Brenda Moves On!

Brenda graduated from RPMG today and is on her way to OB appointments! The helpful staff at RPMG has been amazing, thanks to all! Congrats to Brenda and her IP’s!!!

Noni’s Surrogacy Story

It was hard to believe that Noni was carrying over 10lbs of babies at the end of the pregnancy.  She breezed through the 8 1/2 months without a glitch.  December 26, 2012 will forever be remembered as the day Noni changed the lives of two proud parents who were blessed with a daughter weighing 5lb 5oz and a son who weighed 5lb 2oz.

Building Families Inc. Christmas Party 2012

We celebrated at the Old Spaghetti Factory in San Marcos, CA.

They treated us so well, like family!! The food was delicious but the best part was sharing this evening with Building Families’ families.

We wish you the happiest of holidays and the best new year. From our families to yours!!

Cord Blood Update – Groundbreaking Autism Trial

Every year in America, 1 in 88 children are diagnosed with some type of autism disorder. 75-80% of these children have no known factors or causes, yet the number of cases continue to rise effortlessly. Autism usually develops within a baby’s first three years, significantly altering development in language, behavior, and social skills. Until now, there has been no cure for this chronic disorder.

Cord blood stem cells offer these children hope. Researchers have recently connected some cases of autism with dysfunctional immune systems, and therefore believe that repairing the immune system will improve language and behavior in those children. Cord Blood Registry (CBR) is the first to set up an FDA-regulated trial to test this hypothesis. Researchers are using saved blood cells from the child’s umbilical cord. Based on the results of this experiment, we may even be on the road to curing other chronic illnesses such as cerebral palsy.

Saving cord blood stem cells at birth is critical, but the information is so new that many couples do not think about this when having children. We do not have the ability to guarantee healthy babies, and we certainly do not know what the future holds. Something so simple as saving the umbilical cord blood could save your child’s life. Please read more about this trial by visiting the links below:

http://www.cordblood.com/stem-cell-research/cord-blood-research/autism

http://www.cordblood.com/landing/~/media/Files/Beyond%20the%20Microscope/201210.pdf