Two For The Price Of...

Announcing twins brings on the saying "two for the price of one!" All I can say is that is definitely not the case! Let's just break this down!

**Two Cribs

**Two Car seats

**Two Sets of Clothes (if different genders)

**Two High Chairs

**Double strollers vs Single Strollers

**Double the diapers

**Double the formula

**Double the baby food

**Plus anything else that each baby will need

We received our bill from the first appointment and let me just say, the "two for one" assumption is absolutely false! They charged us an extra $237 to spot the second baby. That's all they did and it costs $237! The first line said Ultrasound - Single Fetus $475 followed by Additional Fetus $237. Really? They didn't do anything but say "oh there's a second baby!"

Makes me very apprehensive for the bills to come. Are they going to charge us double to deliver a second baby? I know that once our little bundles arrive, none of this will matter in the least, but it's just a little overwhelming in the beginning.

Two for the price of....TWO!

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