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Cord Blood Banking

Cord Blood Banking



How is cord blood banked and how much does it cost?





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nita@cordadvantage.com - 97 days ago.
Consider Americord for cord blood banking - Americord Donates Cord Blood.Processing and Storage Costs for Children with Cerebral Palsy for parents that have banked with them. See http://cordadvantage.com/press-room.html

ii2ose - 198 days ago.
My husband and I compared 5 different cord blood banks, bigger companies along with the local ones. The bigger companies seem to be lower in cost but aren't neccessarily the most advanced in technology. A local bank nearby, PacifiCord, was offering an additonal $150 off on top of their discounted price so we were more than happy to bank with them. It wasn't just cost though that mattered to us. We learned about their technology when touring the facility. We also got some free prenatal classes there too.

msteach64 - 217 days ago.
http://www.bankingcordblood.org/compare-cord-blood-banks http://parentsguidecordblood.org/content/usa/banklists/summary.shtml best places to research cord blood banking

msteach64 - 217 days ago.
We used CBR for our first child. Since then I have recently read of a storage recall at CBR and a lab meltdown at Cryocell. So this time we are considering banking with a different company (maybe viacord). I feel like its better not to keep all of our eggs in one basket in case something happens and the samples get damaged at a specific storage facility.

ragtopgirl - 715 days ago.
we did it with my 2 year old and will do it again in April with our new baby. Check some hospitals. they do it for so much cheaper. We used St. Joesphs hospital in Orange, Ca and it was a $1800.00 flat fee. No fees every year and good for 18 years. They are a magnant hospital and one of the best.

mommy-for-first-time - 736 days ago.
Hi Ladies, Just to let you know that in 2010 viacord is offering $400 off which is equally matched by CBR. So please ask them for this discount. I am getting this for my son who is due in March.

Cynlee47 - 831 days ago.
We are banking with CBR also. My daughter was born not breathing for the first 10 minutes, they didn't know if she would have brain damage or not. We had opted out of the CBR banking orignally because we could not afford it. But because her Apgar Score was so low, CBR gave us the first 4 years free, I was so thankful they where able to do that just incase we needed it. Hailey turned 1 almost a month ago, had her last Development appointment to make sure she's learning and developing properly and she has passed with flying colors. It makes me feel better knowing that it's there if she needs it, if something should happen in the future. I am going to try and keep it going even after the 4 years is up. Even if I have to make her dad get a second job. ha ha ha

tina - 1108 days ago.
We are banking with CBR, this is our 4th child. Our 3rd child was diagnosed in September 2007 with Leukemia and CBR has a 'Designated Transplant Program' that can get it for people with illness either for free or at a discount. It's nice to know it's there if we need it. We donated all the other kids cord blood. We would have found a way to pay for it even if CBR did not have a program to help us... I think the guy said it was going to be $2500 the first year and then $200 a year after that... or something similar.

PreggersAgainYippee - 1116 days ago.
We banked our son's cord blood. At first my husband didn't want to due to the expense, but this was one area I wasn't willing to compromise on. We could afford it, but even if we couldn't I would have charged it or went without new crib and stroller. We are just starting to learn what illnesses can be cured. Imagine 10-20 years down the line. It may cure diseases even into adulthood. I strongly encourage banking your child's cord blood. If you absolutely can't afford to do that, I'd recommend donating it. Totally free and might save a life or give a better quality of life to someone else's child. Also, CBR gives military families a huge discount. I think it is around $500 off.

turtlemom - 1116 days ago.
Our daughter was diagnosed with hydrocephalus when I was 18 weeks pregnant. We were probably going to bank her cord blood anyway, but this diagnosis made it a certainty. We used CBR and actually re-infused her cord blood when she was 1 month old. She was only the 10th baby with this condition to have the stem cells used so there is not emperical data regarding whether or not it will help her brain damage. We were told it was likely she would not mentally develop past infancy. She is now almost 5 months old and meeting milestones. We have enough banked for two more infusions that we plan to do in the future. I know it isn't cheap, but no one knows what the future holds. I strongly recommend banking cord blood.

Becky C - 1116 days ago.
ashleylarry-I do not think someone who cannot afford to do it is a bad person. I would also really like to save the cord blood but do not think I can afford it right now. I know I have seen that you can get the cells from a tooth pulled at the dentist (when your child is in those years of loosing all their teeth) and have it sent in for the same purpose. I seen it on the show 'The Doctors'. Plus they said it was only like $650 dollars to do it that way. Just a thought and maybe something to look into if you just cant afford it at the time of a huge finacial ( as well as life) change.

ashleylarry - 1116 days ago.
Is this common? I know it's for a wonderful cause but it's extremely expensive for us. Am I a bad person if I don't do it? Did you guys do it/or are you going to do it?

CordBloodMama - 1161 days ago.
In 2001, we did NOT do it with our first child. However, because of all of the ailments cord blood now cures, we felt strongly about doing it with our second and third children.

If you're like us, want to do it, but somewhat prohibited by the expense, this site might be helpful--includes a with $250 cord blood coupon to CBR, info on payment plans, and other discounts like a year of FREE cord blood storage.

This site includes with news stories about cord blood and stem cell cures for juvenile diabetes, leukemia, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, and more.


socalmom11 - 1171 days ago.
You have option of donating your baby’s cord blood or storing it at a private bank. With donation, you are essentially “donating” the cord blood and the bank decides what will happen with the unit - for use in a transplant or research. If you want a guarantee that your baby’s cord blood will be available for your own baby & family’s use definitely go with private banking. Families with the following conditions would benefit immensely for families from mixed ethnic backgrounds, families with history of disease treatable by stem cells and adoption of newborns. Banking your baby’s cord blood stem cells provides 100% match for your baby and greatly improves the chances of having a match for another family member. We did it with both of our boys. I know it's a new thing, but we did a lot of research and decided to do it-we see it as an investment in their future. I really hope we'll never have to use it, but it's good to know that it's there if we need it. We went with Family Cord Blood Services in Los Angeles and we were very happy with the whole process. I believe they are currently having a promotion for $200 off new client enrollments, but you can check them out on line.

Spike - 1173 days ago.
I got my first sons chord blood privatley banked, we dont know our family histories at all because both my mother and my husbands mother were adopted and both our fathers left our mothers before (or in my case just after) we were born. I dodnt want to take the risk of not having Lukas stem sells if they were ever needed, and banking them publicaly just didnt seem like the best idea cause your own sells will allways work better than someone elses. I will be banking this babies cells as well, you just never know if they are needed, plus our hospital is currently the only hospital in the world that has currently succesfully treated heart desease and damage with a patients own stem cells!


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