Phema: Bloggerina thanks for the detailed response on BA. Where was your POE and how did you cope with the layover at Heathrow?

Phema: Bloggerina thanks for the detailed response on BA. Where was your POE and how did you cope with the layover at Heathrow?

Phema: Bloggerina thanks for the detailed response on BA. Where was your POE and how did you cope with the layover at Heathrow?

Nita2013: I travelled at 34weeks 5days via Emirates from Abuja. I ll advice u travel b4 u get to 36weeks on d dot. Though pple r different so as body systems. I travelled 1st to Chicago and came to Phoenix at 36weeks 3days and I went tru a lot of pains on that Chicago-Phoenix flight. I guess cos I was past 36weeks + my body system.

So pls monitor ur body and kno if u will be up to it.

MadameU: cfcchick]
Thats great...I have my visa already. Not gonna stay in Crossland thou.still browsing for other apartments but might consider palm shadows.

@ cfc please what procedure did you follow to get a fianancial appointment. ive mailed and called but no luck.

twizzie: Please house, May I please get a link to get appointment dates for the embassy? need for my folks asap.. Thanks

justwise:
Believe me genuine ones will always share info here and many have been doing that without any problem but there are certain individuals here who uses: we are here to share info to engage in indirect promotion/marketing, those are the people i have problem with.

MadameU: cfcchick]
Thats great...I have my visa already. Not gonna stay in Crossland thou.still browsing for other apartments but might consider palm shadows.

@ cfc please what procedure did you follow to get a fianancial appointment. ive mailed and called but no luck.

raii:

Wetin do crossland? I think someone mentioned extended stay-biltmore.

lisamarris: @toitoi, how do i reach you.

@Madameu, we are in the same boat, going to mish also, due ending of January lol.we can share emails and contact each other.

oawele: To God be the glory, my wife delivered our set of twin at MIHS last week. I was present throughout the whole birth process and i would say they were welcoming, nice and professional.

My wife had a VBAC which went very well and from my experience, the nurses were nice and wonderful, most expeccially the nurse that was in charge of my wife during labour.

In all i like their services and i wuld use them again if i had to........but in the mean time family planning mode activated

Thank you all ......

toitoi:
@oawele congratulations how are your twins doing?

Kalango: I had my 2 sons in the US (Houston and California). For the first, i paid about $12,000 and for the second i paid $5800!!! The reason for the difference, better planning.

You can get affordable hospitals that charge about $3000 for delivery and doctors that charge about $2000 to $2500. Inboth cases, i had the epidurial so it was stress free labour:-)

@Dance with; When calling, you dont need to tell them you are an international patient, just say you live in another city and will be coming over at whatever weeks to have the baby cos you'll be staying with your sisiter or whatever.

@ BabaOlu; the US immigration can be harsh especially when the plane comes with loads of Naija pple. We are unfortunately notorious for not paying our bills or taking medicare which is wrong, so they are on the offensive. However, i got in twice and since my last baby in 2009, 4 of my friends have had thiers too following my advice. One tip is to re-route your ticket so you leave the intl connecting country a few hours after the main flight most nigerians would take, that way you arrive the US without the bulk of Nigerians. Secondly, i dont advice going through Atlanta or New York cos most direct flights from Lagos land there, so they are well prepared.
Any more questions, i'm always available.

Kalango: @ Wa Vixen, you know this also depends on where you go to and who is guiding one through the process. My first baby i flew in at 35weeks and had no doctor:-), I only had the letter written by my doctor. It took me forever to find a doctor that would agree to handle my case but i guess i finally found one,

And of course, when i did, i dint even think twice about his charge,

Which brings me to my next tip on managing one's medical costs.
2. Understand the system and plan ahead: Understanding the system means knowing the options available and how payment is expected for each option. E.g if you choose the hospital option, you will need to pay the hospital for using their facilities, you will pay the doctor for handling your final antenatal and birthing the baby, you will pay for all blood tests that are done during antenatla and even during labour (if any) and you will pay for a pediatrician that will take care of baby first medical check-up etc, If you then have a baby boy, circumcision is another cost:-)


However, if you plan ahead, then you can already check several options and settle for the one that works best for your pocket.

cfcchick:

Pls excuse my ignorance, watz financial appointment? When I get to phoenix I'll call to book appointment with the hospital or b4 I leave naija.i had my 1st baby in Chicago 2 years ago I didn't get any financial appointment..I got d bill after d service and I paid.

oawele: To God be the glory, my wife delivered our set of twin at MIHS last week. I was present throughout the whole birth process and i would say they were welcoming, nice and professional.

My wife had a VBAC which went very well and from my experience, the nurses were nice and wonderful, most expeccially the nurse that was in charge of my wife during labour.

In all i like their services and i wuld use them again if i had to........but in the mean time family planning mode activated

Thank you all ......

raii: Please I need some clarification. A question in my ds-160 form asked how long I intend to stay in the US and where I'd be staying? What should I fill there?

oawele: To God be the glory, my wife delivered our set of twin at MIHS last week. I was present throughout the whole birth process and i would say they were welcoming, nice and professional.

twizzie:
Congrats oawale!! God bless and keep the little ones and give you the parents the knowledge and means to take care of them!!
Me sef I tap into VBAC anointing o though I just had my CS early last year but I trust God..
Activate the family planning mode o!! Na from there u suppose don do am sef!!lol..congrats

twizzie: Check http://www.atlantichealth.org/morristown/our+services/maternity/ and also http://www.mountainsidehosp.com/Home.aspx.
I called Morristown and their bill is about 7000 exclusive of some tests and sonogram but I am hoping at getting a discount. @BVNO also called hackenside with a bill of 6500 which she says it's all inclusive so you could try to reach them when you reach..If not, na MIHS be that o. All the best though and please give heads up when you contact them.. Still pushing date of travel to get more time..
xoxo!!

oawele: To God be the glory, my wife delivered our set of twin at MIHS last week. I was present throughout the whole birth process and i would say they were welcoming, nice and professional.

My wife had a VBAC which went very well and from my experience, the nurses were nice and wonderful, most expeccially the nurse that was in charge of my wife during labour.

In all i like their services and i wuld use them again if i had to........but in the mean time family planning mode activated

Thank you all ......

IyawoToBe: Hello all. For those who applied and was granted visa as a family, do we have to fill the proxy form to collect your passport? We were given just one collection form, so I want to know if I am expected to sign the proxy form since my hubby was the primary applicant.