Cord Blood Bank

Sylvia first introduced the idea of Cord Blood Bank to me. When the baby is born, we could have the doctor seal the embilical cord along with the cord blood inside and send it to a company to freeze up in liquid nitrogen. In case the baby develops some childhood leukemia in future and needs to get rid of all those cancer-embedded blood, we could use the stem cell in the cord blood to regenerate blood for the baby.

Dr. A said the chances we would use this is miniscule. It is just like a life insurance policy that could help put our mind into peace. We're better off put money in college fund than this. Biajee thinks it is a waste of money. What if the company goes bankruptcy in 20 years? What if there is a major system shutdown or power outage?

Anyway, we are not going to invest in this at the moment. The cost is $1,725 for initial start and then $95 per year. What if they raise the price half way through? We have no choice but to accept because the cord blood is stored in the liquid nitrogen. If we don't pay, they'll throw it out and all the effort in previous years will be in vain.

Dr. A got some samples from me today to culture for the strep-B test. He said 75% of women would test for postive and this means they'll need antibiotics in their IV during labor. We need to remember asking for the results next week. The baby is in good position - head down and feet up.