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My second child was born about a week ago. I kept both their cord blood in sepearate banks in separate cities in case of a disaster or an emergency. I paid 20

My second child was born about a week ago. I kept both their cord blood in sepearate banks in separate cities in case of a disaster or an emergency. I paid 20 years of storage for both of them also. I believe in the future their stem cells will be beneficial to them in at least one area of their lives, and I hope never to need the cord bloods for health reasons. But there is one crucial point you should be aware of, make sure they are not sharing personal information or genetic profile with international third parties make sure the service agreement between you and the bank covers this explicitly, banks that I stored my children's bloods had no such clear points in their agreements and i made them add my own no third parties article for me.

louislouis 17y ago
How much was it?
- jm4 17y ago
  It varies depending on the bank. Public banks cost far less than private banks. Once you figure out which type of bank you want to use you really have to look closely at individual banks. Where do they store the tissue? What is their financial situation? How many successful transplants have been done with tissue that they've stored? Even the collection kit varies, with CBR claiming to be able to collect up to 30% more stem cells. We ended up choosing CBR because if the collection doesn't meet a certain threshold you have the option to get a refund or store it anyway. They also guarantee a successful transplant or your money back plus $50000. It cost us just under $2000. We hope it's money thrown away, but if we ever need it it's a small price to pay. Some banks can also store cord tissue. The way it was explained to me is that the tissue can be used for all the things the blood can be used for, but there's a much better chance it will be a match for the father. Apparently, the chances of the stem cells from the blood being a match for the father are quite low. That said, I'm having some second thoughts based on some of the things I'm reading here. We have a few more weeks before delivery. Here's a table of banks and estimated costs: http://parentsguidecordblood.org/content/usa/banklists/summary.shtml?navid=17 http://parentsguidecordblood.org/content/usa/banklists/summa...

louislouis 17y ago

How much was it?

jm4 17y ago
It varies depending on the bank. Public banks cost far less than private banks. Once you figure out which type of bank you want to use you really have to look closely at individual banks. Where do they store the tissue? What is their financial situation? How many successful transplants have been done with tissue that they've stored? Even the collection kit varies, with CBR claiming to be able to collect up to 30% more stem cells. We ended up choosing CBR because if the collection doesn't meet a certain threshold you have the option to get a refund or store it anyway. They also guarantee a successful transplant or your money back plus $50000. It cost us just under $2000. We hope it's money thrown away, but if we ever need it it's a small price to pay. Some banks can also store cord tissue. The way it was explained to me is that the tissue can be used for all the things the blood can be used for, but there's a much better chance it will be a match for the father. Apparently, the chances of the stem cells from the blood being a match for the father are quite low. That said, I'm having some second thoughts based on some of the things I'm reading here. We have a few more weeks before delivery. Here's a table of banks and estimated costs: http://parentsguidecordblood.org/content/usa/banklists/summary.shtml?navid=17 http://parentsguidecordblood.org/content/usa/banklists/summa...