naijamumcarephx: @Phema, hope this gives you the confirmation you need and everyone who already booked their appointment till December.

razaq78: As the topic has increased to more than 150 pages, it will be almost impossible to read the whole threads.

sayoberry: @kykes since we dey the same shoe. na Ur face I dey look o.
kykes what was the overall cost of birthing for sugar land when you calculated? just birthing.

@nefertitiram... this Ur name self... very long to type I agree with you but what of the pains after the cs? moreover Im cs-phobic and
I'll be alone and someone will join me after the birth. may not be easy for me. as for work I'm trying as much as possible. I'm planning to travel at 7months too.
I pray God gives me the strength to listen to advice and not go working like a mule

Airpure:

@ Kykes do u have any info on Womens Hospital of Texas i think its in our Axis buts getting info from them via phone is a 20mins transfer to transfer matter.

also m still expecting ur email for methodist please.

ebonyademi: @RAIL, PLEASE CAN U GIVE ME EMAIL ADDY FOR dr Jeanne Hyungh of WhMC.

dserious: Hello to all my MIHS heartbrokens.........kpele nu, its not so bad

Just to confirm wat naijaphoenixmum said abt the new prices...yes, its 5,400 for normal and 6,500 for CS

The Chief Financial counselor confirmed to us that all those with Financial appt from October to December would be honored the old price. Infact I asked her 3times just to confirm. She showed me the list of bookings and said yes, old price applies to all these pple.

So wat i would advise is if you already have an appt, call her to confirm again if your name is on her list; and try to beg her to send u an email confirming you would pay the old price wen u arrive. Be polite, and explain to her that u dont want to come all the way and be faced with a bill u dint plan for. Her name is Francesca Hernandez and her number is 602 344 5011.

All d best

bloggerina: Sister, why are you considering memorial herman in houston? Are you a rich politician? The hosp facility is new & thus very pricey. Nice ambience, service etc but its not for the masses my dear. Vaginal delivery alone is 7k plus. If you are on a budget kindly respect yasef and consider several other houston options as mentioned on this thread.

Cheers

raii: I called dr Jeanne Hyungh of WhMC and her fees is $2k minus tests and ultra sounds but you have to send your ante natal records before she would consider taking you on as a patient. WHMC hospital fees is $2.5k, epidural is $1.2k. I didnt ask for paediatric costs.

I believe she is the cheapest because I called other docs and the least I got was $2.8k

bloggerina:

Hello, first I just want to say that this is a wonderful thread, lots of useful info. Its a pity I found out about this thread AFTER I had my baby in the US earlier this year. lol
Anyways, I just want to provide helpful info for the person who asked about another doctor in West Houston Medical Centre. I had my Son there in Feb this year, my doctor was Dr Jeanie Huynh. Fantastic doctor! A friend's sis-in-law had used her before so I went to her and I must say, i'm glad I did. She also did my son's circumcision and it was fantastic. I had emailed the doc's office and also faxed my medical report in advance. They didnt accept payment in advance anyway, had to pay everyth when I got there. So here's what I spent a few months ago:

Dr Huynh's Fee - $2,000
Additional OBtests @ Doc's office - $270 (please do as many of the tests as you can do in Naija)
Circumcision - $255
Hospital Fee - $4,000 (I ended up having a C-Section coz I developed PIH when I arrived in the US)
Epidural - $1,200
Paediatrician - $93 (Dr Huynh's office suggested a paediatrician to me that also gives discount to Dr Huynh's patients so this was quite cheap. Otherwise I would have spent $800 if I had used WHMC's Paed).

. I understand that having a baby in the US can be daunting, esp if you havent done it before so it pays to have people assitst with first-hand info, questions, clarifications etc. Am available to help sha.
I wish everyone a success in this quest and all the blessings of parenthood!!! May our investments in our children's future by having them in the US be fruitful in Jesus Name!

TeamclicksAir: Good morning people... For those waiting for summer drop, British Airways flights to Phoenix is presently $1615 . El paso,TX is $1,786.

kykes:

Peadiatric cost is between 500 - 600

kykes:

No info o! Just come with me to sugarland.

Phema:

Thanks a lot. Do you know for how long this reduced price will be available? And what website accepts Naija's Mastercard other than wakanow?

aykanbi:

Nopes you can actually spend less than a hundred dollars onpaediatrics. Get a referral from dr jeanie. I have a breakdown of their peadiatrics bill. Lemme try and post

Phema:

Not to be hard; but trust me, going through 155 pages is beans when you are desperate for info. I went through all the pages (178 pages before the wipe out), took out a pen and paper and jotted all the info I needed. And guess what? I wasn't even pregnant then! And it took about a week.

Please, let us all try to do our homework first before jumping in to ask questions. You will gain much more when you do take your time to go through this thread.

Anyways, the only Hospital in Virginia that has been mentioned on this thread is Virginia Hospital Center, with a fee of $3,000. You can get a Dr from Healthcare for women for $2,300. Check page 88 of this thread for a more detailed info.

As for Maryland try; Shady Groove Adventist Hospital, Rockville at $5,520 for Vaginal and $7,070 for CS. Another option is University of Maryland, Baltimore with $4,238 vaginal and $6,534 for CS. Also check page 87 of this thread for www.mooreobgyn.com at $5,500. There is also Holy Cross Hospital but I don't have an idea of their quotes.

PS; I got to know this cos I took my time to go through this thread. And I jotted all the affordable hospitals in different states. I've zilch interest in Virginia or Maryland.

Phema:

Hello. Which county did you use and what was the total cost? Can we have a breakdown?

TeamclicksAir: www.britishairways.com you can book on there site and they do accept Nigerian debit card. your ticket will be issued within 4hrs but you get your confirmation immediately. if they get lot of traffic the price will go up and if they dont it reduces. it should remain like this for the next 24-72 hrs provided lots of people dont query it.

Phema:

Thanks again. I intend booking next week. I hope the price remains this way or even reduces further.

raii:


Blogerina few questions abeg:

1. Does the doc give email correspondence
2. What records exactly did you fax. Did you go to the hospital and ask for your file?
3. What tests did you do?

Thanks you.

Phema:

Thanks again. I intend booking next week. I hope the price remains this way or even reduces further.

hardeyshorlah:
Whao! $686 BA flight to phoenix. Or am I seeing double?

ebonyademi: @RAIL, PLEASE CAN U GIVE ME EMAIL ADDY FOR dr Jeanne Hyungh of WhMC.

bloggerina: Hello,

U can't take in animal products and that includes maggi chicken, knorr chicken & indomie chicken. you can risk it tho, but if u r searched, those items will be seized. If dey don't search u, den u r lucky. Also, u can't carry seeds eg egusi, ogbono etc, you have to grind dem. So grind your crayfish sef. If u carry beans, make sure therz no single weevil in it otherwise na dustbin straight. No yam tubers (even if u slice them up). Ofcourse palm oil is a no-brainer, na from naija dem go seize dat one sef.
You can generally carry leaves (ugwu, okazi etc) as long as they are nice and dry. Groundnut in plastic bottles is fine too. If u r carrying dryfish, kindly de-bone everyth.

Try not to carry large quantities that make them feel you are planning to sell food in the US and remember to declare your food items in your landing form. Just use style/sense and declare small because if you don't declare and you are searched, the story begins.

Hope this helps. Cheers