Thanks Boomba. Unfortunately delayed cord clamping and cord blood collection are not compatible. They either do one or the other. I know how important delayed cord clamping is, unfortunately I hear that it's absolutely up to the present doctor's view to delay it or not. And unfortunately usually the latter happens no matter what the mother's views on it. If the hospital could guarantee that they would not clamp the cord for x minutes I would not hesitate to go with that instead of the pricey collection. I give birth in a public hospital (Monash) so I don't even know which doctor will I have. If I was private I could perhaps talk to my doctor about this. IF ANY OF YOU HAD ANY EXPERIENCES WITH THIS IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL PLEASE LET ME KNOW! HOW DO YOU INSIST ON IT? And in the heat of the moment I can't even trust myself to pay attention to a detail like this....
Thanks again!