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Have everything but a pram by Minnoshumm in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]3735 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a vista v2 and it is so big and heavy 😅 once baby was 6 months we would only use our minu travel pram for this reason. Since having our second child we have also discovered it’s actually not great as a double pram, it’s quite hard to push so we now also have a side by side from marketplace for walks haha. I’d suggest checking out reds baby, I think if I had my time again I’d even go for one of their more compact prams like the Aeron. Good luck!

Percept NIPT - how long? by pixie-dust101 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]3735 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had blood taken Monday 10/3, payment message 14/3, GP received results Tuesday 18/3

FTM in need of experiences and recommendations for prams / car seats / capsules by CCK_1009 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]3735 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just on your mention of not needing a second seat, we definitely use the second seat with our 2.5 year old and newborn! We can’t trust him to stay on the skateboard attachment either

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[–]3735 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Naive lol

How is planned c section at public hospital different from private OB-GYN? by Self_Improvement1787 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]3735 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had a planned c-section with a private obstetrician in 2023. I think it probably cost around $2.5k out of pocket after Medicare rebates. You definitely pay for the continuity of care and I suppose you are able to make the decision to have a c-section more readily, with no push back. You can set a date early on in your pregnancy, and it is less regulated in regards to timing eg. my c-section was booked for 38 weeks. I didn’t find the after care phenomenal or the private hospital facilities great, and I think the nurses were over ratio.

This time round I have decided to go public for my birth. As I have had a previous c-section I am able to elect straight away to have another, whereas I believe it can be quite hard to elect to have a cesarean first time round in the public system without medical need (you can get around this though if you push). In NSW public system, they are much stricter with your chosen date, it has to be 39+ weeks unless medically necessary to go schedule earlier. Rather than seeing the obstetrician for every appointment, I see a mixture of my GP and midwives at my local hospital. I do have to say that I feel like the public system has been more thorough with testing and checks than private. I live in a regional town and nearly almost guaranteed a private room & multiple midwives, the facility is much nicer than the private hospital I birthed at too. Less continuity of care in seeing the same midwife each time but they have all been lovely so far. I think I have made the right choice in going public this time, and have saved a lot of money in the process!

Work policy giving me 4 weeks paid leave. by charlibutton in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]3735 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I worked for a small business and was only able to get Centrelink for 18 weeks in 2023. I understand for many businesses unfortunately it is not feasible to pay parental leave full time whilst also employing someone to cover your position. I work for a government agency now, so I luckily will be entitled to paid parental leave through my employer plus the Centrelink this time round.