TikTok's Triplet Mom: $7M NICU bill & Premature birth at 28 weeks

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

Society & Culture

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Haylee and Mitch Hess open up about the unimaginable journey of becoming parents to triplets born at just 28 weeks, each weighing only two pounds. They share the challenges of navigating the NICU, facing a $7 million medical bill, and receiving a life-changing cerebral palsy diagnosis. From their babies needing feeding tubes and oxygen to adjusting to life at home, they reveal the highs and lows of their experience. This episode is sponsored by ZocDoc, Needed, Lume, Chime. Zocdoc: Go to https://Zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED and download the Zocdoc app for FREE! Needed: Head to https://thisisneeded.com and use code UNPLANNEd for 20% off your first order. Lume: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code UNPLANNED at https://LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepod Chime: Make progress towards a better financial future with Chime. Get started today https://chime.com/UNPLANNED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	age and they have the conversation thank you to needed for sponsoring this portion of today's
0:05.4	episode matt i want you to guess the percentage of pregnancies that happen that are unplanned 20
0:11.1	percent higher 30 percent higher what 40 percent it's 40 percent oh my god and that's why it's never
0:17.3	too early to start thinking about improving your fertility and that's also why we're excited to introduce you to today's sponsor Needed.
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0:30.5	From egg quality support to women trying to conceive, a lactation support plan for breastfeeding moms,
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0:37.9	women, including those in perimenopause slash menopause. They even have, I saw they had like
0:42.8	sperm support, which honestly I think that's incredible because a lot of the time fertility feels like
0:49.8	it falls all on the woman to like get pregnant. But there's also responsibilities of the men and the men's
0:55.0	health that influence like the pregnancy and the baby and fertility in general so um they've really
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1:09.1	um there's so much more on the journey to parenthood that you can't control, but nutrition is a big
1:13.6	one that you can.
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