I looked it up, but it costs way to much and I wanted to delay cord cutting when my baby was born. Which I recomend doing if you chose not to bank or donate.
Since banking is costly (though I don't know your financial position so you could possibly afford it and be fine) and you can't donate then you should look into delayed cord clamping at birth, your baby might as well get all of that good stuff. I did it, my baby wasn't jaundace at all, and he turned a beautiful pink within moments of being born. All the nurses commented on it.
I was curious about the delay of cutting the cord having to do with cord blood banking. They keep bugging me with phone calls about doing it, and even with their payment plan, I still can't afford it. But then I thought about the delay of the cord, and wondered if that would help.
Now, I've read quite a few of people on here say they want to do that, and their believed benefits. I asked my doctor about it, and he said there's really no benefit to it, and not really anything bad can happen, but if anything, they receive too much blood, though it's rare.
Even though he said he doesn't normally do that, I still think I'm going to. Baby doesn't need to be cut a few seconds after coming out, anyway. And doctors are doctors. I'd really like to have a midwife next time around...
There is a lot of research coming out that is starting to show the benifits of delayed cord cutting. And I really think it helped a lot with the transition of not breathing to having to take those first few breaths outside. Definitly go for it, it won't hurt the baby at all and there hasn't been any proof of the baby receiving to much blood that way, or the blood being pulled from the baby back into the placenta. That used to be a common belief.
Interesting, I haven't read much about the delayed cord cutting but I will look into it. I had a heinous experience with a midwife and am praying one is not on duty when I deliver, give me a doctor...but I know plenty of people have had the opposite, personal choice I guess
It is free to donate it, but you need to make sure your hospital is involved with a donation program. If not, it is really difficult to get it donated. www.marrow.org has a list of hospitals by state that participate in donor programs.
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I did it, my baby wasn't jaundace at all, and he turned a beautiful pink within moments of being born. All the nurses commented on it.
Now, I've read quite a few of people on here say they want to do that, and their believed benefits. I asked my doctor about it, and he said there's really no benefit to it, and not really anything bad can happen, but if anything, they receive too much blood, though it's rare.
Even though he said he doesn't normally do that, I still think I'm going to. Baby doesn't need to be cut a few seconds after coming out, anyway. And doctors are doctors. I'd really like to have a midwife next time around...
And I really think it helped a lot with the transition of not breathing to having to take those first few breaths outside.
Definitly go for it, it won't hurt the baby at all and there hasn't been any proof of the baby receiving to much blood that way, or the blood being pulled from the baby back into the placenta. That used to be a common belief.