Snowqueen, Is it really that much for Anti-D?? I'm having my baby at Thomson as well. It's my third (the other two were born back in the UK). I'm O- and husband and kids are O+ so have always needed Anti-D. Is it the same price for the Anti-D injections mums get as well? I have my first Anti- D jab next week. Still think I'm going to faint each time I get a bill after seeing the gynae... don't think I'll ever get used to it!an Anti D injection which was $600 (I'm O Neg)
Of course, I do not mind. The more information, the better.Ilex wrote: My concern is the potential extra costs if the baby is premature. Does anyone know whether there is a company that offers a health insurance package to cover babies from birth?
Gravida, I hope you don't me asking this in your thread but thought that either you would know the answer, or would want to know it too
Actually to save some money, you could have asked for home phototherapy for your baby's jaundice. This means that you can rent the phototherapy machines at home and treat standard jaundice from home. That way you would cut down on extra bed and board cost for you, your husband, and your baby. A lot of my friends whose baby had jaundice also did that, and they said it was a lifesaver... you can see what the machine looks like here http://www.thebabyspecialist.com.sg/med ... ght-combi/snowqueen wrote:I had my baby at Thomson last February. The cost of the hospital bill was $9,500 for a C-section. If I'd had a natural birth is would have been considerably cheaper. This cost included my OBGYN's fees to perform the C-section, the anesthetic costs, extra days stay for me and baby, who also had 2 days photo light therapy due to jaundice and an Anti D injection which was $600 (I'm O Neg). This bill also included my paed costs, bed and board for my husband for 2 nights and even the other bits they charge you for light sick bowels and panty liners
Hi, the cost of the Anti D injection was actually cheaper through my OBGYN - I had to have 2. I think the first one was at 28 weeks and was about $350-400 (I'll have to double check, I'm in the UK for a visit at the mo) and the 2nd was while I was admitted and was given the day after birth. I nearly died when I saw the bill that it was c$600 with GST. When I asked my doctor why her injection was cheaper she said she only charges for the jab and not for administering it.Sally Cinnamon wrote:Snowqueen, Is it really that much for Anti-D?? I'm having my baby at Thomson as well. It's my third (the other two were born back in the UK). I'm O- and husband and kids are O+ so have always needed Anti-D. Is it the same price for the Anti-D injections mums get as well? I have my first Anti- D jab next week. Still think I'm going to faint each time I get a bill after seeing the gynae... don't think I'll ever get used to it!an Anti D injection which was $600 (I'm O Neg)
I never even knew you could ask for this and to be honest, my baby having jaundice is something I never considered having to deal with - it was a total shock to be told after 24 hours of my baby being born that he'd have to be taken away for treatment. I wouldn't have been able to do this from home anyway as I was still recovering from my C-section and I only had to stay one extra day.babypro wrote:Actually to save some money, you could have asked for home phototherapy for your baby's jaundice. This means that you can rent the phototherapy machines at home and treat standard jaundice from home. That way you would cut down on extra bed and board cost for you, your husband, and your baby. A lot of my friends whose baby had jaundice also did that, and they said it was a lifesaver... you can see what the machine looks like here http://www.thebabyspecialist.com.sg/med ... ght-combi/snowqueen wrote:I had my baby at Thomson last February. The cost of the hospital bill was $9,500 for a C-section. If I'd had a natural birth is would have been considerably cheaper. This cost included my OBGYN's fees to perform the C-section, the anesthetic costs, extra days stay for me and baby, who also had 2 days photo light therapy due to jaundice and an Anti D injection which was $600 (I'm O Neg). This bill also included my paed costs, bed and board for my husband for 2 nights and even the other bits they charge you for light sick bowels and panty liners
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