Comments for Umbilical Cord Blood Banking

Comment on What R Our Options For Cord Blood Banking If My Hubby And I Decide Not To Bank It?can We Donate It N Where To? by ? mommy of Gabby&Kami

? mommy of Gabby&Kami — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:21:54 +0000

yes. you can donate it.http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_B…http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fe…

Comment on What R Our Options For Cord Blood Banking If My Hubby And I Decide Not To Bank It?can We Donate It N Where To? by ? mommy of Gabby&Kami

? mommy of Gabby&Kami — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:34:23 +0000

yes. you can donate it.http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_B…http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fe…

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by Heythere

Heythere — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

I think it’s a great idea. I def plan on doing this…i’m not pregnant at the moment. But when I am,,I will.

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by just me

just me — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

i think it’s one of those things that’s really sad because they know how beneficial it is, but they make it optional and you have to pay for it. with all of the benefits why can’t they just keep it for everyone and use it if needed later down the road, it’s saving lives!!!!!!

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by Michiko

Michiko — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

My daughter is 4, and we did bank her blood 4 years ago. We hope that she will never need it, but it does give us peace of mind. Our second child is due in a few weeks, and we’ve already purchased the cord blood kit. We’re definitely pro banking cord blood, and we know of a family whose son had already benefited from his parents’ doing so.

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by midnight

midnight — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

If you have a family history of leukemia, myleoma, lymphoma or know someone getting ready to have a bone marrow transplant, its probably a good idea to privatly bank.
If not, it may not be worth, and you should instead donate to the public bank. You can find out how to do that through your country’s marrow donor’s program. For the US the site is http://www.marrow.org . If you are in a different country, search for your country’s marrow program or email me to help you find it.

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by MO Momma

MO Momma — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

I think if your family has any history of serious childhood illness or you have other children suffering a serious illness then I would keep the cord. If your family history is fairly healthy then it may just be another expense. I personally got a great deal of satisfaction from donating the cord blood.
Good Luck and Congrats!

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by Joey Jr born 6/19/09!

Joey Jr born 6/19/09! — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

I have been really torn about this. I heard that there is such a slim chance of needing it and it’s so expensive to do, but then I was watching that Dr. show this week and there was a little boy on there who had cereabal palsy and they used his own cord blood and it made him so much better. I just don’t think I can take the chance of not keeping it. If something ever happened that the cord blood could help I would hate myself for not doing it. I’m thinking we will probably use the public bank instead of a private one so it’s less expensive.

Comment on How Many Are Going To Save The Umbilical Cord Blood…? by BLB

BLB — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:49 +0000

My husband and I have been looking into this recently and will most likely decide to do it with a private banking. It’s more costly than the public option, but we want to make sure that what we save is for our child and our family only. I think it’s a great thing and can only lead to better things in the future. Good Luck with whatever you decide.

Comment on Did You Opt For Cord Blood Banking? How Much Did It Cost And Which Company Did You Use? by email continuity

email continuity — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:21:24 +0000

I think that it’s a great thing to do but it is really expensive, I know my doctor told me it’s about 1200 dollars to “harvest” it and I think he said 100 dollars a month to store it after that. I know I can’t afford that right now.