Comments on: The Financial Impact of Prematurity http://thehouseholdhelper.com/blog/the-financial-impact-of-prematurity/ Tips Tricks & Tools for Busy Moms Managing Busy Homes. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Susan Critelli http://thehouseholdhelper.com/blog/the-financial-impact-of-prematurity/comment-page-1/#comment-3660 Susan Critelli Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:25:49 +0000 http://thehouseholdhelper.com/blog/?p=497#comment-3660 Whew! I can't even imagine talking on that kind of financial burden - though I completely agree that they are worth every penny. I also had preeclampsia. Our little guy never cost us a penny out of pocket, though. His 5 week NICU stay was about $75,000, and his first four months were on an apnea monitor and included visits to a number of the specialists you mentioned. The total of all his visits was in the $200,000 range. But that was a long time ago - not sure how it would adjust for inflation! Almost 18 years later he still has some residual "preemie issues", though not anything that he requires special care for. I really appreciate seeing this effort by the March of Dimes and all the bloggers who are blogging about this. Moms of preemies can feel like they are the only one who "gets it" - I know I did. Your series is bringing back a lot of memories. Thank you for the reminder of how far we personally have come, and how far care for preemies in general has come. <abbr><em>Susan Critellis last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/MixingHomeBusinessAndHomeSchooling/%7E3/464614874/using-educational-software-in-your.html" rel="nofollow">Using Educational Software in your Home School</a></abbr></em> Whew! I can’t even imagine talking on that kind of financial burden – though I completely agree that they are worth every penny. I also had preeclampsia. Our little guy never cost us a penny out of pocket, though. His 5 week NICU stay was about $75,000, and his first four months were on an apnea monitor and included visits to a number of the specialists you mentioned. The total of all his visits was in the $200,000 range. But that was a long time ago – not sure how it would adjust for inflation!

Almost 18 years later he still has some residual “preemie issues”, though not anything that he requires special care for. I really appreciate seeing this effort by the March of Dimes and all the bloggers who are blogging about this. Moms of preemies can feel like they are the only one who “gets it” – I know I did.

Your series is bringing back a lot of memories. Thank you for the reminder of how far we personally have come, and how far care for preemies in general has come.

Susan Critellis last blog post..Using Educational Software in your Home School

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