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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stay at Foxhall.  I'm with Dr. Beckerman and he worked seamlessly with my psychiatrist and the MFM practice at Sibley to manage my bipolar disorder.  The MFM practice is excellent for this type of thing.  They actually have a staff member whose practice is (half) dedicated to medication exposure in pregnancy and she is extremely knowledgable.  She actually helps you weigh risks vs. benefits instead of just telling you to stop all medication like most OBs will.

Plus, your appointments with the MFM practice should be covered by insurance, even if your appointments at Foxhall aren't.  [/quote]

Thanks for this. Super helpful. My first visit to establish care with Foxhall was over $1,000 for the one visit. Insurance only reimbursed like $80 of that, which I don’t totally understand because usually my OON benefits are about 40 percent covered. I’m worried that over the course of a pregnancy it’ll be $10,000 or more… do you mind my asking what your cost of care for your pregnancy was? And thank you so much for sharing. I have bipolar 1 (have had 1 manic episode- a year ago - that required inpatient at Sibley; no depressive episodes; not currently on any medication as I was able to come off after 6 months of lithium) so it helps to know you had such a positive experience. [/quote]

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