So, you've made the life changing decision to have weight loss surgery. Your doctors are behind you 100%, after all, the risks of having surgery are far less than the risks of remaining morbidly obese. You have attended your weight loss surgery seminar to find out what the process is, what tests you need to do, what types of sugeries are available, etceterra. You are ready to do this! But wait! What about the recovery period? 6 Weeks of refraining from lifting anything over 20 pounds. And, guess what? Your insurance may be willing to help pay for the surgery itself, but they are not willing to help you pay for any post surgical assistance you will need.
So, what to do, what to do. I happen to have a 20 month old baby who is more than 20 pounds, and I know for a fact there is no way she is going to agree to give mommy 6 weeks off from carrying her at least some of the time. So, it looks like we are going to have to fork out more mullah to pay for some in-home child care, which, surprisingly will be cheaper than paying to send the baby girl to day care. We opted for the in home care, though, not just because it will be cheaper, but because my husband and I don't want to force our daughter to adapt to an 8 hour day completely away from mommy without some sort of gradual easing into it. That, and the simple fact that I love spending time with my daughter, and I just can't imagine handing her off to some group of strangers when I am sitting at home twiddling my thumbs. I would probably miss her more than she would miss me, and I know eventually I will have to allow her to go to at least part time day care just to get her used to the environment, but I don't have to do it yet.
Either way, though, this is going to be an additional expense on top of our insurance copay that we hadn't really anticipated. I am so grateful to my husband for being so supportive in this decision, not just emotionally but financially as well. I couldn't do it without him, but he keeps reminding me that I am doing it for him too.
So, what to do, what to do. I happen to have a 20 month old baby who is more than 20 pounds, and I know for a fact there is no way she is going to agree to give mommy 6 weeks off from carrying her at least some of the time. So, it looks like we are going to have to fork out more mullah to pay for some in-home child care, which, surprisingly will be cheaper than paying to send the baby girl to day care. We opted for the in home care, though, not just because it will be cheaper, but because my husband and I don't want to force our daughter to adapt to an 8 hour day completely away from mommy without some sort of gradual easing into it. That, and the simple fact that I love spending time with my daughter, and I just can't imagine handing her off to some group of strangers when I am sitting at home twiddling my thumbs. I would probably miss her more than she would miss me, and I know eventually I will have to allow her to go to at least part time day care just to get her used to the environment, but I don't have to do it yet.
Either way, though, this is going to be an additional expense on top of our insurance copay that we hadn't really anticipated. I am so grateful to my husband for being so supportive in this decision, not just emotionally but financially as well. I couldn't do it without him, but he keeps reminding me that I am doing it for him too.
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