London Miss- we origanally stored Campbells cord blood because my dad had parkinsons. They are doing a lot of research onto stem cell use and cures for this and many other diseases. It could also be used in Campbell got sick with some types of Cancers. He stem cells would be compatiable with both DH and I amd possibly other members of the family. Our parents, brothers and so on. Since my Dad has actually passed away but we cant do it for one child and not the other. It is expensive about $3000 for storage for 18 years but I couldnt put a price on my families health. We have used Cellsence, but there are a few others out there as well. There is also the option of using the public donation system but you have no control over who uses the blood then. Hopefully our two boys never need their blood and no one else in the family needs it either.

Oh yeah, Its a simple procedure. The blood is collected from the umbilical cord after the baby is born. Our OB is doing it or someone from the storage place can do it. The courier just picks up the box from the hospital and takes it away. We dont have any storage facilities here so ours goes back to Sydney. You may want to find a service in Melbourne. Hope this helps.