Hi melissa,
i am also sad to hear about your sister . . But all the more reason to bank. I am going to store with a private company. I do not want to donate either. From what I understand it is a easy process . . .You basically bring a kit from the lab of your choice to the hospital when you go into labor and the your Dr. Will extract the cord blood from the umbical cord during delevry . . Then the lab will send someone to pick it up.
My sister-in-law just used maze cord blood located in purchase ny. . . And I think I will use them. It was less then other labs – you pay one upfront fee and no yearly storage fees. . . .Honestly, I was weary of them because they are basically half the price of the other more popular labs . . . But after I called and talked to them and did other research I think I have decided to use them for sure. They are affiliated with new york blood center. . Which is one of the oldest cord blood lab centers around (so the website says). They are also lhave all their licences.
I have the web addres if you want it just privite message me for it.
