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I'm a tech guy as far as trade, and living in NZ is my dream. But there's no way I could talk my wife into moving across the world.
But I've already got a $2500 bill and we've only gone to the doctor once so far just paid off the first kid last month
But I've already got a $2500 bill and we've only gone to the doctor once so far just paid off the first kid last month
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But its New Zealand tho...fredo wrote:If you can write code or... do anything technical... at all really I'd say move to NZ immediately. We had a quarter million dollar birth for free. Although I'd happily have paid 50 grand not to have gone through that.
I never really understood the need for birthing classes - other than, being beneficial for the father(s). I mean...there's there's really only one thing the mother needs to do...to push that baby out.
To show how times have changed. I had a 3 day hospital stay when I gave birth to my son in 1977. My bill was $3K...maybe a bit more. This was the total bill without any kick-in from insurance.
To show how times have changed. I had a 3 day hospital stay when I gave birth to my son in 1977. My bill was $3K...maybe a bit more. This was the total bill without any kick-in from insurance.
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Melbourne or Sydney. And then visit NZ.jmagee87 wrote:I'm a tech guy as far as trade, and living in NZ is my dream. But there's no way I could talk my wife into moving across the world.
But I've already got a $2500 bill and we've only gone to the doctor once so far just paid off the first kid last month
NZ and Oz have a reciprocal agreement for visa, long term stay but the flow generally goes one way...
https://www.border.gov.au/about/corpora ... heets/17nz
We had our first last year, I have health insurance from my employer. Even after insurance, our out of pocket ended up being around $6-7K for a normal birth with no complications
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Agreed, we just did classes for breast feeding and general prep.IWish wrote:I never really understood the need for birthing classes - other than, being beneficial for the father(s). I mean...there's there's really only one thing the mother needs to do...to push that baby out.
To show how times have changed. I had a 3 day hospital stay when I gave birth to my son in 1977. My bill was $3K...maybe a bit more. This was the total bill without any kick-in from insurance.
I did do the whole 'hold a leg', help with the pushing motivation and cut the cord. But I guess that was my own selfish need to be involved more than an necessity tho.
They'd probably balk at you now with the pregnancy under way, unless you filled one of their high need slots. Kiwis are tight like that.jmagee87 wrote:I'm a tech guy as far as trade, and living in NZ is my dream. But there's no way I could talk my wife into moving across the world.
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We got jack fudge out of the birthing classes except a couple of friends who were equally bemused/sarcastic. We ditched most of them, but I will say that the first general "what to expect" segment did gear my mind up nicely. <<THIS IS HAPPENING.gif>>rubberneck wrote:...its New Zealand tho...
just a foil for me today, thanks
NZ is AUS's Mexico, and the kangas have gone full-Dump lately.rubberneck wrote:Melbourne or Sydney. And then visit NZ.jmagee87 wrote:I'm a tech guy as far as trade, and living in NZ is my dream. But there's no way I could talk my wife into moving across the world.
But I've already got a $2500 bill and we've only gone to the doctor once so far just paid off the first kid last month
NZ and Oz have a reciprocal agreement for visa, long term stay but the flow generally goes one way...
https://www.border.gov.au/about/corpora ... heets/17nz
https://www.newsroom.conz/2017/04/27/22 ... -australia
just a foil for me today, thanks
H-m-m-m...which makes me wonder. For a normal birth in hospital current average costs without insurance (based on online research) is anywhere from $6K-$10K. What a racket, hospitals overcharging insurance for births, but the parents are still paying a non-insuranced fee. I suppose one can't depend on information gathered online, but most fell into the $6K-$10K range for non-insured.jmagee87 wrote:We had our first last year, I have health insurance from my employer. Even after insurance, our out of pocket ended up being around $6-7K for a normal birth with no complications
That's not selfish. I would never disparage a father who wants to participate.rubberneck wrote:
I did do the whole 'hold a leg', help with the pushing motivation and cut the cord. But I guess that was my own selfish need to be involved more than an necessity tho.
The U.S. is the same. You likely would not get approved...say...if you were a pharmacist. However, someone who specializes in "molecular-pharmaceuticals" might make the cut. High-need slot is about the only way to get in.fredo wrote:They'd probably balk at you now with the pregnancy under way, unless you filled one of their high need slots. Kiwis are tight like that.
Makes some sense in the US, because while the population is stagnant/shrinking it is still pretty large. NZ needs new blood for the gene pool if it wants any growth at all to come from within.
just a foil for me today, thanks
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Only suckers pay?
Glad my kids were born when insurance was insurance. Both 100% covered and even got a pager just in case I was away when the contractions started or someone needed a 1/4.
I kid
Glad my kids were born when insurance was insurance. Both 100% covered and even got a pager just in case I was away when the contractions started or someone needed a 1/4.
I kid