Guest guest Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Hi Tori- They just came out with storing cord blood after I had my 1st son. So we missed out on it then. My husband and I discussed storing it this time and decided against it. I would have still liked to have donated it but things happened so fast that I didn't get a chance to tell the doctor. The reason that we decided not to do it was because stem cells either don't have antigens displayed on their surface (that's what causes a rejection) or they don't have many (can't remember which) so there's not much that much of an immune response to them no matter where you get them. On the flip side, if you store your own baby's cord blood, it will always be immediately available if the baby needs it. There would be no wait involved. Anyhow, personally, I think there is something to this stem cell stuff. Take care, dx & RAI 1987 (at age 24) > I've been thinking about whether or not to collect and store my baby's cord > blood. It's quite expensive -- $1600 for the first year and $100 each > subsequent year. Of course, that's trivial if it could one day save my > child's life. On the other hand, much has been said about stem cells lately > without most of us really understanding it and I don't want to pulled into > something that is touted as a miracle cure-all if it really isn't. Any > opinions on the subject? > > Peace, > Tori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Tori, You might look into donating it. You can't do it in all areas, though, and some places only do it for women who give birth during business hours (!) I had wanted to do that, but the person who does the collection was on vacation when I gave birth. If you decide to bank it, check around. The prices vary quite a bit. -- in Fla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 Hi Vic, I wouldn't bother with saving the cord cells. If you ever had a need for stem cells and there was an available technology that made the cells useful, you would still have other stem cells sources like bone marrow. Stem cells can also sometimes be found in the fetal circulation. We were saving cord bloods, with maternal permission, for a research project, but the funding fell through so we're not even doing active research. Best, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 In a message dated 5/19/2003 8:39:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, daisyelaine@... writes: > > Hi Vic, > I wouldn't bother with saving the cord cells. If you ever had a need for > stem > cells and there was an available technology that made the cells useful, you > > would still have other stem cells sources like bone marrow. Stem cells can > also sometimes be found in the fetal circulation. > We were saving cord bloods, with maternal permission, for a research > project, > but the funding fell through so we're not even doing active research. Best, > > Elaine Thanks, Elaine and everyone else who chimed in on this one. I think I'll call around and see about donating the cord blood. Peace, Tori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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