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It depends on the kind of things you like for baby. Eg if you want Ankara cloths then you can find very beautiful ones here but if you want the foreign designs then you will get variety abroad.

Maggiespecial:
Please help, is it advisable to buy baby things abroad or get all of dem here in Nigeria before leaving? Please dnt mind me, I am a ftm n a novice as well. Thank you

What you need is doctor (very important). That will determine hospital . the hospitals you mentioned have the highest mentions for Houston on this thread.

dserious:
Good Morning Everyone,

Hope we had a good weekend......

Please I need urgent help about hospitals in Houston Texas. I had planned to give birth in Maryland area but had a last minute decision to change to Texas area cos of cost. I have been trying to gather info on Texas hospitals but its difficult getting it all together because of my short timing. Im travelling last week in January and have to book a flight latest tomorrow.

Please and please anyone with summary info about hospitals in Texas should kindly post here....so far I have little information about West Houston Medical, Oakbend, Methodist Sugarland etc. My major driver is cost....i plan to do a VBAC or CS (fine with either), i plan tostay in a hotel/rented apartment

I know this is asking for too much...but please i would really appreciate the help

Thanks..

Thanks in advance

Pm me

Chinemeze17:
I just got a mail from the US passport office too now...Same notarization problem...My hubby is in Ph and im scheduled to leave US next week Thursday...
How do i fix this quickly? Have you done anything bout urs? U guys shud help me o

Please which state are you in? Texas?

Sorry closest I ment

Mamatukwas:
Ok. Thank you.

Boston, Connecticut, and National Passport Centers Closed

Emergency AlertJanuary 4, 2018Several Passport Agencies Closed

this might be of interest for some of us.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/boston-connecticut-and-national-passport-centers-closed.html

The Boston Passport Agency, Connecticut Passport Agency, and the National Passport Center are closed Thursday, January 4, due to inclement weather.


All other agencies are operating normally at this time.

If you have an appointment at any of closed agencies on Thursday and we haven't contacted you to reschedule, please call 1-877-487-2778 or 1-888-874-7793 (TDD/TTY).

We apologize for the inconvenience.

If you ask me I would say use the closed America embassy or consulate

Mamatukwas:
Hi Everyone. Pls with this new Notary development for absent DH's, can anyone share how they were able to handle for hubbys resident in England? Did they have to travel to the American embassy there or it's something that can be handled via post or email? Thank you.

To the best of my knowledge It is valid for 90 day except it has changed.
I stand to be corrected

ladeonas:
i didnot date the notary form DH signed. i know the form is valid for just 30days. i am also not going to downtown dallas, would just apply from the closest postal service to me , so they would deliver at my location.

thank God the sun is out today Dallas is @ 7C

There is a form for such situation it is attached

Xclusivemaama:
This new year will bring us uncommon testimonies.
I had my princess on the 12th of Dec. 2017. I was so misinformed that I delayed the process in getting her international pas

I got there in time for the appointment and gave all the documents needed only to be told that the notary our DH sends to us is no longer valid as DH has to go to the US embassy in Nigeria to get the notary or be present at the US passport agency.

Apparently, this is a new rule that started yesterday 1 JAN., 2018. DH needs appointment date to get this notary and this is another delay for me as I need to get back to Nigeria soonest. Please, is this the same in your state. The social security is not needed when obtaining the international passport. Let's share this and talk about it.



I just got a mail from the US passport office too now...Same notarization problem...My hubby is in Ph and im scheduled to leave US next week Thursday...
How do i fix this quickly? Have you done anything bout urs? U guys shud help me o

There is another form you can fill. All you have to do is convince them that you can't reach your hubby to go notarize the form.
see the attached DS-5525: Statement of Exigent/Special Family Circumstances - For Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16

beautyuche:
Congratulations on the arrival of your princess which by the way is my mother's birthday mate.
Please I will want you to keep the house updated on how you sorted the notary issue out because i dont see my DH having the time to go to Abuja or Lagos embassy from PH for notary.

God bless you.

Also anyone with info on flight promo please share

Dancing eri ukwu

nefertitiram:
You are too mush!!! Infact, tiri gbosa for you!

Mine was well baby well Mama so I did it in 3 weeks.

paddedbabe:
Hello everyone, please for mums who had a C-section delivery, how old was your LO when you were able to travel with him/her back to Nigeria .Im flying emirates and it's quite a long journey though we will transit in Dubai after 14 hours from Houston. I just need to know when to fix my return date for LO and myself. Thank you.

Ekurole oh as my in-laws would say.
As a Niger Delta daughter I have sent you 5 kegs of Palm wine, 40 liters of kaikai ie sapele water, 5 big dried fish and 1 whole smoked cow with Loi loi and okasi.
Please do accept these little gift of mine I would have done more but ....

nefertitiram:
Merry Xmas JW. But y u nor wait till 01/01/2018 eh kwa?

I have sent u one Xmas chicken. E de road de trek de come.

But wait... After JW it seems I'm one of the oldest members of this thread. From pre- tsunami to season 1 to season 6. Back to back.

Lemme spread my mat here. Before commenting, everyone must pay homage to me.
One Schnapps
One snuff
One he goat
100k in cash. If not JW will delete ya post.

Yipeee.
Happy New year all.
Present sir/ma

If i were you I will gather all required and use NIPOST speed post to send it to the addressee it will be there in less than 24hrs.

ibroh22:
first time, I will be seeing agricultural engineering listed in a job vacancy .....this is good news for me,, abeg, who can help me submit application?
cc
nizguy
lekzhortin

Don't be discouraged just pm anyone who has mentioned her. To get any information you need.

phebeansans:
Wow sorry about that.I am sure you dug out the information to help seemorejoy and I.Thanks a lot.We will do a search and see what turns up.Thanks again

Search the thread with her name you will be surprised how many times it will pop up mostly in earlier parts.

phebeansans:
I haven't heard her name mentioned to.She is on my list of doctors to contact.I will start in January God willing.I am still searching for cheap tickets.

I am here I used Dr Huynh ( ie WHMC) she loves elective C-sections

seemorejoy:
I'm also considering using doctor Fagbohun or doctor Jeanie Huynh but have not contact them yet. but never see anyone mentioning doctor Jeanie Huynh

Congratulations...........

LI:
Caveat: This is the longest Nairaland post you will ever read in your life.

We had our interview in Lagos. Appointment time, 6:30am. Even though we qualified for dropbox, we decided to opt for an interview instead. This was due in part to our wanting to avoid a follow-up interview which many here seem to justifiably dread. Scheduling a face-to-face was an inconvenience but a minor one compared to what could be as there was still a chance we would be required to book appointment for a follow-up interview; an appointment which, according to Fyorgyn is not likely will be expedited. Worse still, if only one of us was issued a visa with the other getting the 221g. DW and I wanted to be together so we agreed to waive our rights to apply under the dropbox programme. It is worth noting that we had to initiate two emergency interview requests before it was finally granted; the first was thrown out with a message that, ours was not a real emergency.

On a day there was so much fuel scarcity, it amazed me to see a sea of people arrive early at the consulate. By 7:15am the VOs had taken their seats. We were directed to Window 2 right behind a young woman who was having a go at her 4th attempt for an F1 visa. I know this because she seemed to be familiar with the security ops outside; I heard parts of their conversations.

Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning. How are you?
Me: Very well, thank you. How are you?
VO: Very well. She smiled back. Can I have your passports?
Me: Sure. There you go, as I slid our passports through the opening at the foot of the window.
VO: What’s the reason for your planned visit?
Me: I am attending a company program in New York, while my wife here will be in Texas to have our baby. I will be joining her from New York a week after I arrive.
VO: Okay. What’s your budget for this trip?
Me: 20k. We have our budget estimates here if you would like to see.
VO: Sure. Can I see that?
I slipped the budget sheet, correspondence with doctor, as well as anticipated bill all neatly labelled towards to the VO. She wasted no time whatsoever in scanning through contents of the documents.
VO: What do you do?
Me: I am a Service Manager at blah blah blah
VO: For how long have you worked in this role
Me: 6 years
VO: What do you do for --? She repeats the name of my employer.
I give a 20s elevator pitch of my functions.
VO: Have you attended a similar training in the past?
Me: Many, including in San Francisco.
VO: How long did you stay during you last visit?
Me: 3 weeks. 1 week in SF, 2 with my family in Houston.
She continued clicking on her computer for a few more seconds.
VO: How about you, what do you do? This time, she was addressing the fine lady who stood with me.
DW: I’m a School Teacher at blah blah blah
VO: What do you teach?
DW: This, this, plus that.
VO: Are you using the same facility as before?
DW: Yes
VO: What’s your doctor’s name?
DW: Dr Fagbohun
VO: Is this your second child?
DW: Yes
VO: For how long were you there for your first?
DW: 7 weeks
VO: And where did you stay during this period?
DW: Intown Suites
VO: Do you have anyone in the US?
DW: No
VO: Did you get anything for payments you made from the hospital the last time
Me: We did. I knew she was referring to the itemized billing with other stuff so proceeded to handover the thick stack of breakdown of all the expenses incurred (15k in total), letters of non-indebtedness from hospital, another from doctor, bills from all the service providers, every single receipt for payments made, itemized billing.

The pile of paper was thicker than a Brazilian Butt Lift yet the VO meticulously read through each page. To be honest, I was glad she did as the letters included specific wordings like, “bill was settled in full”, “the state of Texas or any other government agency has not picked up any part of the bill”. The bills we received also included phrases like, “International family”, "discounts granted for self-pay, non-insured patients only", "discounts only applicable if payment is made by date X".

When she got to the section with the itemized billing, I reckon she could understand the reason for the discounts applied.
VO: What are your incomes?
We mentioned our monthly pay.
VO: Is your child travelling with you?
Me: They will be travelling together while I join them later.
VO: That’s fine
She resumed typing for another one minute or so

Funny how before you approach a window, you seem to hear what everyone else in the room is saying but can almost only hear your blood coursing through your veins as soon as it’s your turn with the VO.

VO: I am going to approve your visas. This paper here details how you can pick-up after you have received a message from us. She passed the white paper through the window after circling the DHL office we would be picking up our passports. She also returned our documents. Make sure you have this with you when travelling as you will be asked again at the point of entry. Congrats.
Us: Thank you.

I was impressed by the quality of work put in by the VO. I believe she had a memorable time with us too because when I said, “Have a beautiful day”, she flashed her beautiful white thirty-two, then replied, “You too”.

All the best to everyone still anticipating, congrats to everyone celebrating. Apologies if I wore you out with my lengthy post.



P.S. The lady who went before us, the one who was at her 4th attempt for an F1, she got her visa. I am happy she did. I learnt a new level of persistence from her story. We all should.

In my opinoin You all qualify for drop box irrespective of not using the visa.

Teefinix3:
Good evening house,
Pls I ve an issue bothering on renewal of b1/b2 visa. My family did a renewal in 2016 which will expire in Feb 2018. Unfortunately, my 2 kids and hubby have not travel with d visa and will definately not be chanced to use it till it expires.
I was the only one that used the visa ds yr on my from giving birth in Canada. We now want to renew it as soon as it expires in Feb but my hubby is sceptical that we might be denied due to the fact that he and the kids wasted the previous one without using it.
He also heard from a source that the US consulate has started reducing visa issuance unlike how it was few mnths ago. My hubby was with me to Canada but didn't go to d US...
We really need to know if we stand a good chance of not being denied.

@oluwafunkenny,

The only reservation I have has to do with getting my bills ASAP.
They are on my list but still hunting for another as back up though I have not called for advice yet.
Would you be kind to give me a contact for the delivery section?
I have sent you a PM
Thank you
Kind regards.

oluwafunkenny:
@Chibertha and Suzist,
Hi, do you have any reservation for not wanting Harris Health System, l delivered at Ben Taub in 2015 via CS. l am due by God's Grace in mid 2018. When l wrote the head of delivery section and my personal obgyn, they all consented that l can give VBAC a trial (Though am yet to make up my mind).
The head of delivery section is associate Prof and my obgyn is also Prof from Baylor college of medicine, both female as you said. Also, because Ben Taub is a general hospital, they have obgyn and anaesthesiologist on shift at any point in time so even if your personal person is not around, you have a crowd to attend to you. On my delivery day, my obgyn was in Africa for a conference and l had a wonderful time with those around.


One point to note again, they bill antenatal separately and seems d staff like seeing people. The more you go the more you are billed.

Very educative thank you

Suzyt:
Hi

I have been in search of this as well. Some doctors are ok with it (usually female doctors) but the issue is the hospital they are affiliated with. There’s a rule they have to comply with which basically provides that once a woman who’s to do vbac goes into labour, both obgyn and anaesthesiologist must be at most 3 minutes away from the patient. That pretty much means leaving all your day’s to do to indefinitely hang around a woman who could easily labour for the next 18 hours. Even if your office is with the hospital premises, that wouldn’t do, you need to be very close. So this is the reason why many just say no they are not doing vbac. The alternative as I wasadvised is to try labouring a while at home. So if you are already 6cm plus when you get to triage, perhaps your doctor who is not anti vbac can “stall” and proceed to do the vbac. This has its risks too so it’s realky up to you. Once your water breaks you should not stay at home any longer due to the risk of infection. There is also the issue of placenta abruptions etc so it’s best weighing it well.

Thanks for responding
I have sent you a PM

Christine77:
Send me a pm

Hello my good people how are you all doing its been a long while.
I have been trying to get a Dr. that will agree for VBAC in Houston and its environs ie Katty Sugarland, Richmond and Missouri city.
Apart from the Harris health system trust me I have called all doctors I can get hold of but no hope.
Can anyone please help even if it is not in the above-mentioned areas I will appreciate.

Happy weekend
Kind regards

My dear I dey oh

feddy27:
Yup! how have you been? It's been a while you popped in here

Add the Sam Houston space center and the aquarium to your list

feddy27:
Be careful ! You don't know who is who here!

To ease your boredom, go to memorial mall, galleria or the mall on westheimer (highway 6), spend the entire day..enter shops, feed your eyes and go home. You can also visit the zoo

I didn't know this

feddy27:
If you want to have them in your carry on luggage, then you have open and pour them in Ziploc bags

Yes, you can make noodles or wateva food your child will like, put in a small bowl.

Don't forget to carry diapers, wipes, drink eg ribena, extra clothes

Oh! airline is emirates! You will enjoy it! They are the most kids friendly airline

I would prefer to use the highest.
If you end up having a VD then you keep the change. To buy me American kpekere

Buku:
Good morning and happy Sunday to you all
Please people with experience, I need your help, my interview is next month and I am praying for positive result. In aspect to that, I will like to ask if I should use the CS cost for my budget sheet or VD which is on the lower side? Please help to answer my question, thanks

Wow congratulations for me learning point is for us all to be well informed
Know anything and everything, and don't be timid so you won't be intimidated at any point.
Thanks dear and good luck.

kasope:
Hello everyone,
This is going to be a long post but I hope someone would learn from it like I have from other posters.
Flew AirFrance, LOS-CDG flight was ok though plane was like 100yrs old
AirFrance 10hrs layover in Paris gave me time to check-in to Yotel (airport hotel) and sleep comfortably.
Nightmare started before boarding CDG-NY flight.
Flight was over booked and 40 people had to be offloaded. Volunteers to go on next flight 3hrs later were requested with a 300Euros
...............
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confident cos they are trying to break you in case you are being dishonest.
All future preggy travelers, wish you all the best

It's a pity , but before you go;-
Do you have a copy of the visa and lost passport biodata page also do you have a police report
If yes to all of them. get a new passport then go to your portal and change passport information with new one.
Next go fill DS 160 form. I think there is a place for information of missing passport and go from there.
My thought though I stand to be corrected

tosinajib:
Good day fellow nairalanders,

I recently lost/misplaced my Nigerian passport and I have a valid US visa on it which expires in a month's time. Please what do you suggest I do do to renew the visa. I also need to get a new passport. Looking forward to your useful responses as I don't even know how to go about it. Thank you.

Here it is +18774872778 it is a national number so when you call remember to say you are in the South central of USA since you are in Texas and Houston in particular.

silverchi:
Gooday house

There is a phone no I saw here in previous thread for booking appointments with the US passport office.
I'm I Houston.

I can't seem to find it.
Pls can any 1 help with the phone no?

I want to go der office in downtown but I heard I need to call to get an appointment day

Change your browser
I just opened it on chrome, touch, opera

mizGene:
Anyone else having problems opening whmc website?? Or is it just me?