Cord blood and tissue collection

Anyone pay to store and collect cord blood and tissue at birth ? Did the process go smooth ?

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Yes, I did. It went smoothly.
Hospital nurses and doctors are aware of these.
You will get a kit from the desired company you want to store the blood and stem cells with.
You will have to take that kit to the hospital with you during labour and delivery. Once blood is collected you will call the company to arrange pickup.

Yes I did, they know the process all smooth

I did it was so easy and straightforward, we didn’t have to do anything other then bring the box provided and call for pick up

We really considered this for a long time, but decided that the benefits of delayed cord clamping were preferred, so we cancelled before they mailed us the collection kit.

We used Cells for Life and everything went smoothly. When we arrived at the hospital, we let the staff know and they kept the box until delivery. Then you just need to call the storing company and let them know what hospital you delivered at and they collect the box. We got a call from Cells for Life to congratulate us and to confirm that the box was received in their end. I have a referral code if you want to use Cells for Life, it gives you a discount.

We did this and could not be happier with our decision. The peace of mind of knowing it’s there is totally worth it. Our doctor was even able to do a partially delayed clamping and still retrieve the samples needed for the kit. We simply ordered a kit from Insception Lifebank, we brought it to the hospital and made sure we gave it to the L&D nurse and they took care of it all. If you want you can message me I have a referral code you can save some money.

I did this too! We also delayed cord clamping for the full 2 minutes and they still harvested everything necessary. I used Healthcord and everything went smooth the team knew what to do and they picked it up same day.

How can I do this?? I wanna do it.

lol - when I spoke to my GP she was the one who told me it was possible and then the cord place confirmed. I put it in my birth plan and my partner told the doctor when my son was born just in case. He cut the cord and they bagged it! lol.

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