This Dad Was Charged A Fee To Hold His Newborn Son

I guess love isn't so priceless after all.

After experiencing the joyous occasion of the birth of their son, Ryan Grassley and his wife, both of Spanish Fork, Utah, were then met with the less-than-joyous task of paying their hospital bill. Included in the whopping $13K bill (how's that for birth control?) was a charge for "Skin-To-Skin Contact" after his wife's C-section for the low, low price of $39.35!

Ryan Grassley / Via Imgur

Ryan Grassley uploaded this image of the hospital bill to Reddit on October 3. It has since gained 6 million views on Imgur.

Grassley posted a photo of the itemized bill on Reddit, explaining "During the C-section, the nurse asked my wife if she would like to do skin to skin after the baby was born. Which of course anyone would say yes [to]." He also explained that the nurse "even borrowed my camera to take a few pictures for us."

Ryan Grassley

Little did he know that even a moment like holding your baby for the first time isn't as priceless a moment as those MasterCard commercials say.

Given all the attention his post gained on Reddit, Grassley set up a GoFundMe campaign to offset this particular charge, and raised the $39.35, and then some, in no time.

Via GoFundMe

As of October 7, the fundraiser had exceeded its $39 goal by $86.

Grassley says he plans to put $40 towards the bill and the rest of the proceeds will go towards a vasectomy, "because I never want to go though these sleepless new baby nights again."