Blood Cord Banking

Jocelynguillermo2007 · July 2016

Any mommies out there considering or have banked their babies blood cord? I am considering it any feedback would be appreciate it.

kosmo86 · July 2016

We decided not to do it.

here is an article from lucie's list- article

Sbrown721 · July 2016

My midwife advised us to put our money into a college savings account instead.

Jocelynguillermo2007 · July 2016

@kosmo86 - Thank you for the article just finished reading it... Glad to know the true facts and stats of it all.

@Sbrown721 - I agree adding more to my baby's savings account wouldn't hurt at all.

Thank you ladies

Have a wonderful Tuesday.

RG1 · July 2016

I listened to a great episode of the Pregnancy Podcast on this topic that was neutral and unbiased, so it was great at presenting the facts. I recommend it!

Tippy05 · July 2016

We donated ours both times.

nativetexan512 · July 2016

I had a childhood illness that was difficult to treat.

We had not considered cord blood banking at all, but then my husband asked whether it might be beneficial given my previous medical history, so we are looking into it.

I found a site that listed all the current trials/tests/therapies for cord blood - https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/diseases

I didn't know that some only apply if the individual has their own cord blood, and some are from donated cord blood (has to be a match).

Bottom line - I've gotten back in touch with my childhood doctor to see if she thinks it would be worthwhile to bank our baby's cord blood. I have no idea what she'll say, but we figured it was worth a shot.

Thscary · July 2016

We are doing it for the sole reason that it couldn't hurt to have it banked. Hopefully we never have to use it for anything

JennM205 · July 2016

The cost to have the cord blood banked is just too great, in my opinion. That said, cord blood has the potential to positively impact SO MANY currently incurable illnesses and diseases. I'm ALL for donating the cord blood for this reason - whether it be to go to a single recipient in need or to go to science for research. We did this when DD was born and will be doing it again.

frogdog06 · July 2016

How can we donate??

We've also opted against it due to the cost, but it doesn't stop ViaCord from harassing me via home phone, cell phone, and email.

JennM205 · July 2016

@frogdog06 Ask your OB about donation options in your area! Unfortunately, not all hospitals participate in cord blood donation programs but if they do, they will most likely have a single agency they work with and can point you in the right direction.

But do it soon! In my experience, the donation agencies aren't super speedy with the registration process and it can take weeks. (The amount of work you have to do is minimal - maybe a 20min online questionnaire - but getting the paperwork through on their end after that seems to take a while.)

Tippy05 · July 2016

frogdog06 said:

How can we donate??

We've also opted against it due to the cost, but it doesn't stop ViaCord from harassing me via home phone, cell phone, and email.

We went to the local blood center and they gave us a kit to take with us to the hospital. I was there for maybe 15-20 minutes to fill out a questionnaire and pick up the bag. I went a couple weeks before I was due. I kept it next to my hospital bag and we took it with us when we went. Easy peasy.

miam4 · July 2016

We saved DD and we are going to save DS as well. We see it like an insurance: we have for prevention, and we hope never need to use it! DD pediatrician told me before she was born "if you have money to do it, great! Do it!"
We prefer to invest and save it just in case.

RG1 · July 2016

The podcast I listened to brought up the recommendations from the American Academy Pediatrics (found here: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/1/165). The most interesting point I read was "Cord blood donation should be discouraged when cord blood stored in a bank is to be directed for later personal or family use, because most conditions that might be helped by cord blood stem cells already exist in the infant’s cord blood". They recommend public banks. If you scroll down on that link, you can read the other recommendations from them. Its an interesting topic!

ketomommy · July 2016

I was originally against it. Then a member of my temple's husband died of leukemia. He may not have been cured with his own or a family's stem cells, but, I know his wife would have tried anything. My husband and I discussed it, and it came down to this: if either of us or one of our children developed a disease that is showing promising results through stem cells could we forgive ourselves for not banking? We decided to privately bank.

Jocelynguillermo2007 · August 2016

Thank you ladies for adding to this discussion.

Greatly appreciate it.

mjpatzwa · August 2016

Jocelynguillermo2007 said:

@kosmo86 - Thank you for the article just finished reading it... Glad to know the true facts and stats of it all.
@Sbrown721 - I agree adding more to my baby's savings account wouldn't hurt at all.

Thank you ladies
Have a wonderful Tuesday.

Our hospital had a bank that they use for research and donating to kids who need it. We are going that route.

jbscmama · August 2016

We are doing the private banking. we were told by the doctor and a couple of other sources that if we had the resources to do it, then we should do it. Hope to never need it!

SuperFudge00 · August 2016

I looked into public banking but my hospital would have to be a designated site and it isn't so we didn't and we aren't.

jessbaldwin14 · August 2016

We decided to privately bank blood and tissue. My doc also said if you can afford to do it there is no downside. There are so many new uses they are discovering for stem cells, we thought it was worth the money- plus we did it in July and it was discounted $400!

chetna1509 · August 2016

Did anyone register with CBR or cryocell? If you refer me, both of us get additional discount. .

SLou24 · August 2016

I actually just found out at my birthing class on Sunday that my hospital does a public cord blood bank, where you can donate into it, and then if you or anyone in your family needs it in the future, you have access to all that is in the bank. I think we'll definitely be doing that, because I like the idea of donating to something that many people could benefit from. The cost of private blood banking is just too great for us, maybe see if your hospital offers a similar program?

KimmySchmidt · August 2016

No, we will not be banking. Lots of money spent for, as of now, no gain.

jas1982 · August 2016

We're donating... I think... I never got my kit. I should probably check on that like, now. I am delivering at a huge baby factory hospital that still makes it annoying hard to donate. They push one of the big banks so my suspicious mind wonders if there's some financial incentive to discourage donation.

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