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Have you or anyone you know benefited from the cord blood saved from newborn baby?

My neice is going to be born and I am thinking of using part of my student loan money to pay to save her cord blood because her mother, my brother, nor I have the money to pay for it. Is it worth the investment? What about next year? I doubt she nor my brother will have the money then either.

Public Comments

1. I have never known anyone but I think it is a wonderful thing.
2. I do not know anyone who has, and the chances of her needing it later are actually pretty slim. I would use the money for college. If her mom is dead-set on doing this (and I'm not saying it's a waste of money) she will get the money herself. Good luck!
3. I donated both my kids cord blood and one was recently chosen to be used for a patient with bone cancer. They call to follow up on the child before using it to make sure the donor is healthy. It made me cry I was so happy to help someone's fight with cancer a little easier and it cost me nothing. You could always donate to the cord blood bank if you can't afford to save it for private use.
4. i wanted to donate my son's but the hospital he was born at didn't accept donations. my obstetrician and pediatrician said if there is no family history of health problems it is not necessary. you should use your money to save for the child's education instead. why break the bank when you probably will never need it. cord banking is ridiculously expensive.
5. No, I've never actually heard of anyone I know benefiting from this blood. But what I do know is that it's important for your baby to get all the blood from their cord at birth. After your baby is born, the doctors should let the cord pulsate until it's done. That blood is the best blood your baby could have, and is very oxygenated and full of all sorts of good stuff. Maybe we'd have less sick babies if we'd give them all the benefits that God designed for them...
6. You should sign up - or rather your brother should sign up for Newborn Possibilities. http://cordblood.com/newborn/welcome.asp?id=000667 You can save the cord blood at no cost. I definitely think you should look into it.