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Cord Blood Donation?

I am freaking out a little now because I was so set about donating the cord blood since I wasn't going to bank it. Now in my birth plan it says that I would prefer to wait until the cord has stopped pulsating until they cut it, but I can't do that if I want to donate.   What to do??
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Re: Cord Blood Donation?

  • I'm a little confused.  Did you write that in your birth plan?  I believe that you are correct that you cannot donate if you wait for the cord to stop pulsing.

    I'm donating my baby's cord blood and the OB will collect it immediately, including whatever he can get from the cord and placenta.

    I guess it depends on your preference.  

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  • imageMrsH_08:

    I'm a little confused.  Did you write that in your birth plan?  I believe that you are correct that you cannot donate if you wait for the cord to stop pulsing.

    I'm donating my baby's cord blood and the OB will collect it immediately, including whatever he can get from the cord and placenta.

    I guess it depends on your preference.  

     

    Yup I wrote that I wanted to wait until the cord stop pulsing before they cut it, but now I realized I can't do that and donate the cord blood.  I am googling like crazy reading the +/-'s of cutting the cord too soon!

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  • I haven't researched the pulsing thing, but from what I've read about collecting the cord blood, I would have to think they can't collect enough to donate if you wait.  If you wait for the umbilical cord blood to go into your baby (which is what the pulsing is, I think), they may not have enough left to collect.  It may have to be one or the other.
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  • The doctor can "milk" your placenta even after the cord stops pulsing - but you do run the risk of there not being enough. 

    In my own honest opinion, you and your baby's needs are #1...

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  • My midwives and my naturopath had found some research that showed that letting the cord pulse for 2 minutes gives as much benefits as leaving it until it stops pulsing.  If you go for 2 minutes, then you can still donate the rest - that's what we did.  I'll hunt around later and see if I can find the article(s).
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  • imagedoublem:
    My midwives and my naturopath had found some research that showed that letting the cord pulse for 2 minutes gives as much benefits as leaving it until it stops pulsing.  If you go for 2 minutes, then you can still donate the rest - that's what we did.  I'll hunt around later and see if I can find the article(s).

     

    Thanks Ladies! This did not even dawn on me until DH said something.

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  • In talking to my H, we probably didn't cut the cord for 3 minutes after E was born, since they gave Matt the decision to cut it if he wanted, and didn't clamp it until them.

    Anyway, here are a few links.  Since they're from research papers/journals, some of the wording can be a little tricky.   Hope this helps!

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18425897 (scroll down to "MAIN RESULTS" and "AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS")

    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673606688892/abstract

     

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  • I asked my OB (@ Eastside OB) about this. She confirmed that if you let all the blood drain into the baby you cannot donate. She said not to believe the hype you hear about letting the baby get all the blood, it is too much blood and it can potentially lead to problems down the road. She said the baby will be perfectly healthy without it.
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