If it makes you feel any better, I paid $200 (non-refundable) in my first pregnancy to rent a birth tub to try and have a natural birth, and I still ended up with an epidural.
Big sister {September 2008} Sweet boy {April 2011} Fuzzy Bundle {ETA July 2014}
I paid for a birthing center (over 4000) but was transferred to a hospital during labor. Those bills are at about 15,000... Sorry, but I can't imagine complaining about $200.
The hospital charged my insurance company $2,700 just for the epidural and it didn't even work! I felt everything, even the thread pulling through my lady bits as the Dr was sewing me up.
I had a c/s and got the bill from the hospital a couple weeks ago...$10,000. Most of that was just for the room I stayed in for 3 days. Luckily insurance covered most of it.
I look at the bright side, my year to date has been fulfilled. Any other visits that I have to a dr for the rest of the year is covered by my insurance. Because of being fulfilled my IUD was completely covered.
That's all you have to pay for? Even going med-free, I still had a $2,000 deductible...
My best friend, my husband, my everything Matthew Kevin 7/31/83-7/20/11
Met 1/8/00
Engaged 4/21/06
Married 9/29/07
Two beautiful legacies: Noah Matthew (2 yrs) and Chloe Marcella (8 mos) Day Three
Oye. I was kidding people. And, yes, that was just the epidural. The cost of my birth (out of pocket) was $2,000 -- my yearly max. They billed my insurance over $12k, and my son's NICU bills were $80,000.
I did jot get an itemized bill, biti would gladly ave paid $20 out f pocket for an epi. My hospital stay was $13,000 with another $3,000 fr the dr. And I had an uncomplicated vagnal birth.
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Re: Another reason to have a med-free birth
Lucky. Mine was $4,000 (yowza!), so they covered most of it, but I still have this leftover to pay.
I would gladly spend the money again to be out of med-free contraction hell.
This.
The hospital charged my insurance company $2,700 just for the epidural and it didn't even work! I felt everything, even the thread pulling through my lady bits as the Dr was sewing me up.
I should totally ask for a refund...
this!!!!
This for me too!
Matthew Kevin
7/31/83-7/20/11
Met 1/8/00
Engaged 4/21/06
Married 9/29/07
Two beautiful legacies: Noah Matthew (2 yrs) and Chloe Marcella (8 mos)
Day Three
Mine was completely covered by my insurance.
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