I'd fight this crap with the hospital and insurance. What ins company and hospital?

There should be people you get who know the ropes, don't you think?


This is unbelievable!

Yes, totally ridiculous, OP.

I think it is better for the baby for mom to have a couple hours' rest. I have absolutely no guilt about sending my baby to the nursery for a couple of hours each night, and I didn't have a C-section. They bring the baby back to nurse, it's not like they take them in there and feed them cyanide while you aren't looking.

Neither of mine would sleep in that little box, and my DH had to go home to care for our older child so otherwise I would have been up all night holding the baby with no sleep at all. In what universe is that a good idea?

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Anonymous wrote:I say yay for the system teaching parents what's better for the baby

I had heavy blood loss and other complications , thanks for your kind words nonetheless.

Where was DH? And you said "as needed". Did you change your mind?

I had to take a few bags of blood after birth and I could not hold my baby for 2 days after birth because I was so weak and dizzy. DH put DC to my breast to nurse. My baby didn't go to the nursery.

Congratulations. You excel at being smug and useless. Hopefully you do not pass these things on to your child, but those will be much more damaging than having to use the baby nursery for a few hours.

Check your bill very carefully. Even though i was fortunate to have insurance cover the bulk of my nearly $10k bill, I looked over the itemized list and saw nearly $4000 in charges for things I never had. I alerted both my OBGYN and insurance company immediately.

Regardless, I am very sorry that this was so costly for you, especially at time when you are recovering emotionally and physically. Definitely talk to your insurance company. Do you also participate in the health care reimbursement?

OP. This charge is on the EOB. Will call but my insurance sucks. My hr department is worse. This really is a ridiculousl charge. Thanks pps.

I called both the insurance company and hospital billing department. I've had a number of charges that the hospital dropped after it was learned my insurance wouldn't cover the charge. I seriously wonder if medical providers and facilities toss out a bunch of charges and see what insurance covers.

Anonymous wrote:Did you actually get EOB's from your insurance saying that you owe all the money, or just bills from providers? In my experience, providers often bill before any insurance adjustment is made. If you are seeing those amounts on your EOB's from the insurance company, you should definitely call.

Agreed. With my births (and other hospital visits) I received bills from providers first ($72,000 for 2nd birth with NICU stay) before I received insurance statement. Yes, it was a shock to open that invoice since I was lucky to have 100% maternity coverage. Can't remember how long it took to get insurance statement, maybe a week or two later?

You need to have a conversation with the HR department of whatever employer provides your insurance.

Some of those charges you shouldn't be paying. When the anesthesiologist tried to charge us separately, we argued that once we walked in the hospital doors everything was covered since the hospital was in network and we weren't given an opportunity to select anesthesiologists. We won, after our HR department raised holy hell.

Worth trying.

Anonymous wrote:Did you actually get EOB's from your insurance saying that you owe all the money, or just bills from providers? In my experience, providers often bill before any insurance adjustment is made. If you are seeing those amounts on your EOB's from the insurance company, you should definitely call.

+1. This has happened to me, docs accidentally billing what they don't have the right to collect from me. Watch for that.

This happened to a coworker, who had 2 babies at the same hospital a few years apart. First baby--bill was reasonable. Second baby--billed as out of network instead of in network. They fought with the insurance company and the bill was reduced. Sometimes they make mistakes.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I say yay for the system teaching parents what's better for the baby

I had heavy blood loss and other complications , thanks for your kind words nonetheless.

Where was DH? And you said "as needed". Did you change your mind?

I had to take a few bags of blood after birth and I could not hold my baby for 2 days after birth because I was so weak and dizzy. DH put DC to my breast to nurse. My baby didn't go to the nursery.

You guys...we found her. THE BEST MOTHER EVER. How much we could all learn from this heroic woman! I am beside myself with envy. Teach me, teach me!

What I mean to say with all this is...you're a jerk.