Milo's Birth Story
Disclaimer: There are details in this story that are not suitable for young children. I can't imagine a child would be interested in this anyway, but just to be safe, I wouldn't recommend this for anyone under 13 years old. But if you're looking for yet another item to put in your arsenal warning your teenagers not to have unprotected sex...well, this is just perfect!
Table of Contents
I. Pregnancy (nothing in this section yet!)
III. Horror, Depression and Abandonment
V. Online Journal (or - where I put all the miscellaneous stuff!)
Since I know that not all of you will want to read this whole thing, but might want to come away with an interesting piece of information anyway...Curtis has excellent insurance through his job. Insurance covered every last cent of Milo's stay. But we got the itemization of Milo's expenses in the mail anyway. For 70 days in the NICU, it cost $150,633.94. That's $1,690.50 a DAY. There are valuable lessons here:
1. Don't get pregnant unless you want to have a baby. Do whatever it takes. If something goes wrong, and your baby needs to stay in the hospital, he's going to depend, not only on medical care, but also on the constant love of his (terrified) parents.
2. Don't get pregnant unless you have at least some insurance. I had no reason to suspect that something could go wrong in my pregnancy. But it did. And thank heavens I didn't have to add money to my list of problems and overwhelming stresses. You never know when that rainy day is going to come.
3. Do whatever the Surgeon General and your obstetrician tell you to ensure a healthy pregnancy. It won't guarantee one, but at least your odds will be better than if you take chances with your and your baby's health. Taking chances can be very expensive.
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last updated 7/7/1