{"id":3420,"date":"2015-10-16T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cells.wpengine.com\/?p=3420&lang=fr"},"modified":"2015-10-16T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T15:07:02","slug":"cord-blood-banking-to-bank-or-not-to-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cellsforlife.com\/fr\/cord-blood-banking-to-bank-or-not-to-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Cord Blood Banking | To Bank or Not to Bank?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why one Toronto couple with two children (and one on the way) decided to bank each of their baby\u2019s cord blood.<\/em><\/p>\n

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We recently sat down with Vini and Steve D\u2019Sa, proud parents of two beautiful children, with a third on the way. The D\u2019Sa family banked both of their children\u2019s cord blood with Cells For Life and were kind enough to share their story with our readers.<\/p>\n

Why did you choose to bank your baby\u2019s cord blood?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Both Vini and Steve are excited to announce that they\u2019re expecting a baby boy any day now. And at 37 weeks pregnant, Vini warned us that she might have to excuse herself out of the interview if baby #3 decided to make an early entrance. Needless to say, we hopped right in to our line of questioning\u2026 just in case. Like most couples, Steve and Vini had first learned about cord blood banking in preparing for the arrival of their first child. Vini had been chatting with a girlfriend who had banked her own children\u2019s cord blood and wanted to learn more.
\n\"D'Sa<\/a>I don\u2019t think there was a Twitter account for that back then,\u201d said Steve jokingly, referring to the Cells for Life<\/a> Twitter account which acts as a resource for parents with questions about cord blood. Instead, the couple found themselves reading through Cells for Life pamphlets in her doctor\u2019s office. After conducting some additional research online, both she and her husband Steve were convinced that banking their daughter\u2019s cord blood was the right thing to do.\u201cI mean, we took so long to get pregnant and have a baby and the last thing we wanted to do was put that child\u2019s life in danger. If there\u2019s anything you can do to protect that child, you\u2019re going to do it,\u201d says Vini. She added that since they made the decision to bank the cord blood the first time around, there was no way they weren\u2019t going to do the same thing with subsequent children.<\/p>\n

Cost vs. Caution<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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When it comes to cord blood banking, Vini explained how most of the people they spoke to were put off by the initial payment. \u201cOur friends are really shocked that we did it. Not once, not twice, but three times\u2026but really, if something happens, you\u2019ll never be able to live with yourself. To know that you could have paid and have a lifeline for your child; you can\u2019t put a price on that.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

When asked if they found cord blood banking to be affordable, Steve was quick to chime in. \u201cThe initial payment is a bit overwhelming\u2026 but the ongoing price after that is nothing. If something were to have happened, and God forbid one of our children were to develop Leukemia or something like that, and we did not do this, there\u2019s no way I could live with myself. \u201c Like many expectant parents, Vini and Steve see cord blood banking as a form of insurance; one you hope you don\u2019t need, but are grateful to have.<\/p>\n

Cord blood collection and labour
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We asked Vini if she recalled the moment during which the doctors collected her baby\u2019s cord blood and she told us that while the process was a bit of a blur during the birth of her daughter Madelyn, who is 6 this year, she can recall the moment during the delivery of her son Bradley, when the doctor announced that collection was taking place. \u201cI was a little distracted, but I remember the doctor saying \u2018now I\u2019m gathering the sample\u2019\u2026 I didn\u2019t see anything or feel anything, so it was completely painless process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thankful to have banked with Cells for Life
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As we wrapped things up, both Steve and Vini reiterated how happy they were in choosing to bank with Cells for Life. When asked if they would recommend cord blood banking with Cells for Life to other expectant couples, Steve answered on both their behalves with an enthusiastic \u201cAbsolutely\u201d. On that positive note, we said our goodbyes and wished the D\u2019Sa family a safe and speedy delivery for baby #3.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about cord blood banking? Visit our website or give us a call, we\u2019re always happy to chat.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em> Baby #3 made an early appearance after all and arrived just as we were writing this blog! The Cells for Life team would like to congratulate Vini, Steve, Madelyn and Bradley on the arrival of their new son and brother Nicholas D\u2019Sa!<\/p>\n

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