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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...
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.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 ...
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 ...
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 P.Q. from New York
on January 11, 2009
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My husband and I are considering banking our baby's cord blood. Looking for the best company to do it with. Any advice?
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- We used cord blood registry for all 3 of our kids. Collection and shipping went smoothy every time. Ask your friends who collected...most likely if you go with one of...
- We have used Viacord for both of our kids and plan on doing it for out third as well! They are amazing and great customer service!
- I think that Lifebank is excellent. http://www.lifebankusa.com/
Mom-to-be Seeking Advice on Cord Blood Storage
Asked by J.D. from Providence
on April 4, 2008
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My husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of May and we are trying to decide whether or not to store her cord bood after delivery. We have signed up f...
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- Hi J., I'm expecting in May as well, and the cost of banking cord blood was too high for us right now, but I just read about another option. You can donate the cord ...
- We were deterred by the financial costs. With our first child, we donated the cord blood, figuring that if it was used for research our child would benefit in that hi...
- Which company are you going through? We have our older daughter's cord blood stored through Cord Blood Registry (CBR) and it is definitely NOT $600/year to store. It...
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 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.
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...
