Cord Blood Banking

Re: Cord Blood Banking

• joakin

  January 2010

  DH wants to bank it, I'd rather donate it.  My reasoning, I just don't think there is enough research to support it's possible usefulness to justify the cost.

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• robinsokj member

  January 2010

  We cant justify spending that kind of money.  I wanted to donate, but my hospital doesn't do that
  

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• BlueRidgeMama member

  January 2010

  Too expensive for us.

  

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• h2babe member

  January 2010

  We're going to do it.
  

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• alice2Bcheshire member

  January 2010

  We're donating-- banking is soooooo expensive, and it basically amounts to a biological insurance policy.  Plus, it's possible that if LO is the one who needs the transplant in the future, his or her own cord blood could contain the same disease and would be useless. If we had a relative who needed it currently, we'd obviously bank for personal use, but we're fortunate enough to be able to donate.
  

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• Juelsr member

  January 2010

    We're going to do it, DH is a dr and feels its not even an option not to.

  

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• spfclr member

  January 2010

  From what I've read the chances of your child needing it (without a family history of diseases that would require it) is very, very low since it will only treat certain types of blood cancers.  Luckily through our hospital we have the ability to donate to a public bank.  If we do need it hopefully it would still be available, but it's so unlikely that I would rather open it up to public use.

  
  
  

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• little_kate member

  January 2010

  I think I plan on donating to a public bank... Just can't afford private banking at this point...

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• mommyaudra member

  January 2010

  we are going to do it, the chances of her needing it or any of our loved ones needing it...i would be sad if we didnt bank and she or someone needed it

  

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• Wilwarin

  January 2010

  joakin:

  My reasoning, I just don't think there is enough research to support it's possible usefulness to justify the cost.

  This.  We will be donating it so that it can be used for donation or research.  My doctor agrees that there is not enough research to justify us spending a boat load of money on banking it for ourselves and we came to that conclusion ourselves while doing research.  My doctor is happily helping us with the donation process.
  

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• mrsmiller080407

  January 2010

  We are donating it.

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