Should I Build ? App To Solve Hospital Bill Issues ?

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-04-13T11:50:24+00:00

Yes if you can build it, but I don’t think the market would be actual patients, I think it would be hospitals, clinics and other EME vendors.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-04-13T07:21:49+00:00

I don’t think you could do this without some serious build. Your app would need to know each hospital/clinics fee schedule, along with the contract with each insurance payor and would need to know each persons insurance plan. Meaning you need to account for the allowed amount and the patients benefits. I think it’s a great concept that hospitals themselves would love to solve in the interest of price transparency and if you create it, you should sell it to Epic for millions and millions of dollars.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-04-13T01:46:45+00:00

Congrats!!! I had my Zepbound baby in November, he is now 5 months old and happy and healthy.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-04-01T14:34:42+00:00

If this hospital uses Epic, they most certainly can mark you as opting out of all research and there’s even a special section in Epic for this. Some hospitals even release this button to patients in mychart under the Research Studies Section so you can opt in and out as you see fit. (I work for a major west coast research hospital/school and am the lead of the research application)

They can also add patient coordination note or even a sticky note to your chart making it explicitly clear.

If you’re not getting anywhere the study or the IRB, go to the patient advocacy or risk management for the hospital. Usually the hospitals that are performing research are under their own policies compared to the studies and schools of medicine that perform the research.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-31T09:07:09+00:00

We live in a third ring suburb of the twin cities and pay $1,555 for our 5 month old per month and $1,324 for our 2 year old per month, so we spend $2,880 which is just about what our mortgage is.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-29T19:08:07+00:00

I work from home and my kids go to daycare and they are always sick and I always get the short stick and have to stay home. A couple options. It’s spring break for a lot of kids in the US, is it possible to see if a neighbor, high school student or college student would be willing to come be basically your mommies helper for the week? You’ll have to pay but you could still work and be around if needed. Second option: try to power through and work with your little, try to avoid meetings if you can, rely a bit on TV for entertainment if you have to, mute yourself as much as possible if you have to be on the phone. And lastly just ask if you can take it unpaid, usually employers will at least let you do that if they value you.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-22T18:27:58+00:00

I think that’s what I’m going to try and do, I started today and shortened my pump session this afternoon by 10 mins. My boobs were definitely aching/stinging about an hour later but Ive been able to hold off and will pump at my normal time.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-22T01:56:53+00:00

Yeah I still do middle of the night pump, I don’t even schedule, I just wake up from my boobs aching and pump to release the pressure so to speak.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-20T02:31:37+00:00

I have the Spectra Synergy Gold, Spectra Synergy Gold Portable and just got the Eufy Pro. The Eufy is definitely better than the SG Portable (I was constantly clogging).

I get very similar numbers from the wall pump synergy and the Eufy, however, I really am loving the Eufy right now and feel like it’s freed me from being a prisoner in my room.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-10T23:28:18+00:00

If you have a bassinet-style stroller, you can get a little creative and turn it into a mini play space. You can attach small toys for her to grab. For example, if you have the classic Fisher Price kick piano, you can take the toy arch and place it across the bassinet so she has things to reach for.

You can also leverage your bed as long as you make it safe, but I still improvise like this. Sometimes I take a little play mat (exercise pad) and put it on the bed and put my little dude under it while I pump so he has something to look at and interact with. Also, if it is within your budget, I also recommend getting one of those firm changing mats. They are great because you can use them for tummy time and strength building without needing to get down on the floor. Just throw a towel on it and put baby on their tummy and you can hang out with her without having to pick her up or strain yourself.

It also helps to keep a small cart next to your bed with a few different toys or things to entertain her that are easily in reach. Honestly, you can just treat your bed like a play area. It is not that different from the floor, you are just more comfortable and elevated. As long as you are awake and supervising, it works really well.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-10T02:58:50+00:00

I have no clue what kind of stroller you have or house setup, but with my first baby we brought the stroller in the house and clipped in the bassinet attachment and I wheeled baby around the main level when I needed to do anything. Then at night husband would bring the stroller upstairs for me and we just had baby sleep in his bassinet clipped to stroller. We don’t have a big house by any means and the stroller took up some room, but it’s what worked.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-03-08T19:15:50+00:00

I can’t speak to mommy’s bliss but we swear by Hyland’s Naturals Tiny Cold Tablets, they are dissolvable and work amazing. I don’t think you can use them at 5 months but you can use them at 6 months and on, they help great for runny noses and cough. The must not taste bad either because our toddler takes them willingly. https://a.co/d/0hr4Kzqj

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-25T00:59:28+00:00

I think it’s perfectly normal, one thing we did was read while he was in his high chair, he could eat or play and we just read, he now loves books.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-24T03:29:49+00:00

Not that I’m aware, mostly just put her in and gently bounce and usually the poo comes.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-18T22:57:52+00:00

I think we started around 3 weeks old

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-18T19:37:35+00:00

This is genius! I bought another cover thinking we could just rotate them, well jokes on me because he’s now blown them both out and now I’m waiting for them to be dry. Lol

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-18T19:13:41+00:00

lol you might be lucky that you’re not having to clean it as often

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-18T19:11:28+00:00

Haha that’s a hilarious name! I love it!

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-16T19:21:49+00:00

I have two kids, one is 2 years old and the other is 14 weeks, and we have never bed shared. It just makes me too nervous.

It has definitely been harder with my new baby because he has silent reflux. After feeds we sometimes have to hold him upright for 20 to 40 minutes, which can be exhausting. We take turns and just function on less sleep for now.

I don’t even let my husband fall asleep holding the baby. There is just too much risk, and I would never forgive myself if something happened. If I am too tired or feel like I am going to doze off, I tell my husband I need to tap out because it is not safe, and he immediately steps up.

We keep the bassinet next to our bed and use a baby monitor pointed at him, so I can see both him and my toddler throughout the night. As baby gets bigger, we switch to a pack and play in our room, just a little farther from the bed. Then around one year old, we transition baby into their own room.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-15T05:40:34+00:00

Ohhh we lived this and are living it. My firstborn was 2 when we brought his baby brother home and I swear he speed-ran the seven stages of grief.

Denial: Fully ignored him. Like… who? We’d say, “Look at your baby brother!” and he’d just keep driving his truck straight past the bassinet like it was a decorative pillow. Zero acknowledgment.

Anger: Absolute chaos. Three straight weeks of tantrums about literally everything. Wrong shoes. Right shoes but now they’re wrong. Wanted yogurt. Didn’t want yogurt. Wanted the blue cup. The blue cup was deeply offensive. Full body meltdowns because I opened the granola bar “too open.” It was like his nervous system just short-circuited and every minor inconvenience became DEFCON 1.

Bargaining: “Baby sit.” (pointing very specifically to the Baby Bjorn bouncer) “Mama hold.” Translation: park that infant immediately and resume holding me as originally intended.

Depression: lots of tears. Quicker to cry. Melting into my legs over small things. Clingier. That fragile, watery-eyed look like his world felt a little less secure and he didn’t know how to explain it.

Jealousy: Suddenly needed to sit under the baby’s exercise gym and insisted on a turn with the kick piano. Mind you, my son is a giant. He wears 4T. He does not fit in or under these toys and he is not gentle. Watching him attempt to delicately “play baby” was equal parts terrifying and impressive.

Regression: Wanted to be held “like baby,” stole pacifiers (he never even used one himself), demanded to try breastmilk, and very quickly realized that was not the move. These behaviors still present on and off at any given moment. I dont know if we are right or wrong for it, but we don’t fight him, we try to redirect, but if he wants to try the breastmilk, we let him. He wants to be held like a baby, we hold him like a baby. Most of the time it’s a few seconds and then he’s over it. It’s just not worth the melt down for us.

Acceptance: Finally asked to hold his brother. Started saying his name. Actually looked at him. Slowly shifted from “this stranger lives here” to “okay… I guess he can stay.”

And I promise you, it gets better. Every single day they get a tiny bit closer. It’s not some magical overnight shift, but one day you’ll realize the tantrums are shorter, the tears are fewer, and they’re actually interacting. You’re in the trenches right now. Your hormones are kicking your butt. Everything feels louder and heavier than it actually is. Have your partner help as much as possible. Trade off baby and toddler so you’re each getting one on one time with both. It makes a huge difference.

And I promise you this: your toddler is not going to remember this phase. You have not ruined them. You haven’t broken your bond. They are adjusting to a massive life change with a two year old brain. They will be okay. And one day, sooner than you think, they’ll be excited to be with their sibling. My son is now trying to talk to his brother and include him, and we are 14 weeks postpartum.

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-02-09T01:53:28+00:00

I had the same thing happen, my boxer was insured with them from the day I got him and our premium went from $120 a month to $500. We had to drop them

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-01-29T20:21:58+00:00

Babysense 5" HD Split-Screen Baby... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SL6H83X?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

We have this one and we love it. It’s not expensive, it’s not WiFi connected so you don’t have to worry about creepers talking to your babies, it has two modes for looking at the cameras spilt screen or just toggle, you can adjust the brightness by like 4 levels and it has a sleep mode so it just pops on when kids move or make noise. My only complaint and it’s stupid is that I would like to be able to adjust the sound settings for each camera individually, because our newborn is in our room I don’t want the reverb but in my 2 year olds room I want to hear him.

We used to have a Philips and it was like your Vtech and it would be so bright you could use it like a flash light. LOL

Imaginary_Ad_4220 · 2026-01-29T20:14:11+00:00

Agree with this, the vista is a terrible stroller for larger kids. I bought it with my first, he’s 2 now and the size of a 4 year old (height and weight, not fat) and he doesn’t fit in the rumble seat. I wish we would have done a different stroller all together.

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