on bedrest til 37 weeks
I think ours was along the lines of $2,500. But that included a deep twin discount. That banked both babies cord blood. Our storage fees run about $200/year, again, that is for both babies. We used Cord Blood Registry. I ordered my kits well in advance. It was very simple. The odds you'll need it are slim. It's really like buying car insurance. You probably won't ever use it (even less likely than car insurance LOL!) but for me it wasn't worth the gamble. I figure the technology is there, it might save their life (or their children's life some day???) Who knows! We could afford it without going into debt so I figured what the heck. I think things would have been different if we couldn't afford it. (isn't that always the case?) It is a luxury.