Umbilical Cord Blood Bank

has anybody ever donated their cordblood?

i know how important donating blood is so when i read online that if you dont bank your cord blood for your children then the hospitals just throw is away as "waste" they dont ask questions that is just their "default"...well my hospital lets you donate it if you tell them you want to. and i was thinking "why not, im not gonna use it, i could save someone's life and someday i might need a transplant or something like that" well i told i few people that i was gonna donate it and i thought people would be like "good for you" or "good idea" but most people were like "why would you do that?" i was dumbfound with the negative responses i got!!!!! has anyone donated their cord blood. and has anyone ever gotten weird replies from people like i have?

Public Comments

1. No but I would like to.
2. Yes, I donated with my first baby and have had it put on my record that I wish to donate this time too. There's no reason not to and as you say, you could save a life. Who cares what other people think?
3. good decision...
4. Hi there, I wanted to with my last bub, but the hospital I have to deliver in dose not collect for public donation. If I wanted to collect and store for personal keeping then maybe I could. So check it out where you live and the hospital You will deliver at.