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Postpartum Essentials for Mom and Baby

Jessica Lieb — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:40:59 +0000

**This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small compensation when you purchase from my links, which I”ll blow on dark chocolate. ** Childbirth can be rough on a woman’s body. And while you may be prepared for all the needs of your coming little one, it’s just as important for the mom to...

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Transitioning from Home Birth to Hospital Birth – a Mental Journey

Jessica Lieb — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:52:00 +0000

Midwife 1: Wow, 9lb and 11lb babies! We’ll definitely be inducing you around 39 weeks. Midwife 2: Wow, 9lb and 11lb babies! We might want to induce you early but we’ll wait-and-see how thing are progressing when we get closer to your due date. Changing my Perspective After my first visit to the new OB...

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Planning My First Hospital Birth

Jessica Lieb — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Today is my first prenatal appointment for baby 3. I’m a bit anxious for obvious reasons, I hope the baby is developing fine and that both baby and I are healthy. But I’m also anxious for other reasons. Mainly because this will be my first hospital birth and my first of many prenatal visits at...

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Getting Insurance to Pay for a Home Birth: UPDATE, THEY PAID!

Jessica Lieb — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:27:00 +0000

So yesterday we got a check in the mail for almost $3000 as reimbursement from our health insurance providers for Noah’s home birth. I was completely shocked since last time I spoke with a representative from our insurance they pretty much said, NO we will NOT be able to process your claim. After the insurance...

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Insurance Paying for Home Birth: Update 2

Jessica Lieb — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:21:00 +0000

Ok so here’s the latest on our Home Birth Insurance claim. I was told that my husband’s company policy only covers care from a Certified Nurse Midwife and not a Certified Professional Midwife, which is what we used. So now we are taking our case to his HR department since they specifically told him that...

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