As I was loading up my Amazon cart earlier this week with postpartum necessities and a few baby health essentials that were left on our registry, I noticed that many of the items I was shopping for were labeled as FSA/HSA eligible. 

If you don’t know, FSA stands for (health) flexible spending account and HSA stands for health savings account. The two are very different. I participate in my company’s FSA option through my benefits package because the money is deducted from my paycheck pre-tax and therefore saves me money over the year. I’m able to use my FSA card (much like a debit card) on doctor’s visits and medical expenses throughout the year. Historically, I have allotted enough money to my FSA to pay for my co-pays for my regular, annual check ups and for my contact lenses and/or glasses. With a baby coming in the new year, I increased my FSA contribution to the maximum amount ($2,700) for 2020 to help cover the very large hospital bill we will incur at birth. Just a little side note in case you’re wondering what I’m even talking about and why it’s important. 

Since it’s December and I still have money to spend in my FSA for the year, seeing “FSA/HSA eligible” on some of the products I was buying on Amazon peaked my interest.

I did a little digging and discovered that Amazon has an entire section of their website devoted to FSA and HSA eligible items.

Who knew? Certainly not me. 

The even better part is, Amazon allows you to input your FSA card information as an authorized form of payment. If you’re buying FSA eligible items, you can pay for them using your FSA card (as opposed to purchasing FSA products with your debit card and later submitting the receipt for reimbursement to your FSA).

As a first time mom navigating what to expect postpartum and trying to stock up on supplies, this discovery made me very, very excited. Probably more excited than I should have been.

But, I figured if this information is new to me then many of you might not know how easy Amazon makes it for you to purchase a lot of your baby health, breastfeeding, and postpartum supplies using your FSA card.

So, here I am sharing my excitement for being able to (discreetly) order my adult diapers, perineal bottle, and padsicles and not having to pay for them out of pocket.

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Here’s a list of Amazon’s FSA/HSA eligible mom and baby products:
For a complete list of FSA/HSA eligible items, you can visit Amazon here. These are just the things I already own, have ordered, or plan to use myself.

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