PrinceAdeAde:


@Uchetobi,

My wife is in oakbend now.When did you get the freebies, was it before or after birth?

Am also curious of the pedatrician charges?whether it covers initail baby vacination and what are after discharge consultations with pedatrican etc Sent you a PM

when she is going to the hospital all she needs to take is what she and the baby will wear back home, so while you are there, they will bring clothes, wipes, diapers, blanket for the baby, maternity pads, etc for the mom sowhen you are leaving the hospital, they will tell you to take what is left in you and your baby's tray.

the only thing they brought separately was the customized oakbend blanket, the engraved spoon and the diapers when i was leaving. ,

the hospital charge covers the initial vaccination given at birth, all others were done in naija. discharge consultation i used an external pediatrician, they will give you a booklet with names and address of pediatricians, you can call the one closest to you or the cheapest if thats what you want

Newmum0615:
@uchetobi I am using Oakbend too. So I should be expecting these freebies too? *Dancing if it is free. *Not smiling if they will add it to my bill o.

its already factored into the bill (i think), cuz its not like naija where you pack baby bag,

Any freebies in Elpaso?

Thanks. I appreciate Chloe. Yea, I know California is very expensive but it's definitely not easy to birth where you don't have family support esp a caesarean delivery. I've been through it before now. I want to leave my options open & do a wide research. Someone had a baby in San Jose, Cali. Bill was fair. I believe they'll be something like that around the Bay area.

chloe7:
it was vaginal without complications, she had a baby boy, you know California is probably the most expensive state in the u.s if i'm not mistaken, my sister was going to birth in cedars sinai in California before I discovered this thread announced the bill cedars sent was about $28k all in all. As for me i'll rather go somewhere really affordable like ATL or PHX or TX than to go where I have family and i'll pay through my nose. I'll send you her hospital details, i've asked her for a comprehensive breakdown

There's a place on the form DS 160 to state if you have kids & their nationality. That is where your Americana baby comes in. I renewed last year with drop box, visa was out within 1 week. No interview. I didnt inform them I was using the previous visa for childbirth tho but I had been to the US severally before then on vacation. All the best.

FCBee:


God bless you Freddy27. I feel like hugging you right now. But my concern is this, is there any place on the form where i can say i want to have another baby there? And also state that i had a baby there and i paid all my bills. I just dont want it to be like I didnt state it. Although when i got my previous visa, i wasnt pregnant even though i mailed the embassy when i took in and decided to go. So im just worried about how to show i had the baby and paid all bills. Did you have to do that? Or they just renewed without issues?

nelly2012:
Thanks. I appreciate Chloe. Yea, I know California is very expensive but it's definitely not easy to birth where you don't have family support esp a caesarean delivery. I've been through it before now. I want to leave my options open & do a wide research. Someone had a baby in San Jose, Cali. Bill was fair. I believe they'll be something like that around the Bay area.

I am having my baby in Los angeles though and I got a pretty fair deal considering without cost of accommodation

Any freebies in Methodist Sugarland hospital too?

uchetobi:

when she is going to the hospital all she needs to take is what she and the baby will wear back home, so while you are there, they will bring clothes, wipes, diapers, blanket for the baby, maternity pads, etc for the mom sowhen you are leaving the hospital, they will tell you to take what is left in you and your baby's tray.

the only thing they brought separately was the customized oakbend blanket, the engraved spoon and the diapers when i was leaving. ,

the hospital charge covers the initial vaccination given at birth, all others were done in naija. discharge consultation i used an external pediatrician, they will give you a booklet with names and address of pediatricians, you can call the one closest to you or the cheapest if that what you want

Thanks uche,Am oliver twist O. Please help answer the below if you can.Wlnt mind you replying my PM also

* What was your total hospital cost? am looking out for extra pediatrics & lab charges
* Did you do the hearing screening? hospital says its mandatory by law while I have seen a narialander mentioned she declined it
* Did you pre-register or pre pay service providers(anthesia,peditrican,labs) & with any of them birth or you just waited to get your discounted fees after birth
* How long did baby papers take and how did you process each(I already have a fair idea on this but wld want to know your experince as I may pick some better way and cost effective way from your approach)

nelly2012:
There's a place on the form DS 160 to state if you have kids & their nationality. That is where your Americana baby comes in. I renewed last year with drop box, visa was out within 1 week. No interview. I didnt inform them I was using the previous visa for childbirth tho but I had been to the US severally before then on vacation. All the best.

Thanks dear. God bless you guys for bothering to respond.

By the way: to all the ladies asking, please try Elpaso. I had my baby there and I tell you, I had an amazing experience.

[quote author=FCBee post=30096997]
Any freebies at Elpaso. Please let us know.

WHOAAAAA for the past week nothing interesting or new on this thread. Now it's freebies Kia.

use to love the POE and VO stories

The Founding Mothers won't be happy ohhh

*cries out of thread*

P.S in our bid to keep cost minimum let's all remember that our health n that of Baby is more important.

feddy27:


Hi dear, I used the dropbox for renewal as well. Fill the ds 160 form, print ur confirmation, pay your visa fees, go to dat 'schedule appointment page', a series of questions will follow. After answering them for eligibility, a dropbox confirmation letter will appear. Print the letter + ur payment receipt + ds 160 confirmation + 2 passport photos + intl passport and take to DHL. No additional document is accepted. 8000 naira to submit and return ur passport.

Jehova!!! 8000 wetin? Dem no collect 1 kobo from me o @ DHL to submit and return passport. Same with my husband and little one, or did I read wrong? Confused ...

PrinceAdeAde:


Thanks uche,Am oliver twist O. Please help answer the below if you can.Wlnt mind you replying my PM also

* What was your total hospital cost? am looking out for extra pediatrics & lab charges
* Did you do the hearing screening? hospital says its mandatory by law while I have seen a narialander mentioned she declined it
* Did you pre-register or pre pay service providers(anthesia,peditrican,labs) & with any of them birth or you just waited to get your discounted fees after birth
* How long did baby papers take and how did you process each(I already have a fair idea on this but wld want to know your experince as I may pick some better way and cost effective way from your approach)

Don't have access to my email sorry

Total cost, can't remember. But it was about $6,500. I gave a detailed breakdown in April, guess the tsunami wiped it off but dr fagbohouns pdf is a very Gd indicator, my baby had jaundice so it also increased my ped fee to $606, that I remember. Dr's fee was exactly what he stated in his pdf, hospital was 2150, epidural 850, blood works was lesser than he estimated.

I declined the hearing test

Nope I dint pre-register, showed up at the hospital for the first time when I fell into labor,

I got all my baby's document in two wks, after birth. once the birth certificate came out in 4 days or so, I got the intl passport by going downtown (picked it up the next day as I paid for expedited , sent to Atlanta to the agent the day after I got it, although I dint pay for expedited I got it back within two days

Airpure:

*cries out of thread*

P.S in our bid to keep cost minimum let's all remember that our health n that of Baby is more important.

Lol@ cries out of thread

Shayo5:


Hi, I'm currently in Dallas using Arlington medical center and Dr Storts of omega obgyn, u can pm me for price details.

Hello @ Shayo5, I planning on giving birth in dallas also, pls can u send me doctor info and all cost to luciatabs@gmail.com . Thanks

damsell:
Hey peeps, the items are officially off the table o, I've promised them to the first person that mailed me. Wish I cld help everyone though but whossai...All the best with your plans and journeys.

Hello Damsell,

I'm new on NL. Congrats on your baby.. I'm due in May and I would like to use El Paso. Please I want to find out; How long did it take you to get your baby's BC and passport? Akso where was your POE..One more thing, pls did you have to make payments and show your receipt while applying for your visa? Pleas i'm so sorry..i have so many questions..kindly help a sis.. I am about to apply for my visa...Damsell is it possible for you to give me your personal email as well? Thank you..God bless you

uchetobi:



Don't have access to my email sorry

Total cost, can't remember. But it was about $6,500. I gave a detailed breakdown in April, guess the tsunami wiped it off but dr fagbohouns pdf is a very Gd indicator, my baby had jaundice so it also increased my ped fee to $606, that I remember. Dr's fee was exactly what he stated in his pdf, hospital wa
s 2150, epidural 850, blood works was lesser than he estimated.

I declined the hearing test

Nope I dint pre-register, showed up at the hospital for the first time when I fell into labor,

I got all my baby's document in two wks, after birth. once the birth certificate came out in 4 days or so, I got the intl passport by going downtown (picked it up the next day as I paid for expedited , sent to Atlanta to the agent the day after I got it, although I dint pay for expedited I got it back within two days

Pls which bloodwork are you referring to? Is it the ones you do before delivery or will one have to run another bloodwork during delivery or after. I'm sorry if my question sounds somehow. I just want to understand if I will have to run another bloodwork when I get to the hospital on the day of delivery or after delivery

kizluv:


Jehova!!! 8000 wetin? Dem no collect 1 kobo from me o @ DHL to submit and return passport. Same with my husband and little one, or did I read wrong? Confused ...

The 8k is if you want your passport to be returned to your home address. If you pick it up yourself, it's free

kizluv:


Jehova!!! 8000 wetin? Dem no collect 1 kobo from me o @ DHL to submit and return passport. Same with my husband and little one, or did I read wrong? Confused ...

I sent from Port Harcourt.

Hi dear, I shld b in phoenix by 2nd week of feb. Is it late? Bt i'm comn frm lagos.

It won't be late. Will PM you

eazydune:
Pls is it adviceable to fly united airlines to d states with d famous houston as poe?mihs mommas for March where una dey?

March mum.. would be in phoneix next month by God's grace. Holla.....

[quote author=MadameU post=30107120]Hi dear, I shld b in phoenix by 2nd week of feb. Is it late? Bt i'm comn frm lagos

Thanks a lot I don't think it will be late. Please will Send you a PM shortly. Thanks again

Hey people,

Had my baby boy Thursday night at Methodist Houston Sugar Land, Thursday evening, discharged Saturday morning, Mummy, LO and Daddy are doing great! Overall experience was fantastic, nurses tripping over themselves to help you, etc, etc.

Also Dr. Duc Le was great too.

Shout out to everyone that contributed to this thread, extremely tired out from baby duty so I wont call names for fear of offending anyone

LOL at freebies, Freebies were not fantastic here o, just formula (which I don't want to use)

Will give feedback when I get my final bill (if any sef because I had pre paid for everything, and had no complications).

To everyone that is bored in America, put up your feet even more, cuz once the baby comes, end of honeymoon period...

Shayo5:


Hi, I'm currently in Dallas using Arlington medical center and Dr Storts of omega obgyn, u can pm me for price details.

Hi Shayo. I'm also using MCA. But I'm with Matlock Obgyn. I tried contacting you. Please respond. Would love to connect with you. Thanks.

@ anonymousmum, Congrats, pls I wld like to know how much you prepaid for every thing. Tnx.

mummyprincess:
@ anonymousmum, Congrats, pls I wld like to know how much you prepaid for every thing. Tnx.

Hospital - Houston Methodist Hospital Sugar Land - Normal Vaginal Delivery $2,536 for 48 hours stay. If its Normal C/S I think its $3,500 or so.

Anesthesia (optional for vaginal delivery, but required for C/S) - $1,500

Dr Fee - Dr. Le - Vaginal Delivery $2,500, includes all Ultrasounds, all prenatal visits, and one post natal visit. He accepted all my tests from Nigeria. If you register later, maybe 37 weeks I think they give some discount, I registered at 34 weeks tho.

Total Prepaid is $6,536.

Additional Fees not yet prepaid:

Paediatrician: (Dr. Sung) -She came to see the baby after delivery, and baby will see her in 2 weeks time. I have not paid this though, but total is to come to about $300 or so.

Circumsition
The Doctor also performs circumcision for additional $200, in his clinic. If u do the circumcision at the hospital they will charge about $800.

Pathology

At the hospital when I came in to deliver, they took blood samples from me, I asked them how much it would cost, because they did not tell me before, the nurse said its part of the package. I'm just waiting to see what will come out of this.

Hospital said final statement will be sent to me in about 7 days so I am hopeful that there will be no surprises...

queentee:


March mum.. would be in phoneix next month by God's grace. Holla.....

Welcome on board! Am leaving 1st wk Feb nd yu? Replied ur pm.
@madameU, am phoenix bound 1st wk Feb but flying from lagos.Can help bring mama's drugs too.

aye88:




Pls which bloodwork are you referring to? Is it the ones you do before delivery or will one have to run another bloodwork during delivery or after. I'm sorry if my question sounds somehow. I just want to understand if I will have to run another bloodwork when I get to the hospital on the day of delivery or after delivery

For you on the day of delivery; your baby after he/she is born

Congratulations anonymousmum

Good day everyone,
Please for the mums using Dr Fagbohun, on which of his fees does the 20% discount apply when full payment is made? Is it on his total fees (circumcision included? Or is it only on the delivery fee of $2400 alone? Also does he accept Naija test results and how much is standard pediatrician fees? Help a sister out. Thanks.

Hello @uchetobi, please what are the charges for pediatrician? I called the hospital and they told me that it is already included in the hospital fees if your baby is fine and does not require any further attention. Is it true please? Cos the quote they gave me contains one NICS fees like that and it is meant for well baby.

uchetobi:


its already factored into the bill (i think), cuz its not like naija where you pack baby bag,

MamaTobenna, biko fill me in asap, nelloluv@yahoo.com. Thanks a lot.

MamaTobenna:
I am having my baby in Los angeles though and I got a pretty fair deal considering without cost of accommodation