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missexiest:
Am also using henrico doctors hospital,very affordable and good reviews.

Oh nice!! I'm sure your due date is near. Please have me in mind as i would like to know how your experience goes!
I'll be in the States in August (leaving naija last day in July)...due in September. Will pm you for details,please...after your delivery.
Wish you safe delivery in the hebrew woman's way!

E-hugzzz!!

[quote author=MzYemie post=46334088]Are you using a hospital in Houston or DC? I'm going to Houston

I'll be using a hospital in Virginia. Still doing my research tho...found an affordable Doctor & hospital in Va- "Henrico Doctors Hospital-Richmond",Va...and may change plans to go to houston...Virginia would just be convenient but then again i'm open-minded. When i get there and see how things are,na to port ooo if the need be but for now,this is my plan.

Me too...leaving last day in July, entering thru Washington dulles airport; bought turkish airlines ticket. Anyone with me on this? Ideas need to be shared please.
Holla Mamas!!

MzYemie:
i am travelling early august, due in September

missexiest:
In d spirit of giving back,I left abuja on turkish airlines 3 weeks ago.I was able to get pta of 8k dollars from unity bank caused my mum also applied for pta.I wasnt asked for fit to fly, the journey with turkish was smooth n long.My poe was new york and I was directed to use the self service machines and after scanning my passport I got a paper with my details on it and was directed to an immigration officer who didnt have a computer system,he asked me why am in the us and I told him childbirth then he asked for the last time I was in the us and I told him then he stamped me in till october and was asked to go.I picked up my box and wasnt sent to secondary inspection.Am presently in maryland but the prices have been getting are on the high side.Porting to virginia which is way cheaper..

Hi Missexiest! Please did you get to find an affordable hospital/doctor in virginia? If yes, please can you help with name and contact details? Thank you.

Wow!! Awesome testimony...especially at POE and price-wise! Just stumbled on it and i'm tapping unto this testimony..loadz of congrats!! God bless your LO!

cutelass:
Guess I've rested enough. Here's my story. About 10 days before my travel date, swelling on my legs which had always been minimal increased so much. Even after raising the legs up at night, the moment my feet touches ground in the morning the swelling returns. 3 days before my travel, I used the home bp monitor to check my bp and it was ranging btw 140/80 and 145/85. I immediately drove to hospital. Nurse on duty checked with the manual bp monitor and another young dr checked and it was still high. They had to call my consultant. He ordered they check my urine for protein and nothing came up...he eventually came himself, checked the bp and said it was normal.

3 days later I travelled with Lufthansa on a united ticket at 34 weeks + some days. Requested for wheelchair and they said since I brought fit to fly I can't use wheel chair. I was shocked cos several pple here have used wheelchair. They agreed to book for my mum cos of her arthritis yet we didn't see any wheelchair neither at Frankfurt nor LAX. We flew to Frankfurt and had a 4 hrs layover b4 we flew to LAX. All the while, my mum was so worried about the swelling.

POE was a breeze.
Cbp: what are you here for?
Me: childbirth
Cbp: ok. How long are u here for?
Me: 2 months
Cbp: sorry, what did u say u are here for again?
Me: childbirth, delivery, to have my baby (lol...that's d type of confidence saying the truth at the embassy gives u)
Took our finger prints and stamps us in for 6 months.

We went to agriculture...the officer was busy shouting to the guy scanning the bags...Nigeria, Nigeria, lol...our bags were scanned but we weren't asked to open it.

When we got to my aunty's house...the legs had tripled in size and she insisted I see the dr immediately ( my appt wasn't till another 4 days). We called his office and luckily he was still around...said they close at 5pm. It was already 4pm...so without eating or anything...they drove us to the dr office. My relations went in to greet him (they had known him for a long time) I had no idea, while I filled out the forms. When I saw the dr, my bp had shot up to 159/100. He told me point blank to head straight to the hospital as I had developed pre-eclampsia and baby had to be induced immediately. He said the financial dept would have closed for the day and they don't open weekends...so we had only the next day to pay and sign the contract...cos if I deliver without signing it...I would be left with a bill of over $40k. Got to the hospital and was admitted. Was placed on magnesium IV to prevent seizure...while they ran tests...the same ones I would have done with the doctor's office.

Next day my mum sorted the bills...while they brought the papers for me to fill...despite the induction starting Thursday night...i didn't deliver till almost mid day Saturday...cervix no gree dilate till...was almost heading to OR for c-section b4 LO came forth...I hadn't eaten in almost 48 hrs...day said no food, no water...was just allowed to chew ice...where the strength to push came from...I don't know.

The main testimony is that LO didn't need to go to NICU...was almost peeing in my pant when the thought of it came to my mind...cos of bills...she was just in the nursery...they did hearing test...checked for jaundice...was later discharged. LO is 3 weeks old currently.

Used st Francis medical center and dr. Mb---u. Hospital bill $2700 for vag. Delivery (includes paediatrician, epidural (the thing wore off towards the actual delivery). Stayed an extra day which cost $900 (covers both me and baby). Hospital gives free stroller. I've gotten zero balance.

Dr fees had always been 1500 and 2500 for vag and csection respectively. When I got here...saw it was now 1000 and 1300...was told the dr considered the current economic situation in Nigeria and decided to slash his self-pay fees. Hmmm...Angels still dey dis earth Shaa.

Since baby came early, wanted to shift my date but United wants an arm and a leg just to change date...I'm chilling (mum is here with me, hubby is coming, wonderful host...no need to run home)