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Ask Slashdot: Store Umbilical Cord Blood — and If So, Where?

Posted by timothy on from the freezer-at-the-overlook-hotel-is-good dept.

gambit3 writes "My wife and I are expecting our first child in 3 months, and one of the decisions we still have to make is whether to store our baby's cord blood. Even if we decide the upfront cost is worth it, there is still the question of using a public bank or a private one (and which one to trust), and whether to also store umbilical cord tissue for stem cells. Does you have any experience or suggestions?"

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  1. Information too late by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Methods are known that can prevent the reproductive process in humans.

  2. Oh really? by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, this "wife" of yours supposedly had "sex" with you? Whatever! What next mods? Are we going to get stories about Slashdot posters getting tired of their supermodel girlfriends interrupting their Battlefield 3 matches?

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    I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
    1. Re:Oh really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wait, your supermodel girlfriend doesn't play Battlefield 3? You gotta dump that bitch.

  3. Well, this IS slashdot... by Reasonable+Facsimile · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...store it in the cloud.

  4. Who "owns" who by Dareth · · Score: 2, Funny

    So if your hypothetical supermodel girlfriend does play Battlefield 3 with you, who "OWNS" who?

    My non-hypothetical non-supermodel wife is a descent player of Ultimate Mortal Kombat. Though I do think Sonya's leg grab is ultra cheesy!

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    I only look human.
    My mother is a halfling and my dad is an ogre, so that makes me an Ogreling
    1. Re:Who "owns" who by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Marrying an XBox is still illegal in 49 states.Still legal in Alabama, if she converts to Christianity first.

  5. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    [...]of all five of my children[...]

    Once I pay the hospital bill the birth process is over.. Next!

    Next ? You might wanna slow down after 5 you know