One of my good friend will be delivering her baby in a couple of weeks time and she has asked me for opinion on blood cord banking. I really did not know much about it and decided to do a little reading about this topic. I’ll post some of the information that I’ve gathered here for those who are interested…

What Are Stem Cells?

Unlike normal cells, stem cells have the potential to develop into many different type of cells in the body regardless of its source. Hence, they serve as a repair system for the body. Stem cells can divide without limit to replenish other cells as long as the human body is alive.

Stem cells can be derived from the embryo, the bone marrow, the umbilical cord blood or adult peripheral blood.

Advantages of Harvesting Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord

Some studies have suggested that stem cells that are harvested from the umbilical cord have an added advantage over those obtained from the bone marrow. Another advantage is the ease to retrieve stem cells from cord blood as it can only be obtained immediately from the placenta after the delivery of the baby.

Cord blood stem cells can be stored and transplanted back into the donor and to a family member. It differs from bone marrow transplant as the later requires a nearly perfect match of the HLA between the donor and the recipient for it to succeed. Cord blood stem cells do not require such exact match as they accept a recipient’s environment more easily.

The Collection Process

Whether it is vaginal or caesarean births, collections can take place after that. The cord is clamped and cut and a needle is used to take the cord blood. The blood is then drawn from the umbilical veins and fills the specialised cord blood collection bag. Procedure wise, there is little risk and poses no pain to the infant or mother.

Benefits

Cord stem cells can be used in important life saving treatment for more than 70 different kinds of blood diseases, including cancer, immune deficiencies, malignant blood disorders and other inherited metabolic disorders.

Transplants that have been done around the world using stem cell technology include spinal cord injuries, cancers like acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, acute melogenous leukaemia, heart failure, Hodgkin’s disease and Non-Hodgkin’s disease and blood disorder like beta-thalassaemia.

You can do a google search if you want to find the cord blood banks available in your respective country. Despite the high cost of investment,  I totally agree that cord blood banking is a form of bioinsurance. If a child’s cord blood can be used to treat diseases for family members who need it, the effort is without a doubt worth every single cents.

The wisdom of our ancestors! Some of my friends vouched for the accuracy of this system…

For those planning to have a baby & those who will need to plan in future, the chart below may help you to predict the sex of your future child.

The accuracy of the chart has been proved by thousands of people and is believed to be 99 percent accurate.

Believe it or not.
WOMAN’S CONCEIVING AGE
AGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

AGE 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

EXPLANATION

You can choose for yourself whether you want a boy or a girl by following the chart. The woman’s age range from 18 to 45 (chinese reckoning) is on the top line while the months Jan to Dec indicate the month when the baby is conceived.

By following the chart, you will be able to tell in advance whether your baby will be a boy or a girl. Thus, you can plan to have a boy or a girl. This chart has been taken from a royal tomb near Peking, China. The original copy is kept in the institute of Science of Peking.The accuracy of the chart has been proved by thousands of people and is believed to be 99 percent accurate.By reckoning, you follow a line drawn from the figure representing the woman’s age to a line drawn from the month the baby is conceived.

For instance, if the woman is 27 years old and her baby is conceived in Month 1 (according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar), then her baby will be a girl. The chart is based on the month the baby is conceived and not on the birth of the baby, B=Male, G=Female

Remarks: A Chinese Scientist discovered and drew this chart which was buried in a Royal tomb about 700 years ago.

Background:

Man’s sperm consists of X & Y spermatozoa. X spermatozoa decides the female whereas Y is the male.Referring to these physiological properties of the spermatozoa, gynecologists set up the theory of “Choice of Baby Girl or Boy”.

1st Factor : Food

If you want a baby girl : Husband must eat more alkaline food, wife eats more acidic food.

If you want a baby boy: Husband eats more acidic food, wife eats more alkaline food. Alkaline Food = vegetables, fruits, egg white, milk, algae, etc.Acidic Food = Meat, seafood, etc.

2nd Factor : Timing (When to do it?)

If you want a baby girl : Frequent copultaion during pre-ovulation period.

If you want a baby boy: Copulating just before ovulation or just after ovulation.

How to confirm ovulation period? Body temperature increases (you may want to use SPC chart to monitor your body temperature here. Surf to find what is SPC chart).

3rd Factor : Penetration (How to do it)

If you want a baby girl: Husband to avoid deep penetration in the female vagina during copulation. If you want a baby boy : Deep penetration by the husband is suggested.

Reasoning: Characteristics of X & Y spermatozoa: X : Marathon runner with good stamina Y : Sprinter but poor stamina
So, with deep penetration, the chances for Y to reach destination will be higher.

4th Factor : Stimulation

If you want a baby girl: Wife should avoid stimulation during copulation. Secretion from female vagina becomes alkaline when stimulated, therefore this promotes the activity of Y spermatozoa.

If you want a baby boy: Husband ejaculates after wife has been stimulated.

5th Factor : Wife’s Preparation

If you want a baby girl : Rinse the vagina with solution dissolving 2 spponfuls of white vinegar in 1 liter of water. Since an acidic condition decreases activity of spermatozoon. If you want a baby boy: Rinse the vagina with solution dissolving 2 spoonfuls of soda in 1 liter of water.

6th Factor : PositioningIf you want a baby girl : Female to be on the top position & male to be on the bottom position. If you want a baby boy: Male to be on the top position & female to be on the bottom position.This posture allows the Y spermatozoon to reach the destination faster.