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I’m wearing a striped maternity dress by 9months and ikat print jacket from Noona, at FV.
Bringing a baby into the world is not a funny thing. There’s so much to think about because obviously, this isn’t a toy or a handbag! This is a real life living being that God granted responsibility to us for.
So I made a list… Diapers, pacifiers, baby food, clothes….. Ok I think I can do this… sounds easy enough.
Then my sister came in with a bunch of documents to sign.
“What’s that?” I ask cheerfully.
“Ohhh Aman and Zara’s insurance plan and all… you’ve done Baby D’s right?”
Hahhh?? Gulps.
So I did more research, and umm apparently there’s more that the baby needs… college funds, insurance plans, medical fund, stem cell banking… gahhh so much!
But the first one I looked at is the stem cell banking since that is taken during the birth so I had to decide fast. My sister did it, my sil did it, a lot of my friends did it, and I keep getting flyers from random people at the hospital about this (they seriously bump-hunt in the hospital you know!).
You know the umbilical cord of a baby and how the dad cuts it as if it’s a shop launch? And then the excited grandmother will clean it and bury it? Well science has discovered that in the cord itself, the blood is RICH in stem cells that if stored can be a cure for a lot of diseases. So if our baby in the future has life-threatening diseases (Nauzubillah!), this blood can help to treat him/her. He doesn’t have to wait for a donor because his stored blood is readily available and it’s a 100% match.
In fact, it also may cure the parents and close family.
So if you can afford it, you should seriously consider doing this as a form of bio-insurance for the whole family. Like preparing for a rainy day.
There are only 3 companies in Malaysia doing cord blood stem cell banking and the one I chose was CellSafe.
CellSafe is undoubtedly a trusted company and they have superior facilities including a back-up location for a secondary storage site. Their staff includes all the good medical technologists, doctors, scientists and they offer the most complete lab medical report in Malaysia compared to the other companies.
How they collect the blood:
They’re the only company in Malaysia that uses SEPAX technology which is used by leading cord blood banks in the world. It’s a fully automated and closed system, which processes every child’s cord blood individually.
So in the end, I looked at their packages. They’ve got 3 packages; silver, platinum and diamond. So you can choose which suits your budget!
Some of their clients:
Give them a call at 1300-88-2355 or visit them at www.cellsafegroup.com or their Facebook page for more info.
As for me…. Mommy’s ever ready for this.
Vivy.. My hubs is an insurance agent for MAA Takaful.. If u plan to take insurance for ur child.. Pls do contact my hubs. This is his num 0123062506.. He started this also bcoz im pregnant. Pls2 support him. And to all reader out there also, if u want to take insurance, kindly do not hesitate to contact my husband (izwan) at this num 0123062506. N btw vivy.. Gud that u take stem cell banking. I pun nak but our budget x ckup so i have to lupakan je la.. Hehehe
such an informative post. This is totally a new info i must say as i never knew anything about it and should suggest it to my sissy. 🙂
Been ur silent reader. Enjoying ur maternity post. 🙂
Regards.
Both my kids (5yo and 2 yo) are with CellSafe too. Touch wood I will have to use them tho.
The package looks expensive but they have 0% instalment plan, so that’s a breather to our budget.
Good luck Vivy!
It is important to get medical card for Baby D. However, life insurance is not as important at this point. However, it is important for parents to buy insurance heavily on themselves. Doing so, if anything should happen to the parents, the child is secure financially.
We need to understand that insurance do not always benefits the policy holder, but it always benefits his/her next of kin.
Wishing you a safe delivery and enjoy your motherhood before Baby D turns into teenager. Cheers.
Cord blood banking is now more and more popular, even in Malaysia.
Cord blood harvesting is safe and not harming, Should consider if the financial allowed. ^^
Such a informative post~!
Good luck in delivery!
My frenz ckp hari isnin hari 2 kak vivy delivery? I was so excited …blk sklh I terus bukak instagram n kak vivy punye blog coz nak tgk baby’s D …but hampeh :-[
i baru google pasal ni.. baru tau.uhuuu
Hi! I know its really too late but you should search for ” the gentle birthing group malaysia ” on facebook and join the group. its really informative. Good luck dear 🙂