What is the best deal on cord blood banking?

Question

We're pretty sure we want to bank our baby's cord blood. Any BTDT moms who have already done this? Who is the best? Who should we go with? Any links or advice would be helpful. TIA!

Answer 1

Hello,
My DH and I decided to bank our baby's cord blood. Even though he is not due until December we registered ahead with CBR. They recommend you register in your second trimester, to avoid any delays. We did a lot of research on cord blood banking and on the companies that do it. You have to think when you choose a company about their finical stability. You do not want to pay all this money and your company, goes bankrupt. Also another thing to think about is where do they store it? You should think about natural disasters, what if's should be considered. CBR stores theirs in Arizona, where as most companies store theirs on the east coast. Then you need to consider the technique they use to collect it. What if you need to use some of it, will it all be used or will some still be accessible. With CBR it will. Some companies store them in tubes, some in vacuum sealed bags. Last thing I think even one should consider is the accessibly to your specimen should you need it, after all that is why you stored it, right?

www.cordblood.com

Answer 2

When researching, we found the best deal to be with Cord Blood Registry. Although expensive, we found that what they had to offer was the best. I definitely recommend calling up banks and asking them:
1. How financially secure they are
2. Do they own their own lab
3. What payment plans they have
4. What kind of transplant experience do they have

Here are some good sites we used when we started researching:
http://www.parentsguidecordblood.com
http://pregnancyweekly.com/cord_blood_banks/

I guess cord blood Registry also has a free program where you can bank for free. I'd look into that as well.

http://cordblood.com/newborn/?id=000667

Answer 3

we went with Viacord but i dont know how much it was.. my husbands grandfather paid for it before my daughter was born but you can go to the website and get free information