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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 10:20 am to Schwartz
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We donated ours.
You donated it? I thought it was only good for the child that came from the cord?
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:22 am to CHiPs25
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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 10:22 am to CaptainsWafer
quote:
Explain this to me, what are you going to do with it for $1500
quote:
Cord blood banking is the process of collecting and storing your baby’s umbilical cord stem cells for potential medical use. At ViaCord, our approach to cord blood and tissue banking is simple: Apply the most advanced science to deliver the highest-quality stem cell collection and storage process in order to achieve the best results for families. That approach has guided our growth and success for nearly two decades. Today ViaCord is the leading provider of cord blood stem cells for transplant or infusion.1
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 10:23 am to Schwartz
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We donated ours.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:23 am to CHiPs25
Stem cells can still be harvested from it.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:24 am to CaribbeanDemon
I can't imagine there's any regulations on the companies that are doing it since Stem Cell is still a four letter word with the government.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 10:25 am to CHiPs25
Ah.
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