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Cord Blood Registry Help
My husband and I would like to bank our baby's cord blood, but I'm not sure ... Public banks are considerably less expensive but then the cord blood is made ...
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- i banked my daughter's cord blood with the national registry. it's free and if it's still available, we can use hers. if it's not...then they select the closest match ...
- our doctor seemed to trust Cord blood registry- if you ask your peditrician- they usually have videos and coupons. M.
- Hi Jen, We started researching each registry and found that Viacord had what we were looking for. They were not merely a storage facility but did research as well. ...
Thoughts About Cord Blood Banking
We ended up choosing the Bergen County NJ Elie Katz cord blood bank which ..... I too had a hard time deciding to bank my sons cord blood due to the cost. ...
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- Hi L., As a single mom of a 2 yr old boy. I too had a hard time deciding to bank my sons cord blood due to the cost. What I did was imagine the thousands of dolla...
- Greetings, I had twins (2 baby girls) in October and my husband and I banked their cord blood. Well ... sorta. My girls were full term, the midwives did the collect...
- I have always wanted to do Cord banking, but just couldn't afford it. (and have always felt guilty afterward--what if something happens??) But I was just recently a...
Cord Blood Banking for Stem Cells - Anyone Done It?
We banked my daughter's cord blood with a public bank. .... I didn't bank the cord blood from my son's pregnancy but I donated it to the blood bank. ...
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- Hi N., I did it with my son and my brother did it with his daughter (we made sure we picked different places). I would do it. Can't hurt and it doesn't cost much. ...
- Hi N., I think it is a great idea. My husband & I did it with our youngest son.When we had our firstborn I wasn't aware of it yet. There will be an annual cost (storag...
- My daughter will be 14 this year and I don't believe this was even an option back then because I know my answer then would have been the same as my answer now... DO IT...
Stem Cell Banking
We donated my daughter's cord blood. Many blood banks are doing this now. It's a simple process to pick up the kit and bring it with you to the hospital. ...
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- Hi. I have 5 girls and with my last one (Aug 2007) I decided to bank her stem cells, mainly because breast cancer and skin cancer run in my husband's family. My OB/G...
- Hi D., Congratulations and best wishes for a quick and painless delivery! We donated my daughter's cord blood. Many blood banks are doing this now. It's a s...
- Hi- We used LifeBank USA to bank our daughters cord. We were very happy with them. The customer service was wonderful and the pick up was so easy. My husband just c...
Can Blood Pressure Medications Cause Fainting/collapse
She fainted once at the bank. And before fainting she said she felt very tired. ... Yes blood pressure meds can cause the blood pressure to dip to low ...
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- I was on a medication that also worked for Blood Pressure. I did notice it made me more apt for 'dizzy spells' (if I rose too quickly.) However, there could be mor...
- Yes it can, and I believe it says so in the patient leaflet. I was on it for migraines, but my blood pressure is perfect and it lowered mine too much, so I quit takin...
- I know you got a lot of answers and I didn't read them all, but I just read something that said the fainting and exhaustion is caused by the diuretic she probably take...
Pain in Arm a Week After Giving Blood
Hi A.: I had a very similar situation after I gave blood once. I called the blood bank and they said it sounded like the nurse nicked a vein. ...
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- Hi A.: I had a very similar situation after I gave blood once. I called the blood bank and they said it sounded like the nurse nicked a vein. It caused tinglin...
- Sounds like you might have some inflammation to a nerve close to the vein where they took the blood from. I would call them and tell them what you are experiencing. C.
- Go have a doctor look at it. 3 possibilities. 1)A blood clot, 2) a bruise (blood leaked out into the muscle) 3)Swelling is compressing the nerve. The most serious w...
Cordblood Banking
I recommend that you donate to a cord blood bank. This will allow your cord blood to be used by someone who may need it now, plus it's free. ...
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- we banked with Cord Blood Registry (CBR) and I'm glad we did. I have a niece (who is now 13) but she had leukemia when she was 7 1/2 months old and had to go thru 2 1...
- We thought about it as well with our first (now 8 yrs old) and did not due to finances being so tight at the time. We had the same reasoning with our second child as w...
- We also didn't do it b/c of money. It's so expensive, and the finances just weren't there. I do know that you can donate the cord blood to be used for anyone who is ...
Donating Milk
Oct 7, 2009 ... To get started, they sent me a blood test kit that I just brought to my dr office to have the nurse draw my blood. The milk bank pays all shipping costs too ...
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- A.: search on line for the human milk bank association of america... there are a number of hospitals ( none in chicago - sorry) that have banks and would be happy...
- You'll want to look for a Mothers Milk Bank. When I donated milk almost 9 years ago, the closest one was in Denver. They were very very nice and as far as I remember...
- I donated to The Indiana Mother's Milk Bank (speak with either Donna Miracle or Dane). The phone number is ###-###-#### and the website is www.immilkbank.org. You ne...
Toddler (21/2) W/reoccuring Bloody Nose
I woke up around 4am and saw a large blood spot..." ... I remember one day about 6 years back we were standing in the bank and out of nowhere his nose just ...
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- Don't worry. My son, also 2, always gets bloody noses here and there. It's completely normal for small children to get them. They're just more sensitive to dry heat/ai...
- It could be caused by alot of different things. I guess your doctor is waiting to see if it is the heat causing it. If it is your heat, a humidifier would stop it. ...
- Hi K., I have a nephew who has very bad bloody noses. His parents were told to put vaselene on the inside of his nose too, to keep it from getting too dry. My nephew...
OB GYN In Evanston
She collected the cord blood and got an amazing amount of cells. They were really impressed at the cord blood bank! It was the first time I had done that! ...
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- I just had my fourth child at Evanston Hospital with a certified nurse midwife, Kathy Puls. It was a great hospital birth, and the thing I loved most was knowing t...
- I use Dr Forbes at AGSO in Evanston...they are directly across from the hospital. I think they are GREAT (and a couple of my friends who have used her love her too). ...
- I agree with what people have said about AGSO. My doctor is Dr. Forbes and she is WONDERFUL! I had a great pregnancy and delivery experience with her.
