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Sparky1 - Mar 19, 2009 5:31:42 am PDT #4053 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

Aimee, I hope the doc fixes what ails you.

People actually eat peeps? I learn somethin' new every day here!

New parent hivemind question: private cord blood banking or no? (the hospital where I'll deliver does not participate in a public bank) if so, any opinions on companies?


vw bug - Mar 19, 2009 5:33:38 am PDT #4054 of 30000
Mostly lurking...

People actually eat peeps? I learn somethin' new every day here!

Oh, they totally ate them. Actually, when I told them what we were doing, one of the boys said, "I hate Peeps! They're disgusting. I want blue!"


flea - Mar 19, 2009 5:35:16 am PDT #4055 of 30000
information libertarian

Sparky, no unless you know of a possible need already (like, you have a known genetic condition): [link]


JZ - Mar 19, 2009 5:47:30 am PDT #4056 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

We have a strong family history of cancer on one side (three different kinds in three different nonsmokers), so I definitely would have done it if I'd had time to arrange it. But I'd just barely started gathering materials and looking at the different companies (as in, making a list, not even actually comparing them) when Matilda made her early entrance.

eta: I definitely would have donated if it had been an option at our hospital, but IIRC it wasn't.


Sparky1 - Mar 19, 2009 5:46:33 am PDT #4057 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

Thanks, flea. I'll have to check the lists of what's being researched for what floats around the DH's family. I hate these companies that prey on my guilt and never-good-enough fears.


P.M. Marc - Mar 19, 2009 6:13:51 am PDT #4058 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I saw a Buffista in that cord blood thread!


SuziQ - Mar 19, 2009 6:31:16 am PDT #4059 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Is LJ acting up for anyone else? I can hit my home page, but not my friends page or anyone else's journal pages.


Vortex - Mar 19, 2009 6:34:49 am PDT #4060 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Sparky, I banked blood for my surgery because I am not able to be a blood donor (lived in the UK too long), and I didn't want to take blood from the supply and not be able to replenish it. Just a thing of mine, I guess. I want to give blood, but they won't let me because of MAD COW. Do I look crazy?

Wait, don't answer that. It's not the MAD COW!


Sparky1 - Mar 19, 2009 6:48:35 am PDT #4061 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

banked blood for my surgery

This is saving the baby's cord blood and banking it in a private bank (to the tune of about $4K), so think more stem-cells not transfusion-type blood.

I generally can't donate to a blood bank because I don't weigh enough, which is too bad because I have no problems with needles and my veins pop up nicely for collection.

Do I look crazy?

Only to some probably very narrow-minded people, but we don't like them anyway.


Vortex - Mar 19, 2009 6:53:53 am PDT #4062 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

This is saving the baby's cord blood and banking it in a private bank (to the tune of about $4K), so think more stem-cells not transfusion-type blood.

oh, I see. Um, what do you do with it? Is it for the baby if there's a problem ([insert diety of choice] forbid?) Is it for research?