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Anyone Bank Their Cord Blood
I banked both my kid's cord blood with CBR. Once you bank it, it costs you about .... blood disease · blood donating · donating blood · blood banking ...
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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...
Thyroid Disease or Menopause?
Thyroid Disease or Menopause? I have been feeling very fatigued, thirsty and have been experiencing night sweat and hot flashes. I went to have my blood ...
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- M., I think it is a little too early for menopause but check your family history and find out what age your Mom started if you are able. Adding soy to your diet wil...
- I have thyroid disease and I don't remember being thirsty or the hot flashes. You will feel very tired. I did develope allergies at the time that I was diagnosed. Do y...
- You could come up with all kinds of scenarios in your head....you should definitely wait to get your bloodwork back and talk to the Dr. before you start thinking about...
Celiac Disease
Our daughters blood test came back very positive, so at first we didnt really see a need for the biopsy. But Celiac is a life long disease. ...
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- I have a little bit of experience. My little one tested negative to the blood test but thrives on a gluten free diet. We heard there are a lot of false negatives and ...
- J.- If your daughter does end up being diagnosed with celiac don't worry. I don't suffer from it, but most of my extended family. If you need some support I know th...
- I was diagnosed with CD 3 months after my son was born. Then he was diagnosed through genetics test around 18 months; he is now 4. My son has never had non-GF food so ...
Celiac Disease
The blood tests came back abnormal, as well, and the specialist said we could treat it as Celiac disease or find out for sure by doing a biopsy on his ...
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- I did research on this at Children's hosp in Denver. I am a dietitian. the blood tests basically test an immune response to gluten, the protein aspect of grains like...
- Hi J.. My son was diagnosed with Celiac when he was 3. He is now 8 and doing great! We were lucky that our doctor called the specialist himself and asked what speci...
- My dh uncle has it, there are incredible websites and sources out there. Make sure you don't change anything in her diet until she sees the specialist. It will change ...
Blood in 5 Month Olds Stool, Exclusively Breastfed
You didn't mention what grains you are eating but blood in the stool can be caused by celiac disease or gluten intolerance. You can read about it online. ...
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- This happened to my friend's baby. Have you tried giving up dairy? My friend's baby stopped having blood in his stool after she gave up *all* dairy. You have to r...
- I see someone mentioned removing wheat from your diet. You didn't mention what grains you are eating but blood in the stool can be caused by celiac disease or gluten ...
- Hi A., My son had the exact same problem with the exact same remedy prescribed! My son's pediatrician recommended that I go off of all milk proteins, completely di...
Seeking Advice from Mamas on Whether to Bank Cord Blood.
First of all, any family members can use this cord blood for many diseases etc and the child can use it for even MORE. Second, my son had a stroke at some ...
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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 ...
Anyone 'Donated' Cord Blood Before?
Parents should recognize that genetic (e.g., chromosomal abnormalities) and infectious disease testing is performed on the cord blood and that if ...
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- I banked my daughter's cord blood through Viacord when she was born 17 months ago at Loudoun Hospital. My doctor was agreeable to my banking of my daughter's cord bloo...
- Actually we ended up saving our baby's cord blood due to the fact that heart problems run in my husbands family and they are doing amazing things with these cells and ...
- I did. Well, I didn't donate it - meaning I'm having it stored for my family's use. I delivered my son at Reston, and Cord Blood Resgistry is the company I used. Th...
Fifth's Disease
My son also had fifth's disease during my pregnancy with my daughter. I had blood work done and the OB said that I had built up immunities to the disease ...
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- I had no idea what fifths disease was but looked it up at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease It says that if exposed during first trimester it caus...
- Fifth disease only seems to be a risk in the 1st trimester, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. It is not associated with any birth defects.
- I had Fifth's Disease at 6 months pregnant & it was fine. The doctor told me that the only concern is usually in the 1st trimester, yet even then cases of any damage t...
Does Anyone Have Any Experience with Crohn's Disease?
But I saw a special on dateline a few years ago that said the blood of a horseshoe crab can either cure or treat Crohn's disease! Check it out! Good luck ! ...
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- I do not deal with the disease first hand but I do have family members with it. They seem to be fine with the medication and live a perfectly normal life. I know the...
- Hi M., I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease 3 years ago but suffered for years before that. I was told over and over I had Irritable Bowel Sydrome but I knew som...
- M., My friend's husband has Crohn's Disease and I know it is always in the back of her mind. His philosophy is that if he eats good natural food, when it comes out, ...
FIFTH'S Disease
I see someone already suggested it could be hand foot mouth disease. ... It is extremely uncomfortable and took 3 months of blood tests and trial & error to ...
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- I see other moms have suggested hand/foot/mouth, 5ths, and roseacia. The first thing I thought of was Scarlet Fever. My family gets strep throat every year, and usua...
- Hi C., I am a Pediatric Nurse and although I have not had child with Fifth's Disease, I do know that Fifth's disease is a viral infection. Therefore no antibiotic...
- hand foot and mouth disease check online and compare spots. Check mouth inside for sores, can be anywhere and everywhere. Is very contagious. Yes ha...
