did you had any nuchal translucency test? The physician request it but my insurance in no going to pay for it. I call different places and no word about price, jut …come and get it because you need it, do not worry about the price. Any advice how to get the price?

Any advice how to deal with the cost and the insurance. We were trapped in the middle between the health provider and insurance and we could find a way to move it even that both understood that something was wrong. Each other say the culprit was the other.

Thanks,

Oscar

I used a midwife, insurance covered 80% I paid 20% which was about $1800 for all 9 months of care and the birth. I had 3 ultrasounds, good thing we had insurance each one had a facility fee of $2000/visit and a doctor fee of $800/visit. With our insurance we had to pay $150 total to to doctors and $300 for the facility fee. 3 ultrasounds cost almost $10000, which is more than my entire 9 months of care and delivery of my daughter.

I’m glad I went the route I did, the average hospital birth in Washington state, out-of-pocket $100000, and thats with no extras or complications.

They say that once they’re born a child costs you $200000 in 18 years.

Congratulations on your first baby!!! How exciting. I hope that everything goes very well for you – I know it will.

Cheers,
Connie

Prenatal visit: $500

Lab test: $600

Outpatient DNC (hospital & Doc): $12,000

Prescriptions: $300

We did receive reimbursement for $11,000. The remainder was out-of-pocket.

To Student: You, know it really wasn’t easy. Thankfully my husband and I make enough money that we could afford to do things like we did. If we had made less, then I would have borrowed anything I could, shopped at discount and goodwill stores, and certainly not eaten as well as I did.

There are ways to do things cheaper, but as a parent (or at least many parents) we want out kids to have the best we can afford to give them. Especially while they are developing. That is why it is so important to get a good education, and even learn skills on the side that can make you some money. Money gives you choices, like my choice to eat organic food. And usually, the education brings the money! Thanks for your comment!

I was also lucky that 2 of my best friends are the same size as me and we all would pass maternity clothes to each other depending on who was pregnant at the time. That’s not to say I didn’t buy any maternity clothes, because I did!

It’s different for everyone, however, this is a great article!

To Jim: The food budget was 3 meals a day, + snacks, for two people, and pretty much everything was organic. It was extremely expensive, but worth it to me. I knew that my baby was getting the very best I could give her to grow on. It’s hard to find both organic and non-gmo foods (genetically modified).

To Matt: The total cost of having a baby definitely depends on your lifestyle. We got reamed on food expenses, but I was lucky that I did not have to pay a lot for clothing. I think we have a couple of upcoming articles on what things cost after the baby is born. I’d love to have your opinion on those too.

Thanks for the great comments everyone

Now the one thing I have to say we don’t have to contend with medical bills in Canada which definitely helps. I wonder what the cost of actually having the child (not the pre-labor costs) are. What can an expecting parent and financially conscious person expect after the child is born?

I notice half your costs are in food alone and you spend quite a lot there. I’m a little curious on how that broke down: You spent an extra $7200 in a 12 month period on food? Thats about $20 a day in additional costs on top of what you normally spend. Your before baby budget was around $300 a month. So you spent $30 a day on food?? Is that just for 1 person or does it cover 2 people (you say ‘our’ and ‘we’ about the food budget).

Jim

Thanks for your comment!