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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by firsttymum(f): 6:45pm On Jul 30, 2016
kwentjules:
@lady ay and Feddy thanks sooo much for your understanding unlike d people dat tried crucifying me just Cos I asked a question...

Mummy firsty... I was nt harsh to yuh in any way.. yuh were evn d one dat tried answering my questions.. THanks deary...
Awwww... It seems I misunderstood you then. I sincerely wish u all d best.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Prettymi20: 6:47pm On Jul 30, 2016
Goodevening my ppl we sabi. Abeg, pls, biko, ejo. I need info on good cheap apartment in sugarland. Don't mind sharing flat but not bathroom. 1000 month is my budget pls help. Travelling in august.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by igetam: 6:51pm On Jul 30, 2016
Hi all, i'm a preggy mom to a 22+ months old boy. I used Doctores Pa ra ti, and Del Sol hopital in 2014 to have my son, but ive been hearing funny stories recently about how the doc's letter has been rejected by the US Embassy here, and how Some Nigerians have misbehaved there and all, and so, Dr Monticone and Dr Martell no longer accepts Nigerian International Patients. And if this is so, i was surprised to see the Doctores Ad on this page. Anyhow, I am open to using any other Doctor or even hospital, shebi na to born healthy pickin?? lol. But Since its been a while since i came here, i was hoping someone would pls give an up-to-date info on the reality on ground. As i would love to go to El-paso sometimes in January 2017. God bless you all.

Thanks in advance.

Old people like Justwise,phboy,mama something, etc....how una dey? lol.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Omodadi2: 6:52pm On Jul 30, 2016
Hello house, omodaddi is back after a long nairaland holiday, though I have being reading the threed but cldnt write anything due to issue with my email that I just resolved. But I wonder why nobody even remember to ask after me.
Anyways, I have a long epistle and will download here for others to learn something...
I travelled in April, used Dr E/Oakbend. Had my cute baby in May @41 weeks plus, normal delivery. After baby came out, Satan wanted to show up, but proved himself to be the most high. There was this blood flow dt refused to stop to the extent that doctor was losing hope and saying I would have to be taken to the theatre so as to check my uterus for any abnormality, 18 tablets of cytotech, another injection just to stop this blood bt nah. Suddenly my bp dropped from 140 to 80, bt it was taken care of imediatly and after packing a full nylon of blood, here came relief.There was planning for blood transfusion with the option of an iron shots depending on my blood level the next day, bt thank God the later was applicable as God shown himself. Lesson; Take your heamatinics/prenatals as prescribed, it helped me.
Fast forward to discharge day, peadiatrician came, checked baby and said she had to go tru one Echo test, else we were not leaving the hospital.....This was to confirm she wouldn't suffer from heart hole as she cld hear some sound there. Come and see fear plus d fact that we din't want to stay extra day because d person to do the test wasn't around. Anyways, Echo was done o and our baby very okay to go home.
It has not ended o; we went for peadiatrician visit, baby was fine, her blood sample taken for some repeat test. About a week later, peadiatrician called us that she was called from the state to tell us to go right away to texas children hospital as an abnormality was detected from her test results depicting some metabolism disorder so another confirmatory test needed to be done imediatly. Na so we carry ourselves go there, not knowing that's wat they call emergency o. They only took blood and urine samples and we left. Though we asked for our bill and they said it wasn't ready, we saw bill after a week and guess wat we saw: over 1k usd for hospital and about 200usd for doctor. We look each oda face, we nor fit cry. As the outspoken lady that I am, I started calling them to tell them we cnt pay that much, that our baby wasn't sick bla bla bla, they then said it was d emergency thing that really brought up our bill. I actually stood my ground to the extent that a panel was set on our case, bt at d end, na same same o. That it's a norm in texas dt such cases are emergency and must be taken care of imediatly dt we were only making mouth because our baby was fine.....we sha accepted fate later by asking ourselves the big question ' what if..............'
We are back home and enjoying our new life with our bundle of joy....glory be to God.
I won't end my epistle without thanking my people here o: firsttymum ( God bless u real good and wish u d best in ur Dec journey), LadyGuinivere, Justwise, sowbabe ( my padi of trexking), biolar ( atawewe mi of laiv), mumsie Dabira (dnt know ur moniker), my Ella ( I know u are here too), every other person I din't mention bt have heard one encounter or the other with, may God bless you all for being part of my dream come true (my American baby) I see you all!

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by simababe(f): 6:53pm On Jul 30, 2016
Oya oooo. LA mums shud show face oooo. If you are a September mum travelling next month let's hook up and talk oooooooo. I don't mind porting to LA as long as there's accommodation.

P.S not free accomo. Maybe 3bedrm flat that we can share n split bills.

Nelly show ur invisible face naaaa.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Omodadi2: 6:55pm On Jul 30, 2016
Oh, I forgot to mension some ghost nairalanders dt know themselves: Thanks for all u mean to me. And to our host one and only big sisi Magaret; the wife of her husband, I hail u. Nobody is perfect, bt u've shown maturity in cases when I least expected it, God bless you more!0

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by igetam: 6:57pm On Jul 30, 2016
Hi, pls what's the going rate in LA? Total package i mean. Hospital, doc, tests (if any), circumcision/ear piercing, epidural, ect) Any after birth bills?? Cuz i experienced this is El Paso (Doctores parati) in 2014.

Thanks.



simababe:
Oya oooo. LA mums shud show face oooo. If you are a September mum travelling next month let's hook up and talk oooooooo. I don't mind porting to LA as long as there's accommodation.

Nelly show ur invisible face naaaa.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by simababe(f): 7:01pm On Jul 30, 2016
igetam:
Hi, pls what's the going rate in LA? Total package i mean. Hospital, doc, tests (if any), circumcision/ear piercing, epidural, ect) Any after birth bills?? Cuz i experienced this is El Paso (Doctores parati) in 2014.

Thanks.






Max is 4K+ for normal delivery wit no complication or 5k plus for CS. You can also use the search bar for detailed break down.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by firsttymum(f): 7:06pm On Jul 30, 2016
Prettymi20:
Goodevening my ppl we sabi. Abeg, pls, biko, ejo. I need info on good cheap apartment in sugarland. Don't mind sharing flat but not bathroom. 1000 month is my budget pls help. Travelling in august.
justwise it's not advert just assisting.
SC had a package of 1k per night
U shld check it out
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by firsttymum(f): 7:14pm On Jul 30, 2016
Omodadi2 God bless you too darling... I'm so happy about ur testimony.

Dr E said if I had taken my hematinics I wldnt have had that much transfusion... I just hate drugs.

God who has started this great work in ur life won't stop... Mwuah

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Prettymi20: 7:32pm On Jul 30, 2016
firsttymum:
justwise it's not advert just assisting.
SC had a package of 1k per night
U shld check it out

Thank u so much
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by mom2015: 7:34pm On Jul 30, 2016
nefertitiram:


Have you checked airbnb? Homestay? There's even a website for free accommodation for as long as 6mth to 1yr if you will provide assistance like childcare, babysitting cooking for a few hours daily. Sometimes, you may have a mansion to yourself if your host is never around.

There's another website for shorter stay, also free accommodation if your host is travelling and they have animals you may need to tend to when they are away.


Abeg Nef, if u have d names of the websites , I'll be glad. Thanks for your response.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by justwise(m): 8:08pm On Jul 30, 2016
firsttymum:
justwise it's not advert just assisting.
SC had a package of 1k per night
U shld check it out

It's
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Omodadi2: 8:37pm On Jul 30, 2016
firsttymum:
Omodadi2 God bless you too darling... I'm so happy about ur testimony.

Dr E said if I had taken my hematinics I wldnt have had that much transfusion... I just hate drugs.

God who has started this great work in ur life won't stop... Mwuah

Amen dear. Hmmm, I din't use those heamatinics b4 I travelled o, it was d once she gave dt I just summoned courage to use with my mums supervision though. Thank God for everything
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by nefertitiram: 8:40pm On Jul 30, 2016
mom2015:


Abeg Nef, if u have d names of the websites , I'll be glad. Thanks for your response.

Lol! No dulling jare! I feel you. Send me a PM, will reply with the website.

if I post am for here now, the website fit crash! You know our people na!

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by firsttymum(f): 9:19pm On Jul 30, 2016
justwise:

It's
I'm sorry...
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by firsttymum(f): 9:20pm On Jul 30, 2016
Prettymi20:

Thank u so much
Uw dear
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by feddy27: 9:23pm On Jul 30, 2016
bissysummy:


@fed..dy27, pls can i pm you. I have issue getti g closee date for my interview, because the date i have now is when i will be due. Pls can you be of help ?or anyone.

sorry i Can't be of help o, don't know how to do that tracking stuff. best you can do is keep refreshing the page esp at midnight. you should see a close by date
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Spakuls: 10:35pm On Jul 30, 2016
temyb:

It will surely end in praise @temyb...you're always in my thoughts and prayers...
God be with you and the girls..
@ ayanuke thank u for looking out for me. Am good and the girls are doing great. They are both out of the NICU just last week. Am gathering my testimonies to share letter. My bills are just coming in anyhow but I just comot my eye and focus on God. The hospital is working out something&they would get back to me. For now it's about $400,000&have got plenty follow up with Drs. Can't leave till September or Oct. Left to me I just want to go.home but as they are monitoring us for all appointment I got no choice than to complete their check up.
Did I mention CPS were on my neck,my testimony plenty o. They just closed the case last week on top that my babies came our screaming like a 9month babies&they thought I was on drugs. A nurse called them&CPS stated harassing&threatening to take my babies. It was the shot I took from Nigeria that helped their lungs&I was told to go for urine test. At the long run,God vindicated me&case closed.
God also connected me to a very very caring family that don't know me from Adam. They are Nigerians,got to know them.through a close family. They made their home open for me&the twins without paying a dime. I left where I was paying $1800 per month. They look after the babies&me like they are my parents.
Testimonies are plenty. Still counting sef. God''s grace&mercy is just unlimited. Even as bills are piling up.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by XX01(f): 10:36pm On Jul 30, 2016
CyZubby:
Officially joined dallas mama's October / November birthing.

I dey go Dallas that Oct/Nov.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by XX01(f): 11:05pm On Jul 30, 2016
firsttymum:
Omodadi2 God bless you too darling... I'm so happy about ur testimony.

Dr E said if I had taken my hematinics I wldnt have had that much transfusion... I just hate drugs.

God who has started this great work in ur life won't stop... Mwuah

Which one be hematinics again? Is it more than the folic acid and other routine drugs given?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Latolly: 11:18pm On Jul 30, 2016
XX01:


Which one be hematinics again? Is it more than the folic acid and other routine drugs given?

Na ur iron tablets, folic acid
...iron supplement, used to treat, or boost blood levels. Fear not sister, e no pass am o

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by MommaT: 11:57pm On Jul 30, 2016
The Nigerian passport.



Rickybel:

The US passport or the Nigerian passport?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by mumzt: 11:59pm On Jul 30, 2016
Hello house,  sorry if I've quoted anyone. Just cldnt figure out how to make a new post.
So I found out abt NL just b4 I left for houston.
The original plan was for a family vacation. Booked apt and paid without stress. A few days to our apt, my husband's passport hadn't bn returned by the French embassy. So I had to re-schedule our apt to abt a month after. Good thing this happened cos I found out I was pregnant just b4 our interview if not it would ve been/looked like a case of misrepresentation  (after reading thru dis thread).
I'm a very frequent traveler and our interview was uneventful. I was abt 5wks pregnant. Was asked purpose of travel, told d VO twas for vacation.  Asked if we wld b seeking medicals. My husband said me and our son might but he won't. He didn't wait for her to ask further b4 he told her I was pregnant and we might decide to have d baby there. She asked how far gone and I told her. Then she asked if I knew hw much birthing in the US cost. Told her I had done little research and it should be abt 1.2m.
She said ok. And approved our visas. And gave the normal advice dat if we decide to have the baby there we should pay up our bills and keep all our receipts.
So we decided to have the baby there after getting a clear pic of the cost and all.
P OE was a breeze. CBP didn't knw I was even pregnant. Asked hw long our stay was for. Husband said he was staying for 2wks but we (mum, son and I) would be staying for 3 months. She asked y n he told her cos we wld b having our baby there. Then she stood up to see my bump. Asked y and husband said twas his personal decision. She said ok. Just said she cld see d 1st baby was born in d uk. Dat was all. Stamped us in for 6months  (B2). I didn't come wiv any fud so there was no agriculture or secondary inspection. Spent less Dan 5 mins wiv her.
Have a friend in houston, who helped with some of the findings. I used oakbend and Dr Ezekiel. Lovely doc. Had an awesome experience  wiv her. Didn't stay wiv my friend. Rented 2 rooms in a 3 bed house. Had d whole house to ourselves as dy had no oda tenants throughout our stay. Paid 850 per rm per month. (So I'm suprised everyone is paying ova a thousand) stayed in richmond.  Abt 15mins drive from d hospital.
Met a no of pple dat asked if I was on NL. I wasn't but dat made me to start reading.
I started wiv d part whr some guy came to ask advice abt his girlfriend birthing in d US and had a wife at home. This woke d amebo in me and I started reading. Read from part 1-3 (there was no part 4 den). But I got hooked. And realised my visa interview was smth to celebrate (note, this wasn't our 1st visit ti d US  went for our honeymoon 8yrs ago) but didn't qualify for Dropbox as twas more Dan 2yrs since last visit. Thou the visa was issued in uk (used to live there).
Got to houston last wk in dec, had my baby in feb. And came back 1st wk in april. Got visa for baby. Paperwork for baby took abt 2wks. Adding baby ticket was easy (said dat in my 1st post)
Sorry for d very long post. Tried to make it as short as I cld.
I was one of d ghost readers dat was munching and saving nos *covers face* and everytime anyone mentions ghost reader I feel bad. But tnk God I've bn able to share my experience too.
Still have at least one more missionary journey to make so I shall remain here so nxt one can be shorter and less expensive.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by zeejam: 12:03am On Jul 31, 2016
Am in ny now my aunt said I should use her hospital. I will be there this Monday I will let you know how far.
kwentjules:
Hi dearest... did yuh finally move to ny. Wats d cost of d hospital there?

I just stumbled on dis forum on Saturday.. and I had learnt a lot here.. pls am a first time mum, I intend travelling to USA to give birth. Bt my problem now is finding a good, cheap hospital I can use in any state.. I have a fam. Relation in California, pls who knows d hospital I can use therein California.... evn if it's nt California I can go to any state provided d hospital bill is ok...

Sir justwise I saw d hospitals yuh listed on d fist page bt no way to identify the states they are located.. I also need a sample of letter of intent as I didn't indicate I was pregnant during my interview. .. tried d search column, didn't see it...


Cc just wise, firstymum., Feddy::::::PLs no look throway eye.. Abeg!!!!!!



Cc just wise, firstly
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by Vlesparza: 12:18am On Jul 31, 2016
igetam:

I used Doctores Pa ra ti, and Del Sol hopital in 2014 to have my son, but ive been hearing funny stories recently about how the doc's letter has been rejected by the US Embassy here, and how Some Nigerians have misbehaved there and all, and so, Dr Monticone and Dr Martell no longer accepts Nigerian International Patients. And if this is so, i was surprised to see the Doctores Ad on this page. Anyhow, I am open to using any other Doctor or even hospital, shebi na to born healthy pickin?? lol. But Since its been a while since i came here, i was hoping someone would pls give an up-to-date info on the reality on ground. As i would love to go to El-paso sometimes in January 2017. God bless you all.

Thanks in advance.


The previous letters sent from 1993 to 2014 are no longer sent because the Embassy now requires a letter from the doctor. A new personalized letter from the doctor is being sent starting in 2015 up to today.

Both the doctors you mention usually do not accept new patients because some Nigerian patients did not want to follow what the doctors are required to do under US Standard of Care and they did not want to be liable or risk their license. The doctors you mentioned are not the only doctors at Doctores Para Ti in El Paso so International patients are still accepted. There are also new and better accommodations available at El Paso and transfers from form A are accepted.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by chikos: 12:42am On Jul 31, 2016
Ezemistic:
Hello house, I want to renew my B1/B2 Visa. It will expire in Dec 6 2016, I intend travelling in Oct and may stay till Dec thats why i want to renew it. Pls how do i go about it. Should i go fill the DS160 form again?
.


You don't need to renew your visa since its valid within your travelling date. You can renew when you come back

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by cheldas: 12:52am On Jul 31, 2016
Bisoye82:
@cheldas
Have replied you via whatsapp.

@bisoye82 & @estasplash,
How else can I bless you but may God supper bless U. Gbam Gbam

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by cheldas: 12:58am On Jul 31, 2016
feddy27:


sorry i Can't be of help o, don't know how to do that tracking stuff. best you can do is keep refreshing the page esp at midnight. you should see a close by date

@feddy27,
Can't one get an expedited app?
Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by nefertitiram: 4:49am On Jul 31, 2016
Ehen, aunty firsttymum and aunty kaylaychi see one example.

I actually came across the website when I was looking for accommodation in Switzerland earlier ds month cos the hotels there were shocked shocked Eventually changed my mind and went to Milan but I kept the website in mind so that I will explore the option when I visit South America next year.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 4 by feddy27: 7:01am On Jul 31, 2016
cheldas:


@fedd..y27,
Can't one get an expedited app?
Thanks

Yes you can. I think u will add supporting documents like letter from your doctor etc and they will consider ur case b4 approving it. You can do that from the appointment confirmation page too

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