
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- Please, everyone, make the selfless decision to bank your childs cord. there is not one single reason not to.
- I think it is a joke and heavily marketed as a savior for all diseases that you know. If you read closely, it does NOT give ANY concrete claims and NEVER makes any ...
- Hey there C., we are using CBR (cord blood registry.) I found them to be super helpful with our first and now we will be using them for our second also. Here is a li...
Cord Blood Banking
Asked by S.E. from New York
on May 23, 2012
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have any of you moms done cord blood banking? .. i hadnt even heard of it unilt last year .. when my fiances stepdads sister did it.. she had cancer some years back so...
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- Thought about it and deicided it was lot of money and not worth it... I thought about donating but the Hostipal I was delivering at did not have a program for that...
- We did it bc we could afford it fine but I wouldn't stress about it. A friend is quite well off financially and works daily in the biotech field at a senior level and...
- The private storage is a scam. Since you work in biotech, I assume you know that any disease being currently treated by cord blood necessitates a different donor - ...
Selecting a Cord Blood Banking Service
Asked by T.R. from Louisville
on July 20, 2009
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I'm pregnant with twins, due mid-September and we have decided to bank the cord blood. Does anyone have any advice on which service is the best?
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- We used CBR - Cord Blood Registry. They were highly recommended by my OBGYN. They made it very easy - quick to the hospital and low stress on our part. Ask your doc...
- I used viacord and don't have an opinion either way. They were fast getting to the hospital and I didn't have any issues.
- I would ask the cord bank what procedures they have in place to make certain that the twins’ cords and placentas are collected and stored separately. Ask if they per...
Cord Blood Donation
Asked by S.H. from Los Angeles
on August 7, 2010
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I am pregnant and am due in Dec. I just heard about cord donation ( we can't afford the private bank the cells) recently and was wondering if anybody had participated...
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- I think cord blood donation is a wonderful idea! My husband and I had no intention of paying to keep our son's cord blood (we couldn't afford it, and from what we lea...
- Please let me know if you find a way to do it! I am delivering at Saddleback Hospital in October and am having a really hard time finding a company to handle the dona...
- our hospital didnt offer it, which made me super sad as I wanted to donate it. I would call the hospital where you intend to deliver and see if they do it.
