We spent two months in the NICU (newborn intensive care unit). The nurses couldn't be more amazing. They took care of those babies like they were their own. And along the way, they took care of us. They made sure nothing was ever missing.
My sons got new pacifiers every time one got dirty. If their covers ever so slightly touch the floor it was thrown into the laundry basket. Their feeding tubes were constantly changed. I was grateful.
My sons were born barely weighing 2 pounds, but they came out of the hospital as plump babies. Then the bill came.
We have insurance. In fact, a very good insurance. The bill for the first born came a couple weeks later and it was in the amount of 1.25 million dollars. (I fainted) We called the insurance. They told us to wait, that the insurance will kick in.
It kicked in and the bill came back rectified with the amount of 250k. The adjusted bill for the second child came shortly after.
To give you an idea what is inside the bill, they moved the babies every couple days to a different section of the nicu. The bill showed that some section charged up to 20k a night. Those pacifiers that fell on the floor each cost 35 to 50 dollars. The formula they provided when we didn't bring breast milk cost hundreds of dollars.
I don't have any credit card debt, I'm frugal when it comes to trivial purchases, I pay for what I can afford. I even have insurance. But then, there is a bill to pay. To this day, we are trying to get the bill to be a reasonable price. And so far, it seems like it's going to happen. We are very hopeful.