Ladies I would like to ask of your opinion
about the cord blood banking ...
I am in a deep delema. I talked with my
doctor and with my pharmacist and they
both told me that its a 50-50 choice. I
am giving my dna code to someone I don't
know in order to bank it in case my baby
needs it in the future (just for 15
years). But on the other side I am giving
my babys genetic code to someone I don't
know and that someone maybe use it for
something else... A clone maybe. I know
it sounds extreme but let's face it... We
live in an extreme era!!!
I surfed around the net and everyone shows
that this method is a helpful method as
the banked cells will protect the baby
from having a stroke or a heart attack or
alzheimer or diabetis.
Has anyone of you thought about it?? I
would like to hear your opinions ladies as
I am thinking about it day and night ...
Thank you!
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solbaby
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Pittsburgh
Posted: 03-22-06 12:38pm
I just read a very interesting article
about this in the march issue of parenting
magazine. I recommend you pick up a copy
to help inform your decision.
Personally, my husband and I decided
against private banking. We are going to
donate it to a public bank. The
technology does not seem advanced enough
to make the cost worthwhile. We also
figure donating to a public bank will
further move the technology and so if the
day does arrive that our child needs it
there will be enough advancements to make
it possible. Definitely, check out the
article it clarfies both sides of the
debate. Whatever decision you make will
be the right one for you.
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solbaby
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Pittsburgh
Posted: 03-22-06 18:57pm
I have a correction to my response. It
is not the march issue. It is the april
issue. Hope this helps you.
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JaDo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 13 Location: Greece
Posted: 03-27-06 10:04am
Thank you for your answer but
unfortunately we don't have public bank
for this here in greece...
But I have to say that after watching a
movie called "the island" me and my
husband decided not to do anything about
that!!!! We got so scared with the clone
issue that we gave up any possitive
thoughts we had!!
Thank you once again for your answer!! :)
