Mummy said that my mei mei will make her first ‘blood’ donation within the first few minutes of her birth in March. And this special ‘blood’ donation is something special. And can only be done once in a lifetime thing during birth.
My mei mei will be donating her Cord Blood. Daddy & Mummy went to the SCBB (Singapore Cord Blood Bank) yesterday to sign the consent form to donate mei mei’s Cord Blood. SCBB is the first Public Cord Bank in Singapore & South East Asia.
According to Mummy, since it is too expensive to keep mei mei’s Cord Blood with the private bank, if we don’t bank it then the hospital will discard it, and it cannot be use for mei mei, why don’t we donate it? It might help to save others.
The SCBB Coordinator told us that not all Cord Blood can be donated. If it is a multiple birth, premature birth, overdue birth or any blood disorder like Thalassemia, etc. All these cases cannot donate the Cord Blood. So even though we have signed the form, so long my mei mei is not born within 36-40 weeks, her cord blood cannot be donated. I pray to GOD now for him to protect my mei mei till full term so that she can make her ‘First’ Blood donation.
And I also urge other Daddy & Mummy to-be to seriously consider donating Cord Blood unless you intend to keep it for the baby’s siblings.
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Kudos! Good Job.
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