https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:41:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1581824 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:49:44 +0000 lemondrop 1581824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital and OB don't do donations so we weren't able to donate :( Also both my boys were born on weekend hours. </p> <p>We had jaundice with our first with delayed clamping, and I wasn't about to increase the risks of that again so we didn't do either the second time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1581811 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:44:55 +0000 spaniellove 1581811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was contacted by someone from the cryobank today and got the forms. They will take donations from any hospital with a Joint Commissions accreditation and you need your OB/midwife to agree to do the collection - the hospital doesn't need to be a special collection site. As posters have mentioned, they won't accept collections for births between Friday and Sunday afternoon because they send a courier out to collect the cord blood the next business day. And I need to return my signed forms by the end of 34 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580365 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:39:28 +0000 nana87 1580365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we delayed cord clamping. I wanted to donate the cord blood too but honestly I didn't take the time to research it/get organized about it, and baby was born a little early. the only cord banking that my ob discussed with me and that I saw fliers around the offices for was private and we weren't interested in that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580354 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:36:26 +0000 Boheme 1580354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did delayed clamping. LO needed some work done after he was born, but they did it all while he was on my chest. I don't think donation is an option at our hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580345 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:32:25 +0000 danda 1580345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Donate! We banked ours because my husband had strong feelings about it, but also intended to do a minimally delayed clamping. DD was born so quickly that we didn't get a chance to communicate the clamping delay but in retrospect I am very glad. DD was hospitalized for 24 hours a few days after birth due to jaundice, and delayed cord clamping would have increased the severity of the jaundice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580189 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:26:00 +0000 littlebug 1580189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: Same. It just didn't convince me, especially since our hospital wasn't a collection site and we would have had to pay a decent amount of money to donate. Just wasn't worth it. </p> <p>We had planned to do delayed clamping, but D wasn't breathing at birth, so he had to be cut and taken away right away. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580100 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:25:40 +0000 skipra 1580100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital does not collect for donation so we did delayed clamping and will hopefully do it again this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580029 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:41:23 +0000 Arden 1580029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: We had to skip with Vi because of meconium (she needed deep suctioning right away), but I'm hoping we'll get the chance next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1580025 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 02:54:52 +0000 PurplePeony 1580025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did both! It was exactly what @anandam said -- even after delayed clamping, there is often plenty of blood left to donate. My midwives were very supportive of delayed clamping, basically what they said was "make sure your own baby gets the benefits first, and then let us worry about whether there's enough left to donate." Fortunately, it worked out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579999 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:45:28 +0000 googly-eyes 1579999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm. I have no idea what we did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579959 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:47:59 +0000 anandam 1579959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both our midwives and all the banks we asked said they're not mutually exclusive, so I think in many cases you can do both. They said the quantity of blood needed for banking is small compared to the total tranfused to baby through the cord, so it can e collected after. If our hospital were a site for the public bank we'd do that, but it's not. Still haven't decided whether to pay for private banking. In any case, our plan was to prioritize delayed clamping because there is a near certain benefit, then get what blood is left for the theoretical/potential benefit of banking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579955 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:35:58 +0000 Kimberlybee 1579955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We donated. A good friend of mine is living and thriving thanks to the donated cord blood. She was almost on her deathbed 10 years ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579910 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:18:48 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1579910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We donated. Small gesture on our part that might go a log way to do a lot of good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579908 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:15:33 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1579908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: It does look like the real deal, doesn't it? If there was distress, meconium or severe bleeding, I 'd skip it... but I do think in a regular healthy birth, more OBs are doing it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579881 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:40:09 +0000 Mae 1579881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're doing delayed clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579873 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:31:42 +0000 Arden 1579873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The research on delayed clamping has me completely convinced. We'll be doing it with any future babies if possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579868 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:24:47 +0000 tequiero21 1579868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to donate, but they didn't collect on Fridays and weekends and I had the babies on Friday. O well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579848 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:06:47 +0000 workingmom 1579848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We donated both times and I'm glad we did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579779 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:53:19 +0000 sorrycharlie 1579779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We donated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579777 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:52:17 +0000 junebugmama 1579777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did delayed clamping and plan the same again. After finding out the statistics of how often donations are used, it wasn't worth it for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579774 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:46:19 +0000 artsyfartsy 1579774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Interesting!</p> <p>I had wanted to bank on first thought, but it turned out to be a little too expensive. I wanted to donate but our hospital wasn't a collection site and I didn't push into it further. Maybe next time I will. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579756 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:26:53 +0000 mrsrain 1579756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have decided on delayed cord clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579729 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:35:20 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1579729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did delayed cord clamping but donating sounds like an equally good idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579713 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:02:25 +0000 MamaMoose 1579713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really wanted to donate but our hospital didn't facilitate it and we would have had to pay to do it so we went with delayed cord clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579710 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:58:40 +0000 birdofafeather 1579710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i looked into both and donating wasn't a viable option for us. we delayed clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579507 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:14:13 +0000 rattles 1579507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We planned to donate, but they only collect on weekdays and DD came on a Saturday morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579503 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:11:56 +0000 looch 1579503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Delayed clamping for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579498 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:10:20 +0000 MamaMagpie 1579498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for donating! We were planning on donating but did end up banking, as it was a gift from (and insisted on by) my grandparents. I did a lot of research and agree with @Mrs. Jacks: that the banked blood often isn't helpful to the child it came from, but rather siblings and in some small percentages, parents. Even after the offer of banking as a gift, we were still torn about it and wanted to donate.<br /> Also, I do think you can still donate if you want to delay the clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579475 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:43:02 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1579475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cord donation for me. We donated, though I dont know if it was ever used. Cord banking is not that useful to the individual it's banked for, because if you need those cells it generally means there is something wrong wih the ones you already have. In other words there is some kind of mutation that makes the cells unusable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-clamping-or-donate-to-public-bank#post-1579369 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:48:42 +0000 MoonMoon 1579369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: now that you mention it, I don't know! They just said we don't do that, and we didn't follow up. We probably should have. </p>