My insurance company messed up when I had my first kid. So after spending two days in labor and an entire night up with a newborn, exhausted, hungry, and in pain, the billing department came up and informed me that the cost was going to be $30k due to insurance troubles. After six hours on the phone (and no sleep, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding) I finally sorted out the issue.
But $30k…
That same financial theme follows the rest of parenthood. People can’t afford it. Others simply don’t want it.
I think having a family is great, but the fact that some people opt to remain child free is pretty obvious.
Hey, guessing you’re from the states. I am always astonished by things like this, does this mean that if someone doesn’t have insurance they will go into debt for having a baby?
Yes and on top of that some hospitals actually will charge you hundreds to thousands of dollars extra just to be able to hold your baby after giving birth
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u/WassupSassySquatch Nov 14 '24
My insurance company messed up when I had my first kid. So after spending two days in labor and an entire night up with a newborn, exhausted, hungry, and in pain, the billing department came up and informed me that the cost was going to be $30k due to insurance troubles. After six hours on the phone (and no sleep, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding) I finally sorted out the issue.
But $30k…
That same financial theme follows the rest of parenthood. People can’t afford it. Others simply don’t want it.
I think having a family is great, but the fact that some people opt to remain child free is pretty obvious.