The Feeling of Failure

Not too much going on here in the Sleighter house. Jackson and I are still trying to get rid of our colds. He still is super congested which is frustrating. The poor thing can't barely breathe while he tries to drink his bottle. So the blue boogie sucker is a lifesaver but sometimes even that doesn't do the trick. Hopefully, this will all pass soon!

So we're dealing with a health insurance issue right now which is very frustrating because it was 100% avoidable. When we went on Tuesday for Jackson's 2 month check-up we found out he was no longer on our health insurance because we had not called within 30 days of his birth. I had to submit an appeal letter to ask for him to be put on immediately and it could take up to 30 days to make any progress. How did I manage to get ourselves into this predicament you might ask??

Well, at one of his first appointments, I asked the receptionist if I needed to call our insurance company to get him added and she said NOPE he's already on here. I asked if she was sure, she said YES. However, never ever take anyone's word when it involves the well-being of your child. What she didn't know is that he is automatically covered under me for 30 days but that's it! And I knew this because I had read it in Mark's benefit information. But I'll tell you...the first month and a half really was a blur. My recovery took alot longer than I ever anticipated and since the doctor's office said I didn't need to do anything, I didn't. How foolish that was I am now realizing. Soooo incredibly frustrating.

Having said that, this is why Jackson did not get his immunizations that day. We did not want to worry about having to fight to get them to cover a $600 visit. But now, we have to wait. It could take a couple weeks or almost a month and this is truly the first time I feel like I failed as a mom. I should have trusted my instinct and called our health insurance company immediately. Anyways, I've learned the hard way and I'm not happy about it. At all. Now, I have to call and see if we can wait potentially up to a month to have him get his immunizations...if not, it looks like we may have another fight on our hands...for United Healthcare to cover a $600 bill. Not fun. I'm always on top of these things so I'm still frustrated even though it's done and over with and I can't do anything different now. The frustration will not pass until I know my little baby boy has all the health coverage he needs!! Ugh.

So, that's about it for us this week! Happy Weekend!