Thanks Kelly for posting Dr Sarah Buckley's reply and your thoughts Yvette and Shannon.

I spoke with my OB and the hospital that I am going to does not collect cord blood for public use, so that decision was an easy one. My hospital is Knox Private but the Angliss (public) does it. My OB said it took him 6 years to get cord blood collection for the Angliss.

DH wants me to have the needle so I will probably have it. I also spoke with the OB about early and late clamping and he said that it doesn't really matter as the baby's lungs will take over whenever it is clamped. DH and I are still thinking this over.