Umbilical Cord Stem Cells - Has anyone done this?

[Lulu]

Even if I wanted to I could not have collected as my kids weren't born during office hours!

[kirsty_lee]

Im the same as LisaL .. i've decided to donate my chord to the chord donation bank

[Lulu]

Just don't be dissapointed if you don't get the opportunity after all.
I wasn't told it wasn't possible bubs was born after hours or on weekends. I didn't mind as I was happier to delay the cord clamping in the end.

[poppi]

Hi Lulu,

Not sure which company you were thinking of using however it doesn't matter the day and time that the baby is born. There is a time limit on when they require the sample to be processed in the lab but it is the midwife (well in our case) that collects the sample after the cord stop pulsating. The company has a 24 hour service and the sample is picked up via a courier from the hospital and is transported via plane to the lab in Sydney. In the case of the company we used, it didn't matter when our daughter was born.

[Lulu]

Yeah, I was surprised too. I can't remember the name, but they had an office in the hospital, but only open office hours.