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Future Daddy Here -- Cord Blood
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:16 am
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:16 am
Any dad's (or Mom's) out there done the Cord Blood for their newborn? My wife is pushing us like crazy to do it, but i'm not sure if the $1,500 is worth it or not. I know there's a lot of good things about it, but i haven't heard one success story about someone that kept the cord blood and actually used it to save their kid's life.
Opinions?
Opinions?
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Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:16 am to CHiPs25
Save your money
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:17 am to CHiPs25
We researched it and decided against it. Didn't seem worth it.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:17 am to CHiPs25
we skipped it.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:18 am to CHiPs25
Passed on it personally.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:18 am to CHiPs25
Explain this to me, what are you going to do with it for $1500
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:19 am to CHiPs25
Save your money
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:19 am to CHiPs25
Passed on it.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:20 am to CHiPs25
quote:
Opinions?
go for the "travel," or "select" cord blood, blood
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:20 am to CHiPs25
You gonna eat it or something?
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:22 am to CHiPs25
quote:
Any dad's (or Mom's) out there done the Cord Blood for their newborn? My wife is pushing us like crazy to do it, but i'm not sure if the $1,500 is worth it or not. I know there's a lot of good things about it, but i haven't heard one success story about someone that kept the cord blood and actually used it to save their kid's life.
Tell her you paid for the storage. But secretly put the money away in an account only you have access to or better yet run home for a quick 'shower' or extra battery pack for camera while she's recovery and bury the money in a pickle jar in the back yard.
Money better spent on a divorce lawyer one day.
This post was edited on 11/18/14 at 10:23 am
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:23 am to CHiPs25
We researched it and decided against it. Spending the money wasn't the concern. It was more about the fact that the slim likelihood of the blood being stored correctly and available for use if we needed it swayed the decision. Lots of uncertainty with the business models of the companies that are in that industry
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:28 am to CHiPs25
We ate ours that afternoon when it was fresh.
This post was edited on 11/18/14 at 10:29 am
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:28 am to CHiPs25
Decided it wasn't worth it; the scenarios where it might be helpful just seemed too unlikely to be worth the money. It's basically useless for the kid, since the conditions would be present in the cord blood as well, so you're just banking it for a possible future sibling that might have a condition. Since we had no family histories of any of the diseases that might be treated, it just didn't seem worth it.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:32 am to CHiPs25
I plan on using my firstborn's cord blood for the baby's first halloween costume.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:32 am to CHiPs25
Look into delayed cord clamping instead.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:33 am to CHiPs25
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but i'm not sure if the $1,500 is worth it or not.
Not sure if you realize this but you've answered your own question....
quote:
but i haven't heard one success story about someone that kept the cord blood and actually used it to save their kid's life.
There you go.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:47 am to CHiPs25
We did it after #2 was born. Mrs. dog felt the same way about it.
Of course this was 12 years ago and I do not remember spending 1500 bucks for it.
We have never used it and hopefully wont have to.
Of course this was 12 years ago and I do not remember spending 1500 bucks for it.
We have never used it and hopefully wont have to.
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