How much does it cost to have a baby?
 

I never even though about it since I live in Canada.

Just the actual birth of the baby? Not including diapers and formula?

What happens if you can't afford it?

dont you get free insurance up there? they should cover most of it.

its free if you have the baby NOT in the hospital. a public library, petting zoo, Chinese restaurant... whatever floats your boat.

seriously, probably like $3-$4k is my guess.

if you cant afford it im sure they will have the baby repo people come after you :winkwink: they will just try adn collect through collection agencies if you skip out on the bill

one of the best documentaries ive watchesd recently.

Business of Being Born

I'm just curious what Americans pay

costs a lot of love

wiki.answers.com says $7k to $10k in Texas

If I remember right - around $8,000 with doctors visits, hospital room, meds, etc.

Then about $500,000 for food, college, clothes, ...

$3 to 4k? WHAT?!! No no no no no ...... try $10,000 plus and that's doing it on the cheap and just the very basics. Hospitals will actually work out in advance payment plans for you so that when you get pregnant you pay off the cost of what it is going to cost you in monthly installments for the first 4 to 6 months. This of course doesn't cover your weekly doctor visits, prenatal pills, ultra sounds, etc. but at least the big big bill of the hospital is out of the way.

IT costs to have a baby in a Hospital in the USA? Damn! Doesnt cost in the UK from what I know...

I will let you know in few weeks :winkwink:

DOnno I was in the military and it cost me $40

it only costs actual natural born citizens, if you are illegal immigrant its free. Citizens have to provide Social# - illegal immigrants just show up.

if people educate themself and look into the numbers it would blow your mind...

some hospitals have 70% illegal immigrants birth rates - guess who pays?

its over $70 million per year in some hostpals, all illegal immigrants

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/parkland.asp

It's about $150,000 over the course of 18 years LOL

Had 2 kids here in Canada and it cost me about $40 in total for all the parking I did. That's about it.
Hell, my wife even spent 4 solid weeks in the hospital leading up to my 2nd boy's birth, by c-section where she also had her tubes tied in the same proceedure and it still only cost me for parking.

Heard from a friend...first kid born in Canada, no cost...NOTHING, even with extremely complicated delivery!!! Said it felt like shoplifting walking out of there. Second one, born in Hawaii, 3500 for hospital costs, plus another 1000 for doctors fees, just for delivery, which was easy, not to mention cost for visits, etc. And that was with excellent insurance.

According to Michael Moore, not only is it free, but they will pay you $20,000 and blow you.

That is why you have health insurance etc for pregnancy stuff included.

health insurance in canada is not free, don't know how that rumour got started.

There is 1 health insurance company , and you pay based on how much you make.

My experience.....

Its not to bad. They start getting expensive when they hit about 4 and start taking karate, soccer and want transformers shoes etc.

nope , everyone in the hospital is doing volunteer work :winkwink: of course it costs, everything costs :) in the uk you pay for it in taxes, very similar to how canada does it, in the usa they charge you a "pay as you need it" rate, so if you aren't ever sick you dont need to waste thousands of dollars paying for other people that are :) kinda

100 bux
insurance copay :-D

but without the bill was something like 8k

If you have a bunch of relatives, you will be swamped with baby wear and toys to last for the entire year. :) Birth itself is being either sponsored by the government or covered by your insurance company. It costs nothing but sleepless nights and lots of nerves.

lol @ thread title

LOL... I think the "kinda" is the operative word there :thumbsup

With all the co-pays for scans, bloodwork and the delivery even with good insurance I think I paid about $1,000 just recently. The total the insurance paid was around $15,000.

The 4D scans are like $900, the anesthetist fees for the epidural $3k! Sure adds up.

All worth it though!

I figure about $50 should cover it.

$40 for parking

$10 for Tim Hortons coffee

A lot!!!

One Million Dollars!
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it cost me 27 hours of misery just for the doctors to tell me i need to have a c-section. 45 minutes later i was holding my baby.

if they can get a baby in Kongo you for sure can get a baby in canada

Abortions are cheaper.

They're free in Ontario. We like cream pie's. :thumbsup

No costs if you live in the Netherlands! so i have 3 kids.. :thumbsup

Oh and that is for EACH kid

That's one cheap ass kid. Must never need clothing or food :Oh crap

In truth I don't know what the actual cost was when my son was born, I had insurance and only had to pay the deductible

All of it.

And your life too.

Best investment ever.

babies are more expensive than wives...

My brothers in Florida was 23k. 3 days in the hospital the birth etc. That does not Include the doctors visits from before.

For my wife, From initial visit to birth 3 days in the hospital private room etc, 5k flat.

In Canada... nothing. Free! Baby showers gets you everything you need for those first days, so you seriously need nothing! Oh, you probably mean how much does it cost to RAISE a baby? Well.... nevermind.

its more like 250k for each kid from 0-18yrs ..... heard it on tom leykis