HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO HAVE A BABY FIRST YEAR 😱 Breaking Down EXACTLY How Much One Of My Babies Cost
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- I often get the question, “How much does it cost to have a baby in the first year”. You asked and I will do my best to answer how much one of MY babies cost me in their first year of life. There is literally no way to have a single answer that applies to everyone, so I am just speaking from my experience. I will go over the cost to deliver a baby in the US, the cost of daycare, how much baby formula and food costs and ill be throwing in some baby tips and fun facts along the way.
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Deciding if I’m mentally prepared to watched this video lol
😂😂😂
😂😂I had to watch it because I’m expecting and still don’t care I just want a healthy baby
Same 😂
Right same here😔😂
I said the same thing 🤭🤭🤭
Newfoundland, Canada. I’ve had two children, both vaginal deliveries and paid $0 for both. Canada is amazing 🇨🇦
I'm in NL too!
Yes, but your taxes are much higher compared to USA. I have the best private health insurance here, and it cost me $0 for childbirth as well, and if I have to pay copays, it’s a fixed $15. Most Americans get insurance through their jobs, which pay for their workers insurances, which is zilch out of pocket.
Julie M
I don’t know where you’re getting your info from but most people in the US have to pay for their own insurance. I only know of a handful of people who have their employer completely cover their insurance for them. I work in HR and most people pay anywhere from $300-$800 a month for insurance.
Julie M
🤷🏼♀️ Ok. I still stand by, Canada is amazing. ❤️
I'm also Canadian and I'd sooner pay taxes and skip the hassle of making claims constantly. Chasing payments and co-pays and etc... no thanks. Swipe my OHIP card and I'm done. No follow up on my behalf
Live in Canada and giving birth is free and maternity leave is 12-18 month. Super happy that I live in Canada at this moment
Just to clarify for everyone else's visibility - medical care and maternity care in Canada is not Free. Yes, you do not get a bill in the mail every time you go see a doctor or go to the hospital - but EVERY SINGLE TAX PAYER pays an enormous amount of their taxes towards this "free" system - and in fact more then 50% of collected taxes goes to healthcare. So, you are paying for these benefits, as is everyone else, since the day you decided to work until you die - it just happens to be spaced out and pooled so it doesn't impact your decision to receive care when you need it.
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hahahah my favorite comment ever lol
In England all medical care for you and baby is free (midwife appointments, delivery, vaccinations etc), and I literally almost cried thinking of people going bankrupt or not being able to have children because of medical fees. My heart goes out to you guys over there! x x x
Must be nice to not pay your fair share in the NATO military alliance so you can spend all your tax revenue on welfare.
We're treated like trash when it comes to having a child in the U.S. we only get 6 weeks max and then we have to go back to work.
lol love how everyone who gets free healthcare, child care, and paid maternity leave are in the comments while I'm cringing/crying in the US 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Right!? So happy so many women get taken care of during such an important time. But the US is soooo behind on taking care of mothers and their babies.
Rip i live in england! so i think we get it free too?
Well it’s not free. We (Aussie here) still have to pay a lot in taxes so..
@@kaylarose9012 Exactly. Its a trade off. Really what it boils down to is the US government being controlled by large companies and the general American public not trusting its own government. In other words, we can't really agree on anything so we struggle as individuals instead of looking at the collective. Its the American way!
My due date is Nov 20th I just want a healthy baby 😍 ...screw the expenses I waste my money on nonsense anyway 😅
I have the same due date ☺️ Wishing you a healthy labor and baby!!
That’s my 22nd birthday 🥳 good luck I’m going to go make sure I took my birth control after watching this video lol
Same due date! Wish you a healthy pregnancy and baby:)
Same to you all moms to be 🌹🌹🌹I’m hoping for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby for all of us ❤️
I live in the UK and having my son was free! So grateful to have such a wonderful health service ❤️
27 weeks pregnant here in Boston. Our 'discounted'' daycare cost through work is $2575/month... I have colleagues with 3 kids in daycare who make good money but still use 100% of one spouse's income for the year just on daycare.
And I've recently realized, I'm due in October and a colleague of mine is due 2 months earlier in August. She will save about $20k in daycare costs over us because her kid is just before the school year cutoff. It's just insane.
My husband and I are so very lucky we can choose to have kids knowing we can afford it. I have friends with 1 kid who want a 2nd but don't because they can't afford the daycare expense.
OMG that’s daycare??? I live in NYC and can’t imagine paying that on just childcare alone. Thank Goodness for my Mom lol 😂. Childcare is expensive here too but not rent price expensive.
100%? i'd just quit my job and be with my kid instead of handing over all i earn so someone else can do it.....
America is crazy expensive, so happy i live in the Netherlands.
I'm in Boston and will probably have a kid next year and super nervous about child care
Crazy expensive here
@@saquannaperry5612 Boston is the most expensive for children care
I gave birth in Houston, Texas and since I don’t have insurance, everything was paid out of pocket. My birth plan cost $3,500 for vaginal birth and includes 9 visits to my OB-GYN. I paid an extra $1,500 for my epidural.
"They are worth it" It takes about 30 years to determine if that's true.
I live in GA and my C-Section alone was $15,000. I was high risk so I had two doctors at two different locations. My insurance is great so I didn’t have to pay a dime through it all except for $10 Co pay every visit and medicine from the pharmacy.
I’m super fortunate that my employer (even being in the US) has a great maternity leave policy. I’ll have 16 weeks off with full pay, and can then use short term disability for another 6 weeks at 80% pay. That, along with vacation, I’m hoping to take 6 months off with minimal pay loss.
That’s amazing! Can I ask where you work that provides such great benefits?
@@MaiZimmy Oh my gosh! You’ve made my day by replying!
And I work virtually (from home) for Wayfair, managing Customer Service Managers. They’re very good to their employees. Not only do they give 16 weeks full pay for maternity leave, they give 4 weeks full pay for paternity leave too. As long as you have at least one year of tenure, but I haven’t heard of a policy as good in the US.
@@16gbgirl94 hopefully you still have your job with all their layoffs
Sweden you only pay the hospital stay after you give birth which around 10-15 usd per day, so people usually pay max 50 usd when they give birth.. the antenatal and child health are completely free
I stopped mid video to call my insurance company (I didn’t even think about the fact of coming out of pocket because I’m a first time mom) and thank god they told me that everything should be covered and I shouldn’t have to come out of pocket...what a relief because I high key started to panic 😅 for those wondering I live in NJ and have NJ Horizon Healthcare
Thank you as always! I'm halfway done baking and I watch all your stuff
Canada- 0$. Feel very blessed. I can’t imagine trying to budget for a baby AND 6000$+ for the delivery and prenatal care too.
I live in Lithuania (Europe), today I’ll have my first appointment, by law all medical care for pregnant women should be free, but I spoiled myself :D with half privat health care for a little better service and for each appointment I’ll pay about 25€. Delivery will be free, execept if I’ll ask for separate room, this should cost abou 20€/day :D also we can chose 12 months child care holidays with 80% salary compensation, or 24 months child care holidays with first year - 70 % salary compensation and second year - 40% compesation. Also my husband will have one month fully compesated dad holidays to help at first month of the baby.
I'm in Ontario, Canada... I haven't had children yet (going through fertility treatments), but delivery and OB appointments and all of that will cost me $0. The fertility treatments, though, are $$$. We're also entitled to Maternity/Pregnancy leave of up to 15 weeks, and can get paid benefits of up to 55% of our income. And afterwards we are entitled to Parental Leave, which can be 40 weeks with 35 weeks paid at 55%, OR up to 69 weeks with 61 weeks paid at 33%. And some employers will top up your pay for a little while, as well, which is nice.
55% of our income but there’s a cap of $573/week. At the 33% rate the cap is $344/week.
@@sweetpeapotato6861 That's right! I should have kept the "up to x%" the whole way through, and I didn't have the exact dollar amount memorised (it's been a while since I looked it up!)
As first time mom I really like watching your channel. Can you make a video about 3-6 months must haves? Thanks a lot.
I recieve 12 weeks UNPAID maternity leave from my job... thankfully I've been saving my money and will hopefully be taking off 6 months to bond with my first baby when he arrives this November.. my bank account will be hurting but it will be worth it in the end to bond with my baby.
Edit: in the u.s. here
I am currently 36 weeks pregnant. I had health insurance with my job then looked into Medicaid. Been on Medicaid since finding out I was pregnant I haven’t paid for anything. Baby also is covered by Medicaid so once he is here he will have my same insurance through Medicaid. Thankfully my job gives me 12 weeks leave but not paid of course.. just thankful my insurance is the way it is..
I’m from Trinidad and Tobago, and it’s free in public hospitals. If you go privately, it’ll be about 3000-5000 US dollars.
In the US, I think it depends on your insurance more than where you live? I live in Philadelphia and did not pay a penny for any of my midwife maternity care visits or for my delivery - the only cost I had to pay was a $20 copay to have a postpartum medical treatment (only pushed for 4 minutes and then had 3rd degree tearing :( )
It definitely does. But how much do you pay for your insurance a month? I pay $300
I have a 15,14,5 and year old twins and I never had to pay for birth . Twins were c-section the other 3 were natural with no medical at all .
I am from Calgary alberta 🇨🇦 Canada
Love a good excel! I am using cloth diapers during the day and never calculated if it was worth it. I paid around 400$ for diapers and inserts that are used until baby is potty trained. Worth it!
I’m in Australia, and I won’t pay a cent for my delivery, prenatal care, vaccinations, I will even get to see a Physiotherapist for free to help with pregnancy complaints. Yes we pay a lot of tax but it’s totally worth it!
Oh, and mental health professionals if required. And dietician/diabetes specialist, etc. I will get a year off work, about 42 weeks of that year will be at about 1/2 of my regular pay. When I do go back to work I think I will pay a lot more childcare than you domin the USA though.
When I gave birth to my first-born in the Philippines, it costed me PHP 5,000 ($100 USD) to deliver in a midwife's clinic. Now I'm 18 weeks preggo and will give birth in Toronto, Canada in November. Luckily, I have insurance to shoulder all the medical costs that deal with this pregnancy (prenatal care, laboratory, delivery etc.) If you have no OHIP or insurance: a vaginal birth costs around $8,000 CAD, while a c-section birth would cost around $12,000 CAD
Where does the money go in the states if women on average are paying in the thousands???
Thankfully in Canada its free, there are optional genetic testing you can pay for, if you don't want to take the free option.
Most women save on daycare as maternity leave is 1 year, topic depends on your employer.
I needed to move to canada before popping out 3 kids 😅
The price of a hospital birth is definitely 1 of the reasons I’m going the birthing center/ home birth route it’s ridiculous how much hospitals charge and then they’re constantly pushing unnecessary things to make the bill higher 🤦🏾
Nova Scotia Canada and 36 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I have paid nothing for prenatal care, will pay nothing for delivery, or newborn care. I will say (from watching birth vlogs and hospital bag videos) that the US hospitals seem to generally provide more for mom and baby when in the hospital though. My hospital doesn't provide diapers, wipes, or pads for mama. Forget about anything in between.
This is so informative ! I have just in the right amount of savings for my baby coming!
In Germany every kind of medical treatment/surgery is free. Whether its childbirth, chemotherapy or even IVF for the most part. All doctor visits and medicine are free as well. I can't imagine having to worry about money when it comes to my health. We are very blessed here. 🙌🏻💕
I live in Canada, grew up very close to the boarder. I can’t get over how much it costs for health care, and the short time off you get. How on earth can you go back to work after 3 months? You aren’t sleeping yet, you haven’t even fully healed up, and what about ppd? Sorry US, but I am SO THANKFUL I was born north of the boarder. I had my baby no cost, and the most AMAZING care in the hospital. And I get 12 months of leave (can take up to 18). 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Poland, 300USD for medical exams and ultrasounds, delivery is free.
Our miracle baby is due to make his debut in about 2.5 weeks! We’re naming him Michael after my husband’s father. My husband’s dad died unexpectedly when my husband was just 18. Michael is such a special name to us!❤️
The third trimester pregnancy insomnia leaves me plenty of time to binge watch all your super helpful videos - thank you!!
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I’m near Montgomery, AL. I’d say average daycare costs are $150/week. We live in a rural area outside of town but commute to Montgomery for work. The daycare we chose close to our house is $120/week.
Wow that is so cheap!!!!! Lucky!
In Poland it is free for monthly visits during pregnancy and two scans and for delivery in the hospital, the national health service is not the best, it is not easy to get an appointment and usually there is a long waiting line but at least thats free. I had a csection and spent 9 days at the hospital got free diapers and stuff. If you work full time u get 1 year maternity leave paid 80% of your income. I am self employed and get only small amount from the national insurance so I have to come back to work qiucker but comparing to US I cannot complain ☺️
In New Zealand the most expensive cost for my mum when she gave birth to me was $12 for parking. She's had five children, and needed a specialist appt with her first which did cost her as it was private, but it was under $40.
Love that the only few was parking 😆
I have my due date 22. novemver and I’m from Slovenia 🇸🇮 maternity leave is 12months and is full paid... 🙌🏻
You can always buy gently used baby stuff
Much props 👍🤙for the video and something to think about.
In Japan deliveries could be up to 7k but the government gives you 4.2k
Definitely not having kids now...not even gettin' married after this. Thank you, Mai Zimmy! You just saved me 20k!
You are such a smart cookie! I love learning from you... and wish I watched 2 babies ago
Having a baby in ireland - it would be free but I chose to pay the extra 1K to have my own doctor for all appointments and a private room after the birth. That said the hospital provides nothing
Omg I can't believe you have to pay to deliver a baby in the USA! It's free in Europe with public health insurance
I had my first baby in 1994 and the second in 2000. I’d have been scared to death if I’d watched this back then.
I leave in Ireland! Delivery is for free!!
Hi, I’m from Australia. I really want a baby 🍼 but I’m just watching these kinds of videos to see if I can really have one with my budget 😆😆
I paid out of pocket for all of my OB appointments and delivery + hospital stay. I ended up paying a little under 6k. I live in Arizona and I don’t have insurance.
With my university of california insurance I was quoted at ~1500 total for all appointments and delivery (depending on how many ultrasounds), that's in-network. If I could go to the student health center it would be cheaper. But I'm graduating this quarter so with my husband's insurance we have a $3k deductible 😑
Everyone in the comments flexing they didnt have to pay anything to give birth...but what are your taxes?
Im 22 weeks and no insurance 👎, a lot of factors to that, and so far I’ve spent $910 on OB appointments and ultrasounds.😖 Kansas City/ MO and KS.
I’m in Alabama. I have insurance and I’ve spent more than that and I’m 27 weeks
Tracy Selmon damn
Expectant fathers, men, take notes!
Jesussss douleurrr mon ceour 💔💔 after I heard the gross totally heart made braakkkkk...then I help my baby bump like .....baby I love u....
Thanks!
U can make the diaper n wipes cost to $1000, since most people won’t be buying from sams club.
I live in the US but my hubby is military so everything was free!
Hey Mai! I've been seeing lots of info about hands-free/wireless breast pumps, even covered by insurance. Have you used any of these? I was thinking I may try to get the hands-free using insurance then buy the standard dupes for cash. Thoughts/opinions?
I never used the hands free ones myself. They are fairly new and we’re not covered by my insurance when I have my babies. It def sounds like a dream come true tho if they work!! Pumping is no joke and takes a lot of time and being all wired up in one place is a PAIN!! If the hand free ones work, and are covered by insurance I would totally get it
Definitely more than that. You forgot clothes, shoes, toys & books.
Blankets & things that need to be replaced.
I work for a hospital system so it cost 2,000
I cannot believe you had to pay for delivery! 😮 and that much too!
I live in ct and welfare paid for everytjing because what the point of having regular insurance if u cap out f that idc judge me i pay my taxes i rather be judged than in debt
I thought $550 a month was expensive daycare 😅 God bless y’all. I’m not too mad now.
To make you feel even better I was talking to my brother who lives in Minneapolis and his rate for his sons daycare is $2100 a month! 🤯🤯
So serious question could you just save the left over diapers if you are planning on having multiple children? Like in some ziplock bags or something? I saved a crap ton of money buying all my big baby spending items off Facebook market place and cregs list, buying diapers only with coupons or from the discount stores, i think ive spent probably $350 max and we have a really good base without having to rely on people buying from my registry, my husband's family spent alot of money on my SIL pregnancy and I dont think people will have the money to spend on my baby so I'm trying to get things as I go
You can totally save the diapers for future kids! And good for you buying second hand :) I use Facebook marketplace all the time now and I sell a ton on there too!
Wait love, the United States government only gives you 3 months of for maternity leave?
No you technically get 0 months maternity leave in the US. My my insurance covered 8 weeks paid and 4 more weeks unpaid
$20k in one year.. $200-$500k per lifespan..
This is wrong . A lot of this is more then you actually need . The having the baby is a lot but the things the baby needs is not a lot media tells you you need stuff you don’t
Question if people say that its 200k to raise a child how are babies alive in POVERTY where they have not made 200k in 20 yrs makes me think economist dont known what its like to struggle and what u can actually accomplished with out money these are prices of rich people half was child care thats a joke
😭😭😭😭 im pregnant
In Canada it’s free… but people still like to talk smack about Canada . LOL. Its the best country in the world.
My baby girl 👧🏻 has cows milk allergy so her milk is DOUBLE the price of Nutamigen 😭 and she wouldn’t take the breast, so ALL she eat is super expensive formula 😰 i refuse to make the math of that 😂🙈🤦🏻♀️ but she is 10 months and is the light of our life 🥰❤️
Have you tried a goat milk based formula? They’re supposed to be super gentle and you can find ones for less than conventional “special” formulas. I’m blanking on brands atm but I’m sure if you google it you’d find at least a few
It’s all worth it in the end 💕💕💕 but that is CRAZY expensive 🙈🙈
I believe its free to give birth+prenatal/postnatal care in every western country except for the US... still cant believe you guys have to pay for basic care 😳
I live in the US, paid nothing for baby care :)
8 months pregnant now. Think it's too late to reevaluate my life decisions? 😂
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Omg America is insane.
Yeah it cost a lot but you save money in other areas because you can't go anywhere lol.
True true 😅
My vaginal delivery was $5k (after insurance) 🙃 and I still have some bills coming as I delivered recently.
Healthcare in the US is a joke. We claim to care about good old fashioned family values yet we still don’t have any paid maternity or paternity leave and new moms can walk out of the hospital in debt just for delivering a baby. It’s a system that adds to the cyclical problem of young, single moms having no support and then not being able to help their children avoid the same fate.
It blows my mind how much this varies. My daughter turned 1 in May and we spent probably about $1000 for the entire year. If you’re a SAHM, breastfeed for the whole first year, buy used clothes and deal hunt it can be cheap. Obviously I know this isn’t an option for everyone but for people watching this freaking out it isn’t always this much. My delivery was free thankfully since my husband is in the military.
Right. I was thinking this. Consignment. Little baby clothes and toys almost or really brand new for 50-90% off.... you just have to start looking early. Buy diapers when they are on sale. Breast feed if able. Pump free with insurance... don't pick the most expensive of something you'll use 3 months to a year, etc. You dont actually NEED most of what Americans are lead to believe. Staying home isn't an option for me so daycare is horrific, but otherwise, I'm not spending this much on TWINS.
Agreed! Lots you can do! I plan to cloth diaper, I already shop consignment, tag sales for furniture, sales for the must be new things, etc. It's so doable!
I had my daughter in Switzerland. Everything was free for me. I stayed in the hospital for 7 days. I'm from the US and none of my family couldnt make it to Switzerland. My husband didnt get any time off of work to help me. Since this was the case they kept me until they could find an agency to help me cook, clean, and grocery shop. The person that did this for me was free. I also got a midwife that came out to my house once a week after I came home for free. The midwife came for 6 months. After the 6 months once a week I went to a clinic that checked my daughter's weight and height. This is free for the first 5 years. I'm seriously thinking about having my 2nd child in Switzerland. The only downside is itll be difficult to get my child their US citizenship. It took me 9 months to get my daughter's citizenship.
*Edit the a lot of hospitals in Switzerland does not have private rooms. In my 7 day stay 5.5 days I had no roommate. I say 5.5 because a person came in my room for only 1/2 a day. We didn't get along. She was Italian and had her Italian family there. They were extremely loud and didn't think that there was another person in the room.
Wow! Go Switzerland!! So happy they took great care of you 😄
Omg I am so happy I have come across your channel! I am currently 5 months pregnant (first time mom btw 😅) and your videos are so informative and helpful. I’ve been binge watching you lol and I will definitely be sending my other mommy friends to your channel 💖
Aww yay! Thank you!!! It really means a lot when people share my channel 💕💕💕
I’m so glad that my daughter is 6 months and after she was born I haven’t had to buy her anything at all, I was all set with clothes diapers and wipes I have wic so I make homemade purées which is covered so it’s free and I breastfeed so technically free too and I have health insurance so I didn’t have to pay anything at all but yes the first $6 months I haven’t had to pay but before she was born I bought a lot of things for her to make sure I was all set and we had a big baby shower which really helped a lot and to this day I still get little things hear and there but honestly I think God bless me cause I haven’t worked since I was 7 months pregnant because of complications and I’m so grateful that I havent had to buy anything yet. Extremely grateful I don’t have money to buy extra cute things for my baby but I’m glad she has everything she needs and I have t had to buy her anything plus I get to spend all my time with her 💖💖💖💖
Your videos are the most helpful I've watched! Do you have any for preparing your house for a baby?
I have great insurance, I haven’t paid anything my whole pregnancy for my ob appts. My delivery is also going to be fully covered❤️
Had my baby a month ago in May I live in Los Angeles and for my Csection with hypertension complications was $72,500. It was a two night stay due to Covid19 since they try to keep hospital visits short right now. Luckily I have health insurance 😅
I’m active duty military and thankfully our healthcare is at no cost. We also get 16 weeks maternity leave.
We haven’t been able to get pregnant yet and hubs is finishing his contract in a few weeks 🙈 I was definitely looking forward to that Tricare coverage lol 😂
laura sepulveda Hopefully he can get another contract so it might not be too late!
Thank you for your service! Glad it is fully free for you!
Honestly, people buy a lot of unnecessary things or buy things for the simple fact of “its cute”. I watch a lot of minimalist youtube moms & I realized a lot of things weren’t need. Items like Wipes Warmers & Baby shoes- sounds nice but not needed. People buy changing tables but it’s so much cheaper to just put down a mat on the bed or couch & change them. If baby showers are something that people do, requesting things like diapers & clothes of various sizes cuts into the costs too.
I did the changing the baby on the couch thing for 1 month. After that I went out and bought the a changing table dresser. This was well worth it. You usually need a dresser anyways.
I also thought a wipes warmer was a waste of money but seeing how my baby really dislikes the feeling of cold wipes on her butt, I'm actually thinking on buying one
@@emmanuelaemejuru7190 I can sort of agree with you here. My daughter only hates wipes when it's winter in Switzerland. I use the wipe warmer during this time.
Wipe warmers kept me from getting peed on every diaper change ( boys lol) , 🤣but I agree is more of a luxury item. W/ o 1 I have warmed them for a few min in my hands. 👍
Good morning now my anxiety is through the roof lol 😂
I live in AZ and I’ll only have to pay $200 for delivery🙌🏼 I have a good insurance
Lord, I’m so scared. Just moved to Massachusetts and I’m 23 weeks pregnant. I don’t think I’m mentally prepared for knowing the cost of everything.
And mass is the worst state I’ve lived in !
I live in Massachusetts, USA, and my delivery was $0, because I have private insurance.
So thankful and proud to be a Canadian. It’s absolutely free to give birth and government pays for baby’s expenses.
Reading through the comments Canada seems to be where it’s at!! 🇨🇦
@@MaiZimmy but they're using government assistance 🙄
They’re like American moms on Medicare and WIC. Absolutely free birth and formula.
@@shanika8 you are clearly American "doing their research" and think we live in igloos 🙄 you seem to be very obsessed with Canada's welfare system. My fiance and I make a combined $175,000 a year so we are no where close to being on "government welfare" and I still know in 6 months when I have my baby it will be absolutely free. Thanks for your input and "research" though 👌
@@josiefa5852 not really, because there's no one in Canada lying about making an extra $20 a month so they don't lose their healthcare
I need one of these videos for twins! lol I’m pregnant with identical twin boys due in October.
Congratulations I have twin boys, they’re 11 years old now and I’m expecting my 4th child. The twins were very expensive and I didn’t sleep for 7 months 😫 that is what I remember most lol. However I was super blessed with a huge support system and I never went without. God bless!!! Twins are super fun.
....38 weeks right now. My pockets are getting very sad 😢
I am from Austria 🇦🇹 (Europe) and have two kids, these are roughly the benefits you get from the government :
- pregnancy is free (ultrasounds ect.)
- delivery in a hospital is free (including c-sections ect.)
- 2 monthly maternity leave before birth (paid)
- you can choose different maternity leave models but a common one ist staying at home for a year and get around 1000€ per month or around 80% of your last income (up to 2000 € top)
- and you get around 144€ for the first child per month additionally till it is 24 years old als "family support", but with more kids you get a bit less per child
It varies, depending what model you choose, number of children ect, but I think it is pretty good.
But although you have all these benefits, we still have declining birth rates 🤷
Living in Québec, Canada and everything is free. This include a basic prenatal screening. If you want something more precise, it cost 500$CA. ☺️
Absolutely love all your videos Mai! ❤️
I live in NYC- have a job with insurance. My hospital stay for my delivery cost $300
Wow I just have really shitty insurance 😆😅😭
Here in St Lucia, once you’re working. The national insurance pays for your hospital stay. Also you get 6 wks before your expected delivery date and 6 weeks after. They pay 65% of your salary for that period. You also get a maternity grant which is I believe $600.00. Also you don’t get anything from the hospital. You need to purchase all your items.