BigSib:
Good morning house,please am new here and i will like any kind hearted one to please advice me on this,2022 after my first trimester before i knew that i was pregnant lol so along the line the pregnancy became complicated so i applied for emergency but i did not get an earlier date all dates that i was seeing were 2024 i tried to pull all strings but noting change so i now left all to God to take the wheel.Sept was my EDD and baby was about come and my life and my baby's life was in line hmmm but with GOd with me we both survived it and i return the praise and glory to God.so recently i got a mail from the embassy reminding for my appointment for 20224 please what should i do ?should i go and appear at the interview and say what?please help me if you think is a good idea to appear on the appointment day.thank you...

Go for the interview. You can use the visa to go for vacation or something else. besides new appointment is 333k. abeg o.

it isnt normal.

Please go to Teaching Hospital and see one of the consultant gyneacologists there.

Kittangal:




It's so sad no one reply or advice me. Thanx

Nigerians and their useless lies.

Also i go vex if the husband enetered USA without her. I hope he followed her on the flight

Bossman:
Just saw this and it reminded me of this forum. It’s good to be truthful about our intentions and have enough money to cover the cost of birth. This lady was turned back at Detroit Airport.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRE9xSWeT48?si=hZq-Upb81gHmDBTI

Mama,

Its compulsory.you can't reject the request.they will not allow any non affliated pediatrician in to see your baby.And by law apead must seeyour kidorit becomes child neglect issue

Nnekkyneks:


WHAT This is serious. Am still sending them mails o. Infact every one heading to houston and plan to use HCA or memorial Hamman should be ware of Pediarix Medical Group ring it ti them you don't need their services o. Except you want hearing test done. I wish someone warned me ahead.
S T A Y clear of pediatrician from Pediarix Medical Group from seeing ur infant they charge $760 per day

So sorry. i mentioned it here as soon as I came back.

This is sad sha

MsAnonymous:
My own bill from Pediatrix is $5k. I don’t know what to do. Nobody said anything about these hidden bill from them

I had this same experience when using Memorial hermann. In fact their own is that you cannot bring in another pediatrician while in the hospital. My hidden bills came up to $2850. I wan mad. we finally negotiated a discount of 10%.

Unfortunately you will have to pay as it is a hospital policy. Your doctor should have informed you about it. The pediatrix issue has been on for a while and even the american moms are comlaining. The Drs literally do nothing and they charge $700 ish per child visit.

Nnekkyneks:

Hmmmm I just came to share my predicament with pediarix Medics. I uses west houston medical center DrZi and Dr Chamkur. I never knew Pediatrix offered a service other than hearing test, they asked me if I wanted the test done and no. Apparently their PD attended to me so did DR Chamkur. No one asked my consent from Pediatox medics so I had a rude shock when I got a bill for $760 after I had engaged Dr Chamkur and paid him $500 and subsequent hospital visit of $250. Initially we didn't where d bill was coming from till Dr Zi investigated and found out it's a double bill for the same service. Now no one wants to back down.I called Pediarix medics they asked me to send a mail which I did 3weeks agp. But this week they sent another reminder 4 d outstanding bill. Infact I just got off the phone with Dr Chamkur and he said I shud not pay but show them the zero balance he gave me. Pls when u deliver specify u already hv a PD o if not u may hv double bill. I don't know howto get out of this mess.

Well written article.

My personal experience is that most children from polygamous homes actively seek not to recreate such in their own homes. They tend to be the ones most likely to end up as baby mamas or dyfunctional husbands

Also my experience is that Polygamy doesnt reduce promiscuity in men but it increase promiscuity in women especially from wives who do not feel satisfied.

To each their own. My own is that of you want to be polygamous be upfront about it and marry a woman who agrees to it. its dishonest when one partner gets up in the middle of the day and decides they want to be polygamous after commiting to a monogamous relatonshiip.

I travel at 35 weeks. Never had an issue with Delta or Air France. But it depends on your body.

Pls check pg 410, i dropped my own bill breakdown from Memorial hermann there. My own advice is that you hold plenty money. they have many hidden charges that the folks at the front desk don't know about

bibiliscious:
Good morning , Happy Eid Al Fitr!!

Please who has the current bill for Memorial Hermann Houston TX and their direct contact email. DR LA has now moved from WHMC to Memorial Hermann though his office has sent the proposed bill for Memorial Hermann but i want to try and re-confirm cz i have been hearing they have increased prices.

Also what's the latest time an expectant mother can fly international (is 34-36 weeks too late?)

I did my 2 kids in Port Harcourt and I ahve never been asked for Nigeria Birth Certificate.

Myfavour22:

They actually needed both the US and Nigerian one at the immigration office I did mine (Abuja)
The Nigerian one has USA as place of birth, so that works. No complications at all.

Fam,

My nephew applied for US Student Visa Interview and instead of getting to the point of picking an interview date, it just sai the embassy will contact him. Its this normal? i thought we could pick interview date for student visa like we do for B1/B2 visa

I didn't get my baby passport before I left. I travelled with Emergency Travel Certificate. However make sure you apply and do the biometrics for the passport before you leave, if you can get an appointment at an agency, pls do so. its same day there. A bit expensive but its better to hold it in hand.

You cannot get a first time passport in Nigeria

yansky:
Hi, please can I leave the US with my baby when she has her social security number or do I have to wait for her to have her passport?

Genesys Women OBGYN:
Dama Ziworitin, MD
info@genesysobgyn.com


Send email

Somandla:

Hi,

Can you kindly please share Dr Z contacts.

i have family in US so i spend 3 months on average when I go.

I have been in the flight with someone who was carrying a 3 week old.

Toritse321:

Thank you babestell,

How many weeks was your 1st baby when you returned to Nigeria for the remaining Vaccinations. I'm thinking of doing same at 6/7 weeks. Just wondering what the effect would be

I used sunrise pediatrics and the day we took all that plenty vaccine, my total cost (Dr visit + vaccine) was around $250. (TdaP, IPV (Polio), Rotavirus, HiB and Pneumococcal)

it also depends on your Dr. The cost for daily visit is different from cost of vaccines. my first child only took the one at birth and then we started vaccinations when we returned to Naija at 3 months.

Toritse321:
Good day all.

Please for those of you who have had your babies in the US, did you vaccinate your newborns? If yes, what vaccinations did you take and what were the costs?

Thank you

thank you

temyb:
Hi everyone
Just a follow up on drop box. It's not so bad as some people think it is. Infact if your appoint is 8am and u get there 7:30,u would have submitted by 7:40am and woild be on your way out. And it's very very organised,thank God the u.s embassy did that on their own cos if it was DHL or it was outsourced,it would be very very crowdy
Just 4 things needed,your passport containing your old visa,not less than 2yrs expired or 3 months to expiry,your confirmation page that has your appointment date and time,your DS 160,your bank receipt of payment and finally 1 recent passport photograph (U.S visa standard).
Heard that it's not 2month per say,that some are already getting their passport with visa back. You dont need any document to support. The crowd for drop box is way more than normal interview o.
As at 7:30am yesterday there was no queue for normal interview,it was so free that only 6 people came and walk inside in 3mins and u can actually submit for 1 person.
Goodluck to all the drop box renewal

My Sister,

I thank God sha. if not for distance shebi I for use West Houston jejely

chibertha:
Memorial Herman boy every expansive hospital
I hail you for using it.

Hello House, time to share my story

I got my visa early last year before the who0le issue with dates started. I wasn’t pregnant then but we thank God for his gifts.
I used Memorial Hermann and Dr Z. My cost breakdown is below

Dr Z (include ultrasound): $2550
Memorial Hermann sugarland; $3969
Anesthesia: $2000
Sunrise Pediatrics: $500
Hospital Labs: $300

The hospital labs is not a round figure as above, I rounded it up0. When we got home we received an additional bill from the hospital. Apparently the hosp0ital only allows their own p0ediatrics team attend to baby after birth. Instead of allowing the external child pediatrician attend. They charge the p0arents for the service and boy its not cheap. My bill when sent was

Child Initial Birth: $750
Circumcision: $821
Baby discharge examination: $535

So pls if you are using this hospital, put all these in plan. Covid has dealt with the system so even all those freebies we used to get from hospitals are no longer available. They claim this was in response to Covid .
I applied for baby passport last week of November. Even paid for express. Unfortunately, the passport is not out. We travelled with ETC, which my husband helped process.

I did my covid test at CVS and that’s what I used to travel.

Thanks to everyone who shared their journey.

PS Dr Z is Nigerian...I know there was time people were arguing over it here.

my baby boy is here. 12th November

Thank God for a successful delivery

MumIbeji:
[/b]TEAM NOVEMBER[b]

[/b]IT'S OUR MONTH[b]


S/N......Moniker....EDD...Gender.... DOB
1. Sweetyie......... 6th..........
2. Toke21...............11th........ XY
3. Wifeysist...........27th........XX...B.A-6th
4. mumibeji...........19th....... XY
5. Exceldamsel........??.........
6. Onyinyechika08....19th........
7. Blackfinegirl.........??......
8. greatlinda..............28th.......
9. GreatGodwins.......20th......XY...B.A-3rd
10. Kinado..................27th..... XY
11. Hanzee................13th........XY...B.A-1st, BS seen
12. Victoriouswoman....22nd......
13. Lipsync.....................5th........
14. Nnetriplet.................20th......XY
15. Alooone................. ??........
16. babestell.............19th........
17. cecegorgeous..... 17th......
18. blesstunner.......... 20th......
19. Kimlad.................... 21st......
20. Wentroublecomes......

[/b]Ported to October[b]
1. Exceldamsel.... 28th.... XX
2. Sweetyie



Congratulations to our teamies that has given birth.
To the remaining of us, may God grant us all safe delivery. There shall be no loss, we will go to the labour room and comeback with our babies. Mother alive, baby alive in good health.

#Teamsafedelivery
#Teamswiftdelivery
#Teammother&babyalive

Abeg who has done circumcision for theor sons recently in Houston area and can vouch for the dr thay did it. especially those that used Dr Z.

A lot of friends have had to repeat their kids circumcision and we want to avoid that.

hospital is memorial Hermann sugarland

YES

badlands:


WOW, GOOD NEWS, THE MIGHTY ATLANTA POE
was it a direct delta flight?

My POE experience was smooth

I landed at Atlanta airport, the man asked ne how long i was staying. I said 3 months. He said welcome to Amurika.

that said there was a very long queue and only 2 officers on duty so I guess thats why he didnt stress me much

US embassy is not anyhow where they do things at the gate. if your appointment has been cancelled they will send an email to you. You can pay somebody uber fare to go there on a tuesday and confirm if interviews are holding or not. This sounds more like them say, them say

Abiodunnn:
pleeeeeaaaaaaassssse help people

Ok, I am in Portharcourt and I know some of my friends were turned back. they were told to come back when baby is 4 months or 6 months. Wow they just dropped the babies and home and went to another center

Meyshia:

Nigeria is giving nursing mums Covid vaccine. I'm a nursing mum living in Nigeria and I've been vaccinated.

Their leaving the market helped Delta a lot. their Houston-Lagos route was always booked.

This one they are starting with Dulles sha. Is their market survey telling them more Nigerians travel to the Northwest nowadays. Doesn't make sense to me.

Debbieeeeeee:

Very welcome o, United used to do Lagos to houston and they made life easier then, they moved due to dollar Wahala and are back at the peak of dollar wahala pro max , I wonder what’s going on but I’m glad they’re back at least we have options , no more monopoly

Thats nice.

pointednose:
Yes the person used VOA for her infant around July this year.

I also used VOA for my infant 4 years ago.

Did the person use it for an infant?

pointednose:
I used VOA 4 years ago and there was no issue. I.paid with cash at the airport. Heard years down the line,there were issues though. But I called the immigration officer who helped me then, and he said the issue has been addressed, and now you won't need to pay at the airport cos the officer would have made the payment for you while doing the processing.

I know someone who travelled with VOA few months back, so I think the issue has been sorted now

ETC is a document used instead of a passport. especially for people who have lost their passports or are in an emergency. you pay for it at the point of issue. Technically since you are carrying a minor, baby should be able to just pass with it with little or no challenge from customs. ETC is $150 from the website which is almost the same price we paid for VOA. besides VOA has been discontinued for returning minors and Nigerians

Lochinny:
Please guys I also need some advice. 2 years ago when I came back to Nigeria after having my child, I used visa on arrival and was practically embarrassed at Nigeria when I went to pay for the visa on arrival. They kept claiming that visa on arrival must be paid with a foreign card, bearing the name of the person that needs the VOA

Now, concerning ETC, I don’t know which one to follow. We’re you stopped at the airport to pay again for ETC? Or did they just allow you pass with baby? Do you advice I go through ETC even after getting baby’s passport or what should I do? Just confused coz seems VOA is cheaper and could be paid in Nigeria coz the dollar rate isn’t smiling now because it’ll warrant dollars being sent to me from Nigeria . I need advice

Ahhh this is ok.

Bless you and congrats on baby. Hope our american citizen has adjusted to Nigeria,

purpleribbon:


Gathered all the documents listed on the embassy’s website + 150 dollars money order, physically went there to submit and was given a date to return for the ETC. Returned to pick up three days later. No stress, No delays.

What was the process to obtain ETC. How long did it take?

purpleribbon:


Hi! I just want to correct two information here.

1. Your baby can travel with the Nigerian ETC on its own. This means your baby does not need any passport to travel out of the United States. Just ensure that you hold the ETC and birth certificate. This is how I travelled with my newborn

2. For expedited application (as at July/August) it took 4 weeks from application date till deliver of the passport (for MD)

Thank you.

Have you gotten a solution to this?

Lochinny:
Thank you so much guys for the suggestions. Immediately I saw we couldn’t get a notary public to swear over the phone, I checked for an appointment, that was on Tuesday and luckily for us I saw 3 spaces remaining for August 26th today at Lagos and since there wasn’t any other day to choose in August, I had to take it and my husband canceled everything and flew to Lagos. He just got it notarized now and would be sending it to me.
Thank you for all your support.

Pls does anyone know how I can go about the ETC so I can use it to enter Nigeria. The last time I used visa on arrival, these people embarrassed me

what do you mean by public notary>? was it the person in the US embassy or a normal Nigeria Notary?

pointednose:
We used the public notary in 2017 and it sufficed. Dont know if things have changed. I will also like to know.

its very safe. studies have shown that there is no side effect. Nigeria is not giving nursing mums but if you feel you may be exposed, keep baby at home and take. i know plenty women who have taken and all js well.

its your choice to make

kennybelle:
Please is it safe for a nursing mother to take the covid vaccine