Is anyone planning on cord blood banking?

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We can't afford it... also, I've heard that it's basically just a money-making scam because it hasn't been proven that they can do anything more with cord blood than with adult stem cells... not trying to stir the pot, but that's what I read in a labor/delivery book! I'm sure it's not a bad idea if you can afford it though, but I wouldn't worry that you are dooming your child if you decide not to do it or can't afford it.

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We are doing it for our second child now and we view it as an extra "insurance policy" for our children. Regardless of whether or not people view it as a waste, we view it as something we can afford and don't want to regret not doing later. 
For each child it's around $1400 to bank, then the annual storage which is around $10/month. 
If you cannot afford to bank privately, or maybe don't even want to, PLEASE DONATE FOR FREE! There is a 97% chance there is a match waiting already!

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It's free at my hospital, you literally just fill out the forms before.

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We are doing it for sure. My husband has two autoimmune diseases, ulcerative colitis and multiple sclerosis. It's a no brainer. Even if we don't end up using it I'd rather have it than not. If they come out with a breakthrough for these diseases and we didn't do it there would be so much regret. We also don't have to worry about the cost.

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I did a lot of research. The only reason we are not doing it is that if your baby has any issues normally you can't even use their cord blood and tissue! They view it as contaminated. So you are mostly keeping it for a sibling or yourself and you would need to be a match. So there are about 300 diseases they say you could use it for, but only a small percentage on the actual child you got them from.

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We are. We have a very sick 5yo that could benefit from her sisters cord blood if she's a match once she's born. Even if she isn't a match, there is still a chance this baby will have the same genetic problems so it'll be essential to have

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Can't afford it and there is no local option to donate it.

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Can someone tell me the benefits and what's it used for? My doctor asked me if I wanted it done and I wasn't sure....and when I asked for research he didn't help much

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I did it with my daughter 9.5 years ago ... but the payments were too much for us eventually and we ended up canceling it. I'm sure they kept it, why wouldn't they, and I hope it helped someone out there get better.

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I still don't understand what that is.

Is anyone planning on cord blood banking?

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