Post by littlemissgrump on Apr 23, 2015 9:50:49 GMT -5
We'll most likely be doing delayed cord clamping but our hospital doesn't have anything available for cord blood donation otherwise that is what we'd do.
Can I have a SS option? Cord blood will be collected and sent off for genetic testing. As soon as she's born DD2 will have genetic testing to see if she has the same syndrome DD1 and I have. Rather then have them draw her blood right away we are just using the cord blood.
I want to donate but it'll be a lot of work on my part. My OB & hospital don't participate in donation so I'd have to do all the leg work. We'll see if that happens. And I don't know that I really believe the delayed clamping thing. I haven't done the reading on the research for it. It's one of those things where I think: women have been doing this for thousands of years and how long has the research been happening for delayed clamping?
I wanted to donate the blood, but I found out that the hospital I'm delivering at doesn't do it. So, looks like I will be asking about delayed clamping :-)
I want to donate but it'll be a lot of work on my part. My OB & hospital don't participate in donation so I'd have to do all the leg work. We'll see if that happens. And I don't know that I really believe the delayed clamping thing. I haven't done the reading on the research for it. It's one of those things where I think: women have been doing this for thousands of years and how long has the research been happening for delayed clamping?
I spoke to a pediatrician friend about delayed clamping this morning. She says her hospital system did a study in the last 3-4yrs that says a minute delay gives the baby a boost of iron without causing any negative outcomes with jaundice, and they have implemented this as standard practice where she is now. (She's in Silicon Valley). She's pregnant and will delay clamping if circumstances allow.
Her info was corroborated by the most well read physician I know (who is also a mom and delayed clamping with her kids).
also, the ACOG recommends it for all preterm babies, and it's up to parents/practitioner for term babies.
Given that I trust both women as intelligent, evidence based practitioners, I'm now in the camp leaning towards delayed clamping.
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
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