Liz - you were lucky then!!! We didn't realise that we would get charged when DS got checked out in hospital - they just said, would you like the paed to come in and check him over before taking him home - and we're like. ... oh ok, part of hospital service, must be free - SURE..

PFfft.. nope. not free... $150 for just 5 minutes check over ... now who earns the big bucks..
Our paed was 2 states away waiting for his plane, when our DS was born. the only paed in town was the public one (once a private practice paed) who they called in and he charged us $280 THEN when our paed arrived back in town, he checked DS as well which was another $180 i think? Add a couple of visits over the course of our hospital stay plus a circ and follow up appointment at 2weeks and 7 weeks and well... he made a nice pay that week lol

With DD we went public, and just saw our GP for her 6 week check up.

Nic