Was this Fridays or Mondays Outloud? I can’t find it?
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Friday in the best or bad (or whatever it’s called) segment
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I cannot believe how dismissive she was of this feedback - this was not a pile on. It was a very large group of women who have sufferers asking for better research and representation in a podcast that is supposed to cover all areas of pregnancy.
and for the other hosts to put it down to mummy shaming is so off. She really is immature.
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This is coming from someone who’s never been pregnant but I don’t see the big deal about that the Hello Bump episode
The specialist briefly covered a few issues women can have while pregnant such as HG, diabetes, mental health and miscarriage
She said with HG itGoes away after 14 weeks for MOST women, so isn’t she just stating facts?
Also they then spoke to Martha about it for about 10 mins and acknowledged it was a serious issue, what more did they want?
The specialist briefly covered a few issues women can have while pregnant such as HG, diabetes, mental health and miscarriage
She said with HG itGoes away after 14 weeks for MOST women, so isn’t she just stating facts?
Also they then spoke to Martha about it for about 10 mins and acknowledged it was a serious issue, what more did they want?
How does Jessie not have insurance? What an idiot
She's probably making less than 90k.
Between the book deal, writer role on that TV show about Mamamia, TV appearance fee and her actual day job, she would be making way more than $90k
You have to have the top level of hospital cover for obstetrics to be included and it is way more expensive than the next tier down. And, there is a 12 month waiting period before you can claim.
You have to have the top level of hospital cover for obstetrics to be included and it is way more expensive than the next tier down. And, there is a 12 month waiting period before you can claim.
Would be shocked if she was under $90k. Most couples I know update private health insurance to include obstetrics after they get married…even if you’re not immediately trying, it’s good to have a back up plan for a whoopsy and/or no waiting period for ivf should you want/ need jt
I think if you haven’t had HG it is hard to grasp, I get that - but a lot of the information that was shared by the expert was wrong and dismissive. It’s like if they had an expert on to talk about postnatal depression and the advice was ‘it’ll go away soon, just try thinking happy thoughts or go to the doctor’ and then didn’t give any information about what you could do if you thought you had postnatal depression or links to PANDA or BeyondBlue etcThis is coming from someone who’s never been pregnant but I don’t see the big deal about that the Hello Bump episode
The specialist briefly covered a few issues women can have while pregnant such as HG, diabetes, mental health and miscarriage
She said with HG itGoes away after 14 weeks for MOST women, so isn’t she just stating facts?
Also they then spoke to Martha about it for about 10 mins and acknowledged it was a serious issue, what more did they want?
Also, I think if the few hundred people commenting on the reel by the HG charity are upset and they’re the community most affected then that’s worth listening to?
It was a surprise pregnancy so they probably didn’t upgrade yet
It’s that they said they would cover it and then did a really bad job at providing a clear understanding of what HG is. HG is not like regular morning sickness that goes away normally at 12-15 weeks. It normally lasts throughout the pregnancy in some form and is so debilitating that most women can’t move from their bed and lose 10-20kgs and have to be hospitalised. I haven’t had it myself but have seen others have it and it really is concerning. To dismiss it without giving proper advice is poor form for a podcast that is supposed to be all about pregnancy. They also had an expert from the HG organisation booked to talk on the podcast but cancelled it last minute, so they chose not to give their audience a good understanding of what HG is.This is coming from someone who’s never been pregnant but I don’t see the big deal about that the Hello Bump episode
The specialist briefly covered a few issues women can have while pregnant such as HG, diabetes, mental health and miscarriage
She said with HG itGoes away after 14 weeks for MOST women, so isn’t she just stating facts?
Also they then spoke to Martha about it for about 10 mins and acknowledged it was a serious issue, what more did they want?
And given the amount of time the podcast dedicated to listening to Jessie ramble on about her own pregnancy, the podcast falls well short of being a “must listen” for pregnant women.
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This! And also that they had booked someone from HG to talk on the podcast and cancelled them for someone who didn’t explain it properly. Your example about PND is exactly the point. If you are a pregnancy podcast claiming to be the only thing you need to listen to for your pregnancy you need to live up to that notion.
I am 32 weeks pregnant and this is my third child and honestly a lot of the information they are providing is so glossed over, wrong and doesn’t add any value to me, that I barely listen.
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Then tried to backtrack around it and was like, 'oh it's in a public Hospital, I think' and when the other host pushed for her to confirm she got really vague about it. A private obstetrician with no health cover would be huge, especially if she requires an emergency C section, theatre costs, privately - a C section in a private hospital is covered under the hospital stay, paying for one privately would be huge
Mia probably organised it all for her. She’s just got to rock up on the big day
Mia's family are definitely going to be paying for it, and they won't consider it expensive. Most OBs will quote you between 10k-15k for delivery in a private hospital, and most people with private health would have a good portion of that covered, with other bits and pieces also covered by medicare. The thing is, top tier private health is HUGELY expensive and most people end up paying more than the quoted cost, once you factor in a minimum 12 month waiting period (because of course not everyone gets pregnant straight away) and continuing the private cover following the birth.
There is just no way that Mia Freedman’s grandchild is going to be born in a public hospital - can you imagine Mia & co all crowding around in a shared ward to meet the blessed babe? As if.
To be fair, the cost of the private OB is not covered by private health insurance, you have to pay the cost (normally between $3 - $8K) no matter if you have PHI or not. You only get a small rebate back from Medicare. The real saving with PHI comes when giving birth in a private hospital (about $2000 per day plus any surgical fees). So if Jessie is giving birth at a public hospital, her out of pocket expenses will be the same as some one with PHI. But that's if she is going to a public hospital (probably Royal Women's at Randwick - part of Prince of Wales). But her answer was not definative and she said "some hospital in Randwick". Prince of Wales Private and Royal Women's are right next to each other and I somehow suspect that she is going private and just paying the day fees for the stay (probably around $10-15K all up). But the OB will be the standard fee that everyone pays no matter if you have PHI or not. I don't think I am that far behind Jessie in her pregnancy and I will be having my baby 2 weeks early at Prince of Wales Private - maybe I will bump into her ;-)
Private health insurance does not cover IVF - the only part it will cover is if you go under for an egg collection (& can do an egg collection without going under). Medicare covers a substantial amount - (I went through GENEA).
Also, my eyes water and my mind boggles at the cost of an obstetrician who may or may not be there for the birth, each to their own.
Can’t wait to have my baby at my local public hospital with my MGP midwife
For me it is worth it as it will be my third c-section and my OB was there for each of them and my recovery was very good. But I do understand if you don’t have complications it can seem like a lot of $$$. Each to their own.Private health insurance does not cover IVF - the only part it will cover is if you go under for an egg collection (& can do an egg collection without going under). Medicare covers a substantial amount - (I went through GENEA).
Also, my eyes water and my mind boggles at the cost of an obstetrician who may or may not be there for the birth, each to their own.
Can’t wait to have my baby at my local public hospital with my MGP midwife
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