https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:52:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood/page/2#post-2432325 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:58:19 +0000 red_seattle 2432325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: they can do cord blood donation with c-sections! </p> <p>The collection kit became unsterile (open too long) so they couldn't collect it with DS. I'm really hoping it works out this time with our daughter when she arrives in a few weeks! I just filled out the forms today and slipped them in the hospital bag. All we have to do is hand the forms to the nurse when we check in and they handle the rest. It's really easy to do in our city (Seattle) and about 10 hospitals in the area offer it-- including ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2432310 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:49:24 +0000 sapphire 2432310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to but I've had cancer so I'm ineligible.</p> <p>Whether you can donate and donate depends on the particular kit, collection process, and rules of the lab. These processes vary quite a bit between hospitals. If you're interested, you should call the rep from the program at your hospital and find out what the requirements are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431982 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:12:16 +0000 808love 2431982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated on the weekend (Sunday). It's something that you can usually ask about in your first or second trimester because I think they might need a few months to get paperwork done. Even though the pamphlets were everywhere, I had to ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431965 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:07:15 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2431965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do delayed clamping or donate. I would have donated if I could have! They didn't ask and I don't remember about it. Maybe they don't do it at my hospital or don't do it on the weekends like another bee mentioned? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431812 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:21:40 +0000 lemondrop 2431812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't offered at our hospital. We did delayed clamping with our first, ended up with jaundice, so we did not do it with our second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431666 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:42:01 +0000 PawPrints 2431666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really wanted to, and said so in my birth plan, but it wasn't completely clear to me if it was possible to do that and also do delayed clamping. One resource told me you had to choose one or the other, but I heard something else elsewhere. Turned out I didn't really get to do either since LO was not breathing normally when she came out, so they had to whisk her to the doing-stuff-to-the-baby cart pretty immediately to check her oxygen, and they had to cut the cord for that. (She was totally fine).</p> <p>[ETA] I'm recalling more clearly now, what my midwife said was that it can depend on how much blood there is, which can vary - sometimes there is enough to donate and also delay clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431652 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:37:17 +0000 Raspberry 2431652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my city it's only done at one hospital (not the one I delivered at). It's too bad because we were willing and it's my understanding there aren't enough mixed-race donations, which ours would have been. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431650 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:37:01 +0000 littlejoy 2431650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a home birth, and it wasn't offered. I would not have paid for it ... we also did delayed cord clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431646 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:36:02 +0000 808love 2431646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: That's awesome!</p> <p>I'm surprised it is offered in a limited number of places. We didn't need to mail in for anything. The hospital handled everything for us. The only thing is I had to answer about 20 minutes worth of questions by phone the day after they collected it. </p> <p>I am also surprised that a lot of people who responded are doing either/or clamping but the stuff I read sounded like you can do both/and. :)</p> <p>Also, thanks to the bee who suggested putting it down in my baby book...I never thought of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2431605 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:18:15 +0000 birdofafeather 2431605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wasn't available at our first hospital and then we did delayed cord clamping anyway with both so not possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430983 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:57:34 +0000 tiramisu 2430983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB and the hospital i delivered at gave me alot of cord blood donation info while i was pregnant. I wanted to donate and turned in all the forms before delivery. However, after delivery I was bleeding so much that when the nurse asked the doctor if she was going to collect it she looked at the cord and looked at me and said umm no I have to repair her instead. I thought holy crap I wonder what happened down there. If I have another baby and an easier delivery I hope to donate in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430929 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:32:34 +0000 Torchwood 2430929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We chose delayed cord clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430790 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:17:02 +0000 Finfan 2430790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated mine with the new baby. I was planning a vaginal delivery but wound up with an emergency C-section and I believe they were still able to complete the donation process. No one said otherwise to me anyway. We did not do delayed cord clamping but I believe it would have been an option otherwise. </p> <p>I had our first at a different hospital and they did not do cord blood donation there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430682 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:30:10 +0000 MamaBear87 2430682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to but my hospital wasn't a donation center so i had to apply to have mine taken. I was passed on because I have gd, not sure how that would effect cord blood but whatever. Instead we delayed clamping a bit so lo got most of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430640 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:17:11 +0000 rattles 2430640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital wouldn't let you donate on weekends, and my kids have both been weekend babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430610 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:06:04 +0000 ineebee 2430610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember reading all the pamphlets and I thought, "This would be good to do!" But I didn't set anything up in advance, and I kinda forgot. So I voted "I didn't." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430564 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:53:39 +0000 Mamaof2 2430564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't offered and I didn't ask so no </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430536 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:46:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2430536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't ask for delay cord clamping but I will next time! I believe I did say yes to donating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430456 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:26:21 +0000 petunia354 2430456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't with DS but now that my BIL has been diagnosed with leukemia and thought for a while that he could benefit from stem cells/cord blood it has made us rethink donating in the future. Delayed clamping isn't really an option for us so it'd be an easy decision to donate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430447 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:23:41 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2430447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was planning to and the rep came by at the hospital to give me the forms. But she never came back! I also ended up with a C-section after my induction failed so I don't know if they even do cord blood donations with C-sections. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430403 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:07:36 +0000 Ree723 2430403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried but they weren't able to get enough blood to donate. I wish I'd known ahead of time that there is a fairly high level of blood required to make it donate-able and that a lot of people don't make the cut off; had I known that, we would have gone with delayed cord clamping, which is what we did with LO2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430402 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:07:08 +0000 artsyfartsy 2430402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have but my hospital isn't set up to do it. There's going to be a 2-3 year gap now between babies (assuming I get pregnant with #2 soon) so they might be now. I plan on asking about it and doing it if we can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430393 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:03:35 +0000 SweetCaroline 2430393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: our hospital allowed us to donate cord blood AND do delayed cord clamping. I was in your same camp before I learned that</p> <p>ETA: I read through more responses and am surprised how hospitals are so divided on this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430390 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:02:49 +0000 SweetCaroline 2430390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we did! DH is an avid blood donir and I thought this would be a very special start go DD's life. I need to write this in her baby book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430364 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:48:42 +0000 edelweiss 2430364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i did for the first, but not the second. LO2 was three weeks early and i hadn't had a chance to sign the forms. actually, who knows, maybe i did sign it when i went into a labor, but it's kind of a blur because labor was fast and intense and i can't remember. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430363 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:48:34 +0000 jape14 2430363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated it. It's a pretty common practice at my hospital, I think. The way it worked for us was: received information about it when I pre-registered at hospital; once I was checked in and my induction started, a rep from the cord blood blank came around and asked if I was interested (can't remember if the nurses asked first) and gave me the paperwork to fill out; then they came back once I had delivered. I can't recall if they delayed clamping or not. I actually see the blood bank van on my commute most mornings driving between the hospital where I delivered (near my house) and the one affiliated with the university where I work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430355 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:45:59 +0000 mrsrain 2430355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We prefer to do delayed cord clamping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430331 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:29:19 +0000 erinbaderin 2430331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to, but we weren't accepted, I think because my husband is British (he also can't donate blood in Canada, because of Mad Cow disease. Ironically, in England he wouldn't be able to donate blood because of SARS.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430326 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:11:26 +0000 pastemoo 2430326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: I didn't with my first (not available at that hospital). Would like to with this one, if it works out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-donate-cord-blood#post-2430323 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:03:04 +0000 looch 2430323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do it, because where my son was born and where ended up living could have been two different countries and it is not allowed to ship material over borders. So, we did delayed clamping. </p>