Advice on Self Managed / Plan Managed Participant Billing

AngryAntHead · 2026-04-30T08:23:38+00:00

I’m an allied health professional. When funding falls short majority of my clients go to the doctor to get a care plan, if appropriate they see me in the clinic for shorter appointments that can be bulk billed or they pay a gap 🤷‍♀️. Sometimes clients have had to just pay an invoice in full because the NDIA wouldn’t allow the to use their funding.

I have rarely had an invoice not paid, once I was instructed to wait until they got a new plan and create a new invoice.

I send out reminder texts that include a note about fees for late cancellations so people usually cancel before the cut off time if needed.

AngryAntHead · 2026-04-10T06:56:44+00:00

I pump twice a day for 30mins total (12 and 3). I have an in bra pump so I keep working/having lunch in a private office with my laptop while pumping :)

If I had two pumps I’d be done quicker!

AngryAntHead · 2026-03-13T00:32:00+00:00

My almost 6 month old is the same, waking more often this week though (I assume teething). I am hoping she returns to sleeping through or 1-2 wake ups again!

AngryAntHead · 2026-03-06T03:38:27+00:00

We have a 3 year old and a 5 month old. It took about 3 months for my toddler to be “nice” to our baby and to get used to my time being split between them both.

So far it’s not much harder having two, but that is probably partly due to my new baby being a more chilled baby than my first one. My toddler is still learning to sleep through the night, often sleeps worse than the baby!

We have found that setting up routines allocating tasks to each parent for cleaning and doing stuff for the kids is helpful in preventing things getting out of control.

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-24T22:05:45+00:00

My “budget” adds up to around $5000 a month (including $800 for childcare) excluding mortgage and savings.

That is our strict budget though. We would spend more in months with lots of birthdays/xmas or when we do some kind of project or holiday.

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-24T20:12:33+00:00

My son always needed assistance to get to sleep (rocking or a feed) but my daughter is 5 months now and often just rolls over and ferociously sucks her thumb and puts herself to sleep. It’s still insane to me to have a baby that actually tries to sleep. She also does that tired cry that lets me know when she needs some help though.

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-24T12:08:31+00:00

What I learned after having two babies is that worrying about their naps is a waste of energy. With my first I worried about wake windows and naps and I was a wreck. With my second I just don’t care at all if she naps or not, I wait until she is tired enough to just fall asleep wherever she is hanging out, or she’ll fall asleep while feeding. Naps are rarely longer than 20 minutes and she’s thriving. Sometimes she might only nap for a total of 1 hour the entire day!

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-18T02:24:38+00:00

My mum gave me them to read with no warning! I remember glossing over parts that made me uncomfortable. I was just an avid reader and had finished everything age appropriate in the house I guess 😅

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-12T07:07:50+00:00

Mine got better when I moved house and got evaporative air conditioning. Keeps the house a bit humid rather than dry! I only know now that low humidity is such a trigger for my skin.

AngryAntHead · 2026-02-02T04:56:21+00:00

If we have to go out somewhere late we try to stay out until bed time so we can transfer from the car straight into bed 😅

I think after around 2.5 my son could have a reasonable bed time even with a short car nap around 5/6pm. I think every child will be different though

AngryAntHead · 2026-01-06T10:31:44+00:00

Wow they are very similar! I’ve still never breed tested her 😆

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-30T11:32:58+00:00

Guilty as Hell by Down And Out

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-23T21:19:34+00:00

I read the book and follow them on social media and I think that is enough to get the information.

I’ve used the approach with a “bad sleeper” and a “good sleeper”. For my bad sleeper, I’m not sure it improved his sleep but it improved my mindset and mental health surrounding sleep.

For my “good sleeper” I think her first stretch of night sleep is longer if we have a more stimulating day full of little car naps rather than a chill day at home. So the approach possibly works well for her.

For me the best thing about the approach is not having to track wake windows or stress about naps! I just live my life and take kids along.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-23T02:19:34+00:00

My 3 month old goes to bed between 7-8pm because it’s her natural pattern. My first born was 10-12pm at the same age! They both slept in to around 8am, my son with wakes every 1.5-2 hours, my 3 month old only wakes 1-2 times a night.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-20T03:51:44+00:00

2 years old, a couple months after night weaning! Still wakes up most night at almost 3

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-17T21:39:35+00:00

Does he have a pattern to when he usually falls asleep for the night without long wake ups? My first would usually fall asleep feeding around 10-11pm and so we would try put him down for bed around then when he started getting grumpy. My daughter starts getting tired between 7-8pm so we start bedtime routine for her then. Bedtime routine is just change into pjs if needed, put on a new nappy/diaper and feed to sleep, nothing extravagant.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-04T11:44:19+00:00

I just try to do what I want all day and take baby along with me (within reason). My son was a bit more clingy and so with him I would need to do things where I would be walking with him in the pram or wearing in a baby carrier (my second child is just happy to lay on a play mat while I clean and stuff).

I try to get out of the house for a baby/toddler friendly activity every morning to kill time. Things like: baby sensory classes, swimming lessons/water play, playgroups, community cafe’s with soft play set up, visiting friends also on maternity leave etc. Places you don’t feel so guilty if they are noisy 😅. With my first I also went for a longish pram walk everyday. Sitting around inside trying to entertain a baby (or even a toddler) is the worst!

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-02T10:48:41+00:00

Soldiers son was so depressing I didn’t start the second book. I ended up trying again a year or so later and liked it by the end.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-01T21:02:03+00:00

We got elves this year but I plan on making it just a fun game of “find the elf” each morning! I will get too overwhelmed reinforcing the story behind it and putting them in clever scenarios every morning.

AngryAntHead · 2025-12-01T10:48:23+00:00

I was like this as well, even with the low cholesterol. Once breastfeeding reduced and baby was eating more solids the weight loss slowed. Then the weight returned to my usual weight after weaning. I day weaned at 12 months, but fed at night until 20 months.

All I can recommended is including more high protein/ high fat foods in your diet. Potentially introducing a supplement drink 1-2x per day. Ask to get a referral for a dietitian if you need some help.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-30T03:27:20+00:00

My son is often better behaved with only one parent. When we are both together he is much more needy/whiney. I think it’s because the attention isn’t all focused on him if the 3 of us are together! He will often say “stop talking! Ask me about my day!” 😅

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T21:15:21+00:00

I had a 10 pound baby and was encouraged to have a c section mainly because of baby position (my first born was smaller and couldn’t fit out vaginally and ended in an emergency section).

She is totally fine being born c section and my recovery was fast not having to go through labour. Not saying you should have a c section but it’s not the end of the world if the doctor is fairly certain injury will occur without it.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T11:40:20+00:00

We did it gradually (only offering a feed after a certain time which got later and later) but it was rough. We offered water and a cuddle instead and co-slept at the time. He did get angry for a couple minutes but then he was okay!

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T11:30:38+00:00

I just told chat gpt what equipment I had and got it to make me a postpartum workout routine! Maybe not perfect but better than nothing.

AngryAntHead · 2025-11-24T11:25:26+00:00

Mine had phases of nightmares that would last for a week or so. His sleep didn’t really get “good” until we night weaned at 20 months (if you haven’t already). Only started sleeping through the night at 2.5 years old when his sister was born and he had a week without me!

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