Cord Blood Registry Reviews

My older child has autoimmune and autoinflammatory disease. That's a life-threatening disease, and his care team, including researchers and scientists, encouraged us to save the cord blood for our second child so, in the future, he can benefit from that. In the future, they are planning to do stem transplant because that disease is under research. So, a lot of things are going on. They are not sure what to do and when to do it, but they are doing a lot of other new things that he can be getting an advantage from the saved tissue from my second one. Some of our friends are very well aware of my older one's situation and my family's financial struggle. So, they said somebody had a good experience with CBR and they told us to check with CBR if we can get any discount. They said it's a reliable company. So, I checked with CBR and I went with that.

My mother, my great-uncle and my husband's uncle all had leukemia. Back in 1995, I was receiving the Leukemia Foundation newsletter and my husband and I decided it was something we wanted to do if there was any possibility of helping a child if they ended up with that terrible disease. Cord Blood Registry was part of the article, and we chose to go with them. We have two children and their cord blood is stored there. We've been happy that we have not had to use it.

I knew that my daughter was our last child, and I've always been a little bit nervous about getting cancer or my kids getting cancer. So, I thought that it would be nice to have some stem cells just in case we need it. We had stumbled upon Cord Blood Registry and so far, our experience with them has been great. The only thing I've had to do with their reps was change my credit card when I had to get a new one and they were friendly. They'll call you for that and that way, your contract doesn't lapse. I appreciate that. All in all, I'm very comfortable recommending them to my friends.

When I was pregnant with my daughter that just turned 18, there was a lot of pamphlets about CBR and talk about it in the offices. My OB at the time told me that it was a reputable company and I had read about it. I went with them, and I've never had an issue. Every time I call, it's always a professional experience and everything seems to be taken care of. I have two children that have the cord blood. At the time, the tissue wasn't offered but now it is so it's over $400 just for one of my kids. They have plans to store it, but it's a little expensive. They have offers where you could pay in full, which is at a reduced rate. But I wish they'd have something like a little more discount for people who have multiple children because it gets a little expensive. It's great and I didn't want to not get the service as anything could happen. Sometimes you want to do it because it's so important, but it's also a maintenance and the initial fee and you don't want to do it.

The advice to bank my newborn's stem cells and cord blood and tissuesis was given by the OB-GYN in case there were any issues with the pregnancy. I go to Cord Blood Registry's website around my son's birthday to make payments, but it is a little challenging doing it. They might have an auto pay option. But it's a lot of money right around my son's birthday and Christmas time. So, I try to log on to the site, and it will be a day or two after my son's birthday that the invoice is available. The price keeps going up every year but they worked with us, especially during COVID when we were having issues with finances.

I found Cord Blood Registry online and then I called them and spoke to a lady. I was doing research online because they said that they could do the stem cell. They can help with cancer and autism. The lady was really nice and she gave me all the information. She was very helpful. CBR had deals and different sales. Communicating with them has been great. I haven't had any issues at all. The cord blood has been banked for three years. They send us information and new studies that they're doing throughout the year. They pretty much keep us updated that way.

I was interested in Cord Blood Registry's service because of having miscarriages and a blood disorder. Getting enrolled was perfect. Everything was very easy. I liked how efficient they were. I got a lot of pamphlets and brochures. I can call them on the phone, and they address all of my questions right away.

With the technology coming out in the future, having the cord blood could potentially have some innovative medical substance to the increased health of our kids as they get older. So, signing up with Cord Blood Registry was more for future avoidance for health of the kids. Everything went well with them but for the last five plus years, they've raised the rates exponentially and that is a problem. I'm at a point now where I'm considering switching plans and telling my kids they need to take it over. I'm not going to pay $500 to store cord blood a year for two kids.

The whole stem cell thing and the possibility of emerging research convinced me that banking cord blood was a good idea in case something happen, God forbid, in the future. I looked it up and based on what I saw in the brochure, I reached out to Cord Blood Registry. Then we got it and handed it to the medical staff at the hospital. They knew what to do from there. If you can afford it, that's an option for you. At the time, it was non-expensive and it seemed like it was prudent to invest in something that may be valuable down the road.

I banked my two children's cord blood in 2001 and 2003. In 2024, we made the decision to end the cord blood banking for a variety of reasons that ranged with concerns about the viability of the samples from those early days, and also the expense. When you try to cancel your cord blood banking, CBR makes it VERY DIFFICULT. Once you identify the purpose of your call, you are immediately put on a minimum 20-minute hold to speak to a specialist who can cancel your subscription. Once you finally get through, the specialist will not immediately cancel the accounts. She will pepper you with questions about your reasoning for ending the account and continue a very HARD SELL campaign to keep you from ending the subscription (AFTER 20 YEARS!!!). Finally, the specialist offers a free year of storage to "think about it." The following year, I emailed them to cancel the accounts.