Growing our family has been such a new and exciting time. This time around, there are so many new gadgets and gear and of course so many decisions that come along with bringing another baby into the world. The #1 priority for both me and my husband will always be protecting our family’s future health. We chose to preserve newborn stem cells for our first and did the same for this baby. We have always felt strongly that it’s an important investment in potentially protecting our family’s future health should we need to use these cells in the future. Parents are only given one chance to collect the newborn stem cells and that is at the time of birth. Like every other baby product, I did research about cord blood banking—what is it exactly, why I should consider it, and what’s the best one. Cord blood is the leftover blood in the umbilical cord after birth and cord tissue is the cord itself. Both contain powerful stem cells. Cord blood stem cells can already help treat over 80 known conditions today, like certain cancers, blood, metabolic, and immune disorders. Additionally, hundreds of clinical trials have been initiated using stem cells from cord blood and cord tissue as a potential treatment for conditions like cerebral palsy, heart defects, and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers continue to investigate groundbreaking new therapies using newborn stem cells. @CordBloodRegistry is the #1 choice of expecting parents and the #1 OB/GYN recommended newborn stem cell bank so this was an easy decision for our family to use CBR. This is a personal decision so it’s important to know all your options and the science behind it to make sure this is the right choice for you and your family. Today’s advancements in newborn stem cell science may become the life-changing treatments of tomorrow and although we hope to never face a situation where we’ll need to use it, the peace of mind is priceless. If you’re interested in learning more or enrolling, head to cordblood.com and use my promo code JANE for 50% off their annual bundle*, which includes processing, shipping, and your first year of storage. #ad *Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.