At 24 weeks pregnant, it is appropriate to take a decision with respect to the notion referred to as cord blood banking. However before getting into the intricacies of the issue let us have a note on how you feel and the how the baby is in the twenty fourth week of pregnancy calendar, just a few weeks short of the D-day.
Uterus would be now about an inch and a half above the belly button. The baby is in full spirits to make sure that you, even for a single minute, cannot ignore his existence inside you. And the best way chosen by the little brat is by practicing kicks and jumps and flips and flops inside your womb. The baby has gained about a quarter of a pound in weight and is almost developed by now. The child's skin is red in color and the bones are solidifying. He is getting prepared for breathing and is all set to charm you with monstrous yet cute acts.
Few of you might have encountered headaches during the first phase pregnancy. The issue would now be taken care of. Don't be relaxed, another concern namely, swellings in ankles and feet would soon fill up. Technically known as edema, swelling is a result of changes blood chemistry and the excessive pressure exerted by the expanding uterus on the blood veins. Drinking fluids is again the only suggestion to the problem. A simple yet important pregnancy tip therefore is, make huge posters with water written all over them and hang them in very corner of your house or office. Whatever must be done but make sure never to skip the essential water during the day. From this week to the 28th week of your pregnancy week by week, the glucose tolerance test is on cards.
Cord blood banking is a technique wherein the excess blood present in mother's body after birth is collected and is stored in frozen from for future medical use. Being a rich source of stem cells, the blood thus stored, is also referred to as stem cell cord blood and can be used to treat a host of diseases. The process is completely safe and ensures no medical issues during or post pregnancy to the mother or the baby. This cord blood preservation process takes just about 10 minutes and the results obtained i.e. the frozen prized blood can either be donated for public use or can be stored (entails a nominal monetary fee) for your own personal use at a later date. It is completely a voluntary decisions and talking with experts in greater detail would help make up your mind, while there are another few weeks left as per the pregnancy week by week calendar.