https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 03:51:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1030392 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:10:06 +0000 wheres_c 1030392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There were no clothes! Just diaper and swaddle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029596 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:10:39 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1029596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is a flat rate on matter what. You might as well use their stuff because you're paying for it anyways!<br /> Even if you ask for a detailed bill and breakdown of your labor &amp; delivery stay, it will not break down the clothing versus the diapers versus the hats...<br /> It will say something along the lines of "antepartum supplies" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029570 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:00:02 +0000 MrsF 1029570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M only wore diapers, hospital t shirts and blankets In the hospital. She was so tiny we even brought her home in that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029456 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:23:32 +0000 LaineysMom 1029456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD had to be readmitted to the NICU, I brought our own kimono tops. One night I noticed that she had a different shirt on.. her nurse had accidentally thrown her shirt into the laundry because she didn't notice it was a different top.. I had to search through the dirty laundry to find it. :( I liked having our own stuff (even if it was just a white disney kimono top), but it was a pain in the ass. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029429 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:16:07 +0000 GrapeCrush 1029429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never saw an itemized bill, but i dont think we were charged for clothes. we were told we could 'take anything, but linens' so i doubt they charge for everything if they tell you to take it. they even gave us 4 boxes of ready to use formula, nipples and 1 whole unopened package of diapers. the companies i'm sure send them samples for free to encourage people to use their brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029421 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:14:46 +0000 plantains 1029421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was a flat rate no matter what. My nurse packed everything in sight for me when we were leaving. If it wasn't nailed down, she stuffed it into my bag! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029415 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:12:23 +0000 LazyLightning 1029415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You bring your own clothes or the baby stays in a diaper + swaddle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029408 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:10:25 +0000 deerylou 1029408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My insurance denied my entire birth, initially, so I received a bill close to 3/4 of my yearly income. Granted, it was an error that was soon remedied, but I did see a breakdown of all the expenses. We were charged $1,900 in "miscellaneous infant care", which was in addition to the tests/screening, pedi exams, and shot she received. Sooo....I'm guessing she wore some expensive onesies and diapers, while there?</p> <p>ETA: She was mostly just in a diaper and a hospital swaddle. We put her in one of the provided, side-snap shirts on the last night of our stay, before putting on an outfit we brought from home in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029404 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:09:42 +0000 lovehoneybee 1029404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't see an itemized bill, but I assume we (or our insurance company) was billed a flat rate for it. We got some kimono shirts, hats, diapers, receiving blankets, and some medical supplies (like the nose sucker thing). I also got a gift bag for attending a (mandatory) Baby Camp class before we left (mostly just watching safety videos--I definitely dozed off). The bag included a baby blanket (knit by volunteers for the hospital) and baby-proofing stuff. And lots of snacks. Lots.of.snacks.</p> <p>We did bring our own clothes that we put on him the second day we were there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029398 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:04:56 +0000 shopaholic 1029398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No idea! She was basically naked though and swaddled. The second day they put some l/s shirt on her and we were told we couldn't take those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029389 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:02:28 +0000 yellowbird 1029389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO never wore clothes in the hospital! We weren't charged for anything though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029357 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:51:45 +0000 lemondrop 1029357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No charge, we even got some of each to keep. The ankle security bracelet wouldn't have fit with some outfits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029345 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:48:13 +0000 mrsjyw 1029345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We weren't charged. Dipes, swaddles, kimono tops, and hats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029291 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:31:07 +0000 Sapphiresun 1029291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours just diapered and swaddled. There was never any clothes even presented as an option. I think there was a flannel nightie thing in the bassinet drawer, but it didn't look very cute/comfortable. It was super hot though, so I just left her diapered most of the time and used blankets as necessary. I only dressed her to take her home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029277 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:28:42 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 1029277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my experience is that all that stuff is in the room, and whether you use it or not, you'll be charged! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029257 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:24:19 +0000 googly-eyes 1029257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: ours (at the tour) was like "well if a shirt just happened to end up in the diaper bag we wouldn't come looking for it.." Lol. I took one, it had the hospitals name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029256 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:23:27 +0000 sunny 1029256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think so! Like @T.H.O.U.: we were given the hat to keep but everything else was hospital property. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029252 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:22:29 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1029252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital didn't offers any clothes. We brought and used our own. Our LO never left our room, we dressed her ourselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029229 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:15:50 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1029229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No we were not charged. But we were not allowed to take the shirts or the blankets. You could keep the hat though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029181 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:03:56 +0000 runsyellowlites 1029181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No clue, but our hospital requires theirs be used as they have sensors in them for their security system in place to protect against kidnapping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029169 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:01:21 +0000 teamjse 1029169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were not charged. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029114 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:46:17 +0000 Boheme 1029114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We weren't charged. They put DS in long sleeve kimono shirts and hats, plus a swaddle. They didn't allow outside clothing to be brought in and put on the baby til discharge, where we put on his going home outfit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029107 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:44:01 +0000 googly-eyes 1029107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital just did shirts. I didn't make a fuss over it, their shirt was easier to deal with than bringing our own. I can't imagine there would be a charge worth making a big deal about unless you're paying out of pocket maybe... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029094 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:38:45 +0000 LuLu Mom 1029094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby was swaddled and diapered (NICU) they did put her in an outfit once that wasn't ours but that was it. We did not get charged seperately for that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029091 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:36:34 +0000 Smurfette 1029091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea. We didn't see an itemized bill. But they told us to take whatever we wanted, so I assume it was a flat rate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029085 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:32:27 +0000 ShootingStar 1029085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital doesn't use clothes. They diaper and swaddle, and that's it. But even if they charge us for stuff like that, it's not worth fighting over for us. We just have a flat hospital stay co-pay, regardless of what procedures are done, or what supplies get charged. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029070 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:27:06 +0000 JessKas 1029070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They didn't charge us for clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-they-charge-you-to-use-their-clothes#post-1029054 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:15:51 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1029054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am assuming the hospital will charge us if we use their clothes for the baby instead of our own. I mean, they charge you for every little thing it seems like nowadays. We have plenty of clothes that we already paid for. I would rather not "rent" some onesies or outfits from the hospital when we already have so many!</p> <p>Did they charge you or am I just being cynical? </p>