Recent content by mummylala

Hihi, yes, i stored with cordlife as they're the most accredited and established company. Personally, my hubs and i opted for this as a medical safety net for our LO as we believe in the medical potential. Also, cos my hubby is caucasian and i'm chinese, it won't be easy to find a donor for our...

Can go staycation babymoon? :)

No la, I think my sis case is different cos she just keep laying in bed, didn't walk around. Plus she's also not a very active person by nature la.. But den again my sis is the first person I heard that also cannot administer epidural.. Before that I also didn't know must wait till min 3cm...

Alamak, my sis din know leh.. She was suffering in pain for 30 hours siar!! Thanks for sharing the tip!

My pain threshold is super low! Will definitely be opting for epidural! But my sister couldn't receive her epidural even after 30 hours of labour cos even after inducing 2 times, she was only 2cm dilated, and apparently must wait till 3cm den can have epidural? Scared siar..

Oh i went to Cordlife seminar last Saturday and ask their speaker (can't remember his name but is some dr something) about this issue.. He say the cord blood contamination is usually caused at the point of collection cos of the unsterile environment, tho the chances is low, like less then 3%...

Hey did you get the TMC luggage when sign up for maternity package?

True true.. Think I'm like you, don't want any regrets in a "what if"'situation.. By the way, which one did you store at?

anyone going for any upcoming pregnancy events mummies?

Yah, my biggest worry is when suey suey something happens and i need the cord blood, but didn't store.. Haiz, so many things to think about siar.

hmmmm, according to the consultants from the 2 private banks i spoke to, i remember they did say there's a small percentage for contamination cos the birthing environment is not sterile, and they will call to inform us if there's contamination and it's our choice if wanna continue storing or...

you bought everything brand new? some of my friends and relatives offering to pass me some of their old stuff, but i dunno if should take leh... i think can help save some money here and there la, but some of the things at baby fair also quite worth it, so tempted to just buy every new, hehe...

my gynae recommended another test like harmony. it's called igene or something.. maybe can check with your gynae?

If remember correctly, something about cell count not high enough or something like that? Cos they will sell off the unit if other people need it, so need quite high cell count I think? Anyway, I'm still at researching stage. So still need to find out more..

I'm also considering donation, but heard that up to 80% of the donations are discarded leh.. Is it possible to check if your child's cord blood is successfully stored after collection if we donate?