cord blood banking

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joannek

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Has anyone here used LifeBankUSA?

I used Cord Blood Registry (CBR) for my first child. I'm very happy with their service. But this time I want to use another company. So is considering LifeBankUSA. Or what other companies have you used? And how was your experience.

Thanks for sharing.
 
I'm also considering banking my baby's cord blood but I have never heard of the two companies you mentioned. They are american companies?

I just spoke to all the 3 companies in Hong Kong but haven't made any decision yet. I'm still discussing with hubby. :(

This is my first child.....I'm very overwhelmed by the experience so far. Decision on stroller, bottles, milk brand, cord blood banking...a very stressful experience indeed.
 
I have also spoken to all 3 companies in HK, and about to sign with CordLife. Healthbaby has the best marketing strategy but they use liquid nitrogen tank and I don't like it. Their sales persons are like insurance persons, and they don't have any lab background and they just repeat the messages they got from their company like parrots. Their critism about the tank used by the other two sounds convincing initially, but when I checked out more with the other two, i found that the points are not true.

The other two using same tank (vapour nitrogen) which has less risk for cross contemination, I trust it better. Between the two, I chose CordLife because it uses a new machine, SEPAX, to process the blood. Cryolife's machine can also automatic process the blood but the statistics they quote is less than SEPAX. Plus, the sales I talked to in CordLife is very informative and responsive to my questions etc, she herself was a lab person before. I also visited their office in Wan Chai Shui On centre which is very convenient.

Also, Cordlife is cheaper by $1,000 and they have a promotion 31 March 2009 to give you an italian made baby bouncer. The person who refers you will get $668 in cash. You can quote me if you go with Cordlife, we can spend that over a nice afternoon tea!
 
Little Bird - do you mind me asking how much the total Cordlife package is? I was about to start doing my research, but looks like you've already done yours!

Also, if this company stores the blood here in HK, but you needed it later in another country, I assume transporting it is not an issue?

Thanks
 
Can anyone recommend a good cord banking company for me. I'm also not planning to stay here. We'd be going back to the Philippines a month after I give birth. I'm due on April 9. Tnx And also how much will the total package cost?
 
Hi sarah+

Cordlife (18yrs) $28,000 +$1,000 (if you use Sepax) = $29,000.

Cryolife $33,000 ($3000 discount if join 3 months before due date)

Transfer to other country shouldn't be an issue. Cordlife has regional branches, one of the selling point is that you can store in their other branches. A friend of mine will move back to Australia in a long run, and she joined Cordlife because of their network. If transferring to other branches you will only need to pay the transportation costs. Not sure how costs work if you send your cordblood to other countries.

Good luck with your delivery!
 
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Little bird pm me your name so I can quote you as my referrer if we do decide to push through with cordlife. We might go there next week to check it out :)
 
I replied just now, but says need administor for approval.

Anyway, I wanted to say, CBR is the No.1 largest bank, Viacord is the 2nd. I wouldn't use any smaller bank. You need a bank with stability. Smaller banks can go bankruptcy and lose your baby's cord blood.
 
Let me try again without any web links:

When I got pregnant, I decided to bank the cord blood for my children for medical reasons. My father-in-law died of leukemia at the age of 53. So I definitely wanted to bank cord blood for my kids.

I used CBR (Cord Blood Registry) both times. Their service was great. Both times their medical courier picked up the kit from my room one hour after my delivery. The next day CBR emailed me to inform me that my baby's cord blood was successfully banked. I view it as an insurance for my children. So glad that I did it.


CBR's price is very close to Viacord, actually a little lower. Both are around $2000 to start with, and $125 a year afterwards. Coupon code M9999 saves you $250 when you enroll with CBR

CBR is the biggest private bank for cord blood. Viacord is the second largest. I wouldn't go to any smaller cord banks. Need a bank with stability. Cryo-cell is a lot cheaper, but they store all the cord blood in St. Petersburg, FL.Won't be any good if hurricane comes.

Banking cord blood is a great thing, but it is not cheap. I am sure more people would have done it if were not for the high cost.

If you could afford it, I would say go for it. If money is an issue, do not worry about it. You can always donate it to benefit others. But at least please donate it if you are not going to bank!

A little more of my personal stories:

The reason that I wanted to bank cord blood for my kids was because my father-in-law died of Leukemia. (He died within 6 months after the initial symptom emerged, and he was only 53 years old) Even though I know it does not get passed to the next generation, I was still scared to death. So no matter how much it cost, I had to do it.

My father-in-law did have bone marrow transplant. No one in the family was a full match. The closest match they could find for him in the nation was 5/6 match. Doctors gave him the option: he could choose to die in a few months, full of pain, or he could try the bone marrow transplant, with about 30% chance of survival. He decided that he was too miserable going through the chemo therapy everyday, so he betted on the transplant. It was not a full match, and it failed. He left us for ever a week after the transplant. I keep on wondering whether he could have survided if he had a full match.
 
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