August 2009 - Posts

• The First Three steps to begin cord blood banking.

  You just found out that you are pregnant, and your wondering: what to do now. You are overwhelmed with excitment and fear all at the same time, you want to make sure and give your child everything it needs and more. These emotions start well  before your baby is even born. You might start by picking out paint colors for the nursery, and picking out names, but there is one important decision you might completely overlook. This decision is weather or not to bank your babies cord blood. Many expecting parents tend to forget about this option all together, or they just don't understand how to go about making it happen.  To avoid confusion at an already hectic time I'm going give you THREE easy steps you can take to get the process started. 1.)  Begin by choosing a bank. IMPORTANT: Make sure and do your research, all banks are different. 2.) Once you choose a bank, register with the bank, fill out the paperwork, and get your cord blood kit. 3.) Make your health care facility and or doctor aware of your decision to save the cord, so they will be properly equip for the collection. Once you start the process you will see how easy it really is. And you will feel much more at ease knowing that you are banking your new bundle of joys cord blood. Cord blood banking is a process that takes very little time and could make the difference between life and death for your family in the future. TIP: Decide early on in your pregnancy to save the cord so you will not feel rushed at the last minute and you and your doctor will be ready for delivery day! To learn more about the value and potential of cord blood please visit http://www.nataliecurry.com Posted Aug 30 2009, 04:00 PM by nataliecurry2 with no comments Filed under: Cord Blood, cord blood banking, pregnancy, new parent

• The Miracles of Cord Blood

  Becoming a new parent is filled with many questions and excitment. One of the most important questions for every new parent should be, " Am I going to save my babies umbilical cord blood?" Unfortunately 60% of expecting mothers consider themselves as being MILDLY informed about the option of saving their babies cord blood. Which means the remaining 40% aren't informed at all about this option.  Although the thought of your child ever being deathly ill is not something you want to think about, it is better to save it, just in case. Recently a woman emailed me saying that she wanted to save her babies cord blood but when she made the staff at the hospital aware of this, their response was, "We do NOT have the ability to save the cord blood."  Imagine not saving it and then finding out a year or two later that one of your other children has a deadly disease and had you saved the cord blood you could have saved them. The stem cells found in cord blood can currently treat over 70 different diseases, and this number is rapidly increasing. My passion for this cause comes from my personal experiences with cord blood. In 1989 my younger sisters cord blood was the first to ever be collected and saved, to be used for my future transplant. I am very lucky to be alive and have decided to dedicate my self to raising educational awareness of cord blood.  Saving your babies cord blood is a once in a lifetime opportunity, if you don't save it at the time of birth you can never get it back. If the cord is not saved it is discarded as medical waste. Please take this "TRASH" and turn it into an incredible, lifesaving "TREASURE." To learn more about my families story please visit http://www.nataliecurry.com     Posted Aug 22 2009, 11:36 PM by nataliecurry2 with no comments Filed under: Stem cells, Cord Blood