Cord Blood- which are you using?

stepher614 · April 2010

Trying to decide between CBR and Via Cord-

Any thoughts?

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Pocky873 · April 2010

We are going with Viacord. CBR was very very aggressive and really put me off. They even managed to enlist one of my friends from graduate school who recently had a baby to try and hook me (and others) in, then offered me a discount to try and sweeten the deal. Later I found out they also offered him a discount if he managed to get me to sign up. Kind of shady, IMO. My doctor recommended Viacord, because 1) they don't offer kickbacks to doctors who recommend them, and 2) they are a part-public, part private company and would have longer staying power than a purely private company. Turns out Viacord is part of a very well-known and established biotechnology company that also does stem cell research (i.e., not just a bank). Worked for me.

JulesDiane · April 2010

Went with ViaCord. Just felt better about it being a public company.

Grk_Natasha · April 2010

If we do decide to bank, we're going to use Maze because there's no annual fee. I think the bump has a coupon for $100 off too.

14years · April 2010

We went with CBR for DS and will do the same for this one. We haven't had any hard sell issues, and so far so good.

jwoods6056 · April 2010

We went with CBR and have had no issues. They were very helpful and not pushy at all.

Lexi0402 · April 2010

I think we're leaning more towards CBR. They have one of the highest rates of total cell collection.

Traba · April 2010

We went with Cryocell. I agree about CBR being very aggressive. I spoke to all of them before my first child and liked cryo-cell the best. I would rec calling all of them and asking tons of questions.?

cordbloodmom1 · April 2010

If you all are interested in cord blood banking, I invite you to visit the links below. My little girl used her cord blood to treat her cerebral palsy. It was the only treatment for her. Please visit www.youtube.com/cordbloodmom1 to see her dramatic recovery. https://cordblood.com/index.asp?mtag=1E9D https://cordblood.com/cord_blood_banking_with_cbr/pricing_domestic.asp?mtag=1E9D https://www.cordblood.com/giftregistry/rfib.asp?mtag=1E9D https://cordblood.com/education/index.asp?mtag=1E9D Through cord blood registry, you can set up a gift registry, my sister did this for her little boy and paid for the whole thing. Cbr also has payment plans as low as $48/month. It will be the best thing you will ever do for your little one!

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cordbloodmom1 · April 2010

I know I just put up a post, but I am really bothered by some of the incounters that you have had with cbr. I am very sorry to hear that. As I posted earlier we banked with cbr and in turn ended up using our cord blood....I cannot even begin to tell you how loving, caring, and professional cbr treated our family. They held our hands through a very difficult chapter of our lives and I would only recommend cbr. They are number one in the world for cord blood banking and I have seen with my own eyes why that is.

Cbr leads the industy in research, number of units stored as well as the most experience with transplant cases.

My point is, you as a parent need to do all of your research into all of the companies. My feeling is that you will return to cbr with a full understaning of cbr is as a company and understand that those coupons and discounts that you see out there are intended to help those that want to bank cord blood and may need that financial help, not to be a pusher or gimick.

Once again please visit the links in my last post...cbr is the best choice out there, I know first hand. Good luck to all of you.

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