Cord blood?

[alleyoop]

Dr. Sanjay Gupta wrote a small article about his and his wife's choice regarding this matter for Time Magazine a couple issues back. Though I can't remember all the facts he sited, I do remember that they decided to NOT bank cord blood, but to make the free donation. Maybe you can search for the article, as it was short but interesting.

[Momof3Labs]

We did, but DS is at a higher risk of needing it due to our family history (waaay too much leukemia for anyone's liking). We used Cord Blood Registry (CBR) though it was a toss-up between them and Viacord (we'll likely use Viacord for the next baby).

[Melanie]

My MW said our local Donation hospital is full and no longer accepting donations. =(

[Gena]

We looked into it and chose not to do it. I wasn't convinced by the data out there and didn't like the way the advertising takes advantage of parental fears. I don't mean to offend anyone who did bank. It's a very personal decision that each parent has to make based on what they believe is best for their child.

I wanted to donate the cord blood, but our hospital doesn't participate in that. In the end we delayed cutting the cord until all the blood pumped into the baby.