C- section birth

**Tizmoi** · 21-09-2012, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by buriramboy

Which hospital???

She told me this evening, that she is registered at Lerdsin hospital on Silom rd! Any good?

**beerlaodrinker** · 22-09-2012, 04:34 PM

Gidday Tizmoi
Thai doctors will always try to steer the girls toward a C section , mines had 2 in udon Thani cost about 65000 baht with a reasonable room for me and her folks
(i got the couch) both times we stayed about 4 days , my missus is quite short and im a fat [at][at][at][at] so i didnt argue about having a C section and couldnt argue with the ultrasounds showing junior tubbyS , sure did leave a hell of a scar on her guts though , But at least the motors still in good nick , as far as actually witnessing the procedure goes they quite simply wouldnt let me, probablya cultural thing and thank fuck for that, , Good luck and all the best kids are great .

**adzt1** · 22-09-2012, 05:34 PM

here at Aikchol now .
c section done at 9 this morn . wife has very small cut less than ten cm ( looks sore though)
horizontal cost40000.
staying 3 nights in a nice room with a balcony and sea view.
will take plastic or cash
we hadthe decision for c section and a good one it seems as baby is 8lb 8

**Jesus Jones** · 22-09-2012, 05:49 PM

^Congrats and all the best to you all. Ours is expected 10th Oct. Missus hasn't decided whether to go c-section yet.

**Davis Knowlton** · 22-09-2012, 07:18 PM

^^Congrats as well. My wife went C section when our twins were born in '99. Partially because Manila traffic was so bad then you never knew how long it would take to get to the hospital, but mostly because ultrasound showed one head down ready to go, but the other one head up. You run a real risk turning a kid - can result in neck injury. Wife is 109 lbs, and the twins were 7.5 lbs each, so it was probably the right call. Chinese/Filipina doctor - very small scar.

**Tizmoi** · 22-09-2012, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by adzt1

here at Aikchol now .
c section done at 9 this morn . wife has very small cut less than ten cm ( looks sore though)
horizontal cost40000.
staying 3 nights in a nice room with a balcony and sea view.
will take plastic or cash
we hadthe decision for c section and a good one it seems as baby is 8lb 8

Congratulations to you and your wife.

Hospital has told us that the price of a natural birth ( no complications ) will be about
7000 baht plus any medicine. C-section start at 13,000 baht depending on difficulty, again plus any medication. Room costs 1,600 baht a night.
Wife wants a natural birth, but we are at least a 30 minute taxi ride from the hospital. So that might change.

**Tizmoi** · 22-09-2012, 07:58 PM

[/quote]As of 1 September 2012 the 30 Baht system has been reintroduced. When a Thai goes to a government hospital they pay 30 Baht towards the doctor and medicines, tops. Babies to 12 year old and adults 60 and over pay nothing. There's a few others excluded paying, but it doesn't really apply in this case.[/QUOTE]

When the wife phoned Lerdsin hospital they told her she cannot use this card! Reason being she has a card issued from the social security office. For this she pays 2% of her salary each month and her employer matches that contribution. Apparrantly this gives her free treatment, but not for births!

**Tizmoi** · 22-09-2012, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

But at least the motors still in good nick , as far as actually witnessing the procedure goes they quite simply wouldnt let me, probablya cultural thing and thank fuck for that, , Good luck and all the best kids are great .

Haha! Not sure if I will be tinkering with the motor for a while. I've heard that witnessing the procedure is definitely not recommended.

**superman** · 22-09-2012, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Tizmoi

When the wife phoned Lerdsin hospital they told her she cannot use this card! Reason being she has a card issued from the social security office. For this she pays 2% of her salary each month and her employer matches that contribution. Apparrantly this gives her free treatment, but not for births!

From my understanding she cannot have 2 medical cards. A government one and a private one as per your wifes case. She has to choose. What she does, from my understanding, is she pays for her treatment, because it's a birth, and then claim it back off her employers scheme. Bit late now to get full details, but will know more tomorrow.

**adzt1** · 22-09-2012, 09:59 PM

cheers all. . greens in the post.!!!

**Tizmoi** · 22-09-2012, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by superman

Originally Posted by Tizmoi

When the wife phoned Lerdsin hospital they told her she cannot use this card! Reason being she has a card issued from the social security office. For this she pays 2% of her salary each month and her employer matches that contribution. Apparrantly this gives her free treatment, but not for births!

From my understanding she cannot have 2 medical cards. A government one and a private one as per your wifes case. She has to choose. What she does, from my understanding, is she pays for her treatment, because it's a birth, and then claim it back off her employers scheme. Bit late now to get full details, but will know more tomorrow.

Okay thanks for the info

**superman** · 23-09-2012, 08:24 AM

Tizme, as I understand things, your wife pays into this scheme.

From all that was explained to me, your wife pays the bill for the birth of the child, but claims it back after from said scheme. Probably because the hospital has no financial link with this scheme ? Quote from above link.

How about medical expense ?
Medical expense means expense concerning medical treatment as necessary not exceeding 35,000 baht per time but if medical exceeding 35,000 baht, the employees are allowed to reimburse not exceeding 50,000 baht according to the rule.

**Bogon** · 23-09-2012, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Tizmoi

When the wife phoned Lerdsin hospital they told her she cannot use this card! Reason being she has a card issued from the social security office. For this she pays 2% of her salary each month and her employer matches that contribution. Apparrantly this gives her free treatment, but not for births!

My missus pays social security and it goes like this...
You get 13,000 baht for the birth.
Half your wages for 3 months (not higher than 15,000), which means 7,500 X 3 = 22,500 baht.
My wife's work also paid her half wage for 3 months.

I actually claimed this money back whilst the missus was in hospital.
First I went and got the birth cert at one building, then drove to some other government building and presented said certificate with other bits of ID (tabien baan, personal ID, social security card etc etc) and the nice lady offered me 2 options. Either the missus rocks up in person, you get the cash (35,500) there and then or with me they done a direct debit into the wifes account that took about 5 working days.

Info is less than 5 months old.

Hope this helps?

**kingwilly** · 23-09-2012, 10:22 AM

Congrats adzt1, happy days!

**ltnt** · 23-09-2012, 10:29 AM

Great posts. Never knew there were such nice people here. Made a believer out of me. Good to read a post like this.

**Tizmoi** · 23-09-2012, 04:47 PM

Thanks for all the info guys! From confusion to enlightenment in just a few days, much appreciated!

**Tizmoi** · 23-09-2012, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by ltnt

Great posts. Never knew there were such nice people here. Made a believer out of me. Good to read a post like this.

I second that!

**helge** · 24-09-2012, 02:29 AM

Originally Posted by adzt1

a good one it seems as baby is 8lb 8

Well done

Congratulation

**OhOh** · 20-10-2012, 12:34 AM

Congratulations adzt1 on the birth of your new baby.

**kingwilly** · 20-10-2012, 06:20 AM

How's the sleep patterns? (Of Mom and Dad)

**DrAndy** · 20-10-2012, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by OhOh

Congratulations adzt1 on the birth of your new baby.

yes, I hope both are well, healthy and happy

and you too!

**adzt1** · 20-10-2012, 11:40 AM

thanks all. I appreciate that .

4weeks old today. sleep has been ok but its far from regular so lucky we have little else to do,
I've another couple of weeks off so I'm making the most of it.

The Mrs has recovered well from her c section, it took about 2 weeks for the pain to go and the whinging to come back !! but she still loves me and already wants another (girl though).

He's my first (@37yrs) and I must say it took a week or two to settle in,
most of my friends have children approaching their teens and I was concerned I was leaving it too late (obviously I had been out riding my Harley too much!),

I now realise age has nothing to do with it, as being financially ready(just) and mentally ready is what's needed to give my son the best start in life that I/we can give him.
as for the future , who knows but I'll do my best , starting with giving up these fkin cigarettes as they make me feel so selfish and guilty.

**OhOh** · 20-10-2012, 09:42 PM

Just wait and see how many of your friends wifes start becoming pregnant!

Financially you will always be "just about" there.

Mentally, new experiences, new priorities will arise but many people have managed it, so your not alone. Plenty of conflicting advice from fellow posters here on TD will help/exasperate you, if you ask questions.

A new path is before you, small step forward now and take each one easy.

**Tizmoi** · 21-10-2012, 03:29 PM

Adtz1.... totally agree nothing to do with age mate. More to do with state of mind. Around 3 more weeks before the wife gives birth. She's still insisting on a natural birth, but as she is very big I can't see it happening to be honest.

**OhOh** · 21-10-2012, 07:44 PM

Wait until she has been pushing for a few hours and the doctors decide that they want to transfer her to another hospital, "just in case". That starts the old heart racing.

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