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LI:
After hounding BA call center for days, they finally linked lil' man to DW's ticket and this would cost us $312. They refused to take payment over the phone and insisted we pay at the check in counter.

Grateful to everyone who advised us, this missionary journey is gradually coming to a wrap.

Wish good for everyone in whatever stage of the journey you are.

I ll advise you to sharply confirm that there is a BA counter at ur Departure airport. You may have an issue if its American Airline thats carrying u on the first leg my 1cent.

Apple19:
Morning mamas, and happy Cyber Monday pls which website will I check to get all these fantastic deals? As I be JJC for this kin tin O! (Na so I go miss flight promo on black Friday and yet to get any other good deal). Pls help a sister.

And for the mamas that have ordered but yet to travel, how una do am Must I have a US address to deliver it to or I can just order on hold? Will be traveling mid January. Pls help ooo . na me and the cyber Monday today as I no go work . I must get my Deals. Pls kindly update the house on any good deals you see abeg. Also for airlines ....na Houston I dey go o. Make una helep mi O.

Hello,you can check walmart.com,target.com but you cant order on hold o,you must ve a US address for the delivery.

LI:
So BA says we can't add an infact to mommy's ticket. They say we have to make a fresh booking for the baby. This is completely different from everything I've read here. What are we to do? Please advise

If you bought your ticket from wakanow,they are the ones to add ur infant for you. Contact them again and tell them BA said its ur agent that ll do the addition. I bought my ticket from wakanow last December and when i wanted to add my baby in Feb,BA said i should contact wakanow but wakanow gave me a high quote so i ignored them and kept pestering BA to do the addition for me. One of the Customer Service reps on BA later did the addition for me over the phone and asked me to pay at the airport. I got to the airport on my departure date and they didnt find my baby's name on my itinerary. I missed the flight on that day while trying to resolve the issue. I later called BA on the same day and another rep said its wakanow that should ve done the addition and thats why my baby's name didnt appear on the flight list. The rep later rebooked me for another flight and made every effort to add my baby cos i started crying on the phone that i was now stranded in US with a 6week old.Lool
Moral of the story: Please call Wakanow again.

lorbah001:
Fayemi got a fantastic portfolio cuz a lil breakthrough there will amount to massive celebration, REMEMBER we DIVERSIFYING our economy


I feel for KEMI ADEOSUN,its indeed a BIG SHOE, I wish her well!
BRF has got a cumbersome ministry right there, I remember how BOLA IGE's effort under OBJ was boycotted..... I pray our BRF succeed.


I'm rather shocked @dambazau's, buh interior ain't bad, moreover, police is under interior now too


AMEACHI is the winner here believe me, no apologies to those that devised so many means to pull him down...... He's got a considerable amount of parastatals under him mehn


I'm gonna say it again dat d wellness has started since MARCH28

Police is not under interior. They are under the Presidency

Kemo88:
Thank you so much for your advice, God bless you.
You said it's better to go ahead of time if I can afford it. What do I tell them? Should I tell them I'm a foreigner who what's to come back to have a baby or should I just act like I'm doing prenatal and I'm around until I give birth ? Cos paying for prenatal sounds like I want to stay for it but I don't intend to stay(should I tell them I don't intend to stay?)
What's the other alternative to going for prenatal? Should I just contact them through email?
I can't find anything to read up so I'm highly confused.
Furthermore, a baby with US passport, how will you bring him/her back to Nigeria? Do you need to get a Nigerian visa or passport or can the baby travel on your own passport?

Instead of saying you coming for prenatals, simply tell them you came to visit family and you will also use the opportunity to scout for a hospital that you can travel back and birth in.
Alternatively, you do not need to travel to US before getting a Dr /hospital. Simply google search hospitals in Alaska,get dre phone contacts and call them one by one to get dre price quotes,negotiate and ask for appointment letter when u get one that fits ur bugdet. Make sure the hospital is not too far from where u ll be staying. You could also ask ur intending host if they can help in getting a hospital.
After giving birth,you either apply for a Nigerian passport for the baby if u are close to/or in Atlanta,NY,or Washington or apply for a Nigerian visa on the baby's US passport if u are in other states.

teefex:
Thank u so much u have been really helpful .pls will I need a statement of account for d b2 because I heard renewal doesn't need that, just passport photograph,visa fee and Nigerian passport.

No,you wont

bbaby84:
I flew BA in April and my baby had a 25kg (it's 23kg but they allow up to 25) bag. So we had 7 bags in total. Hubby, me, son & daughter (shey she paid for ticket). The person attending to you was a jjc. I would usually ask to see a supervisor because I won't pay. I will even go as far as showing them on their website.

I checked in very late that the plane almost left without me sef while trying to sort it at the airport. So i had to pay hoping i ll clarify it when i got to Heathrow but i was also told dre that no baby is entitled to any luggage. I was so angry.

favoredgal:
Was ur final stop london or Nigeria?

I ask because it's not every country that is entitled to two bags.... A lot of countries are entitled to only one bag. So maybe the second bag was for the baby

Otherwise it's on their website/ on the ticket. You should'v have opened their website and show them. Or written customer service and pursued till U got a refund

My final stop was Nigeria. I wrote dre customer service and they said the same thing and that they are sorry i was misinformed.

favoredgal:
I think BA is the friendliest when it comes to women with babies with excess luggage. I dint pay an extra dime despite the fact that my two bags were overweight.

Infact the guy asked me to check in my hand luggage for free so all I had was my baby bag

Another friend said the same as well

I dont share that sentiment though. I flew BA with my baby in March and i was made o pay 200$ for my 3rd 23kg bag which i felt should be baby's luggage. I called BA severally before my travel date and i was told over the phone that my baby is entitled to a 23kg bag,a stroller and a car seat, only for me to get to the airport and they said thats a misinformation. I even asked at BA desk in Heathrow and they said baby ain't entitled to any luggage. The thing pain me ehn,i swore never to fly BA again for misinforming me.

jumman:
Please, house, I need clarification about this notary thing, I notarized my DS form from naija from a notary public as hubby won't be coming and am to have my baby in Atlanta georgia, please will it be accepted plus do I still need a written and signed letter from Hubby in addition to the notarized consent form? Thanks

Yes,you do need a consent letter signed by both u and ur hubby for application of Nig visa/passport. You only need the notorised consent form for the baby's US passport but i cant answer whether the pre signed form is accepted in Atlanta or not. Another mama should be able to do that. But if its not accepted,you can simply tell ur husband to sign another at the embassy when u give birth and send it through courier to u in Atl.

Thanks to @ Solbash11 and Primelink Global. I had a challenge using my debit card to make payments on a US website cos they couldn't verify my account. Primelink global made the payment for me and at a dollar rate lesser than the rate offered me by the bank. I ll still be doing biz with u in the future and would recommend you anyday. Gracias

customised87:
Unfortunately, the US store i bought from said they are unable to verify the account n so they ll credit my account back and i should make my payment using paypal. How do go about this PayPal cos i need to buy this thing urgently as the person that wants to help me bring it to Nig will leave US by next week. Someone pls enlighten me

Pls,can somebody give me the link to that page that has the cbn email as well as the sample letter to send to them to ask for my money refund. Thanks

lazinny:
PM me. Can direct you

Thanks...I got it sorted!

solbash11:
Talk to us at Prime-Link Global Communications.
We can provide you assistance with the PayPal payment to the USA store. Feel free to send us an email (see signature below)

Also Visit our thread online...

www.nairaland.com/2617156/prime-link-global-communications-nairaland-customer

Thank you. I appreciate,will definitely do more bizness with you

Apple19:
Hullo oooo... All bumping mamas in the house I hail una O, how ministry dey go?? October mamas, SERIOYSLY, U didnt disappoint us, you ladies rock(:only say you dey stingy with pissures) !!! So the batton bearers..November mamas, pls its my Wedding anniversary today O...abeg give me a gift pls. It's not too early to ask na. (Ask and it shall be given unto you)

My TESTIMONY!!!!

Giving glory to God for today,...

I return all glory to God for fulfilment t of Promises in my home. To all TTCers, MY GOD SHALL GIVE YOU TESTIMONIES IN JESUS NAME.

SUO.!!! this my epistle againnnnn!!! So sowwwyyyyy!!!

Congratulations. May you carry to term and birth ur LO supernaturally. Since you are team Feb, hope u ll ve ur baby on Feb 10 n he/she ll be my baby's bday mate. Lool
Whether for 6 months, 1 yr,2 yrs or even beyond. The anxieties that come with TTC no be here at all. It is one experience one should not even pray for one's enemy,especially if one does not ve understanding in-laws. I pray to God to please look down on every Woman in his waiting room today and show them favour just like he showed Sarah and Hannah. Amen

CoolOne1:
Goodmorning Mamas..I have always said I would tell my story in detail someday as a testimony and maybe for a mama to pick a thing or ...as my BP had began to creep up dangerously again. Thankfully it went well and my Prince charming is here with me today to ...

Congrats!! Thank God it ended in praise. May God bless the LO!

aye88:
Hello everyone, pls I need help o. Is there anyone presntly in d us now coming to lag anytime soon. I want to buy dreft baby laundry soap. I've checked all d baby shops around me here without luck. Anyone coming to lag who can help me with the purchase? Will be most grateful

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I must commend u for d good job u are doing here.Pls i ll be glad if u can send d floor plan of the 4bedroom bungallow u have on ur first page to femioyatope@yahoo.com. I dont know how to quote dat pic..pls do send it sir and we ll get talking from there..thanks

ozycy:
I just wanted to ask same kwesion.

favoredgal:
The bassinet is free o! You don't need to pay a dime for it
Where will you put this travel bed? Does that mean you will buy a full seat for the baby

No,u wont buy a full seat for a baby. The bassinet is placed infront of the mother's seat,thats why mothers with infants that want to use the bassinet are assigned the bulkhead seats on the plane. You can see some pictures on google.

olorieka:
Plz my people my question might sound somehow but am in need of answer my interview is coming up soon hubby is the main sponsor but I own my own personal business do I need to go with my own business account statement too apart from hubby own who is the one to sponsor me .thanks inadvance

I ll advise u go with it just to add to ur burden of proof.

customised87:
I made a purchase of 61.52$ using my first bank mastercard today and i was charged 13662.
13662/61.52=222naira

Unfortunately, the US store i bought from said they are unable to verify the account n so they ll credit my account back and i should make my payment using paypal. How do go about this PayPal cos i need to buy this thing urgently as the person that wants to help me bring it to Nig will leave US by next week. Someone pls enlighten me

bmanbaba:
@all. Please help o. I have being trying to get correspondence from hospital in new York for a while now, but I av not been successful with it. I keep calling different ones that i got here and the ones I browsed . some of them are saying they can't send mail outside the US. Please help me out o, or am I going about it the wrong way? They all don't have email address and wen I callbthe phone number, they tell me their fees but immediately I tell them to help me send it to my box,that the end. Please is there a particular way to go about this or could anyone help with an email address or sumtin. Please

Goggle Wycoff hospital, get their contact and call. They email appointment and bill.

I made a purchase of 61.52$ using my first bank mastercard today and i was charged 13662.
13662/61.52=222naira

sauceEEP:
Wait o,no bikini session?

They already did it

Pls,who knows Zenith bank and first bank's rates?

missmalachi:
Please mothers,i took my DD for immunization today,she was giving (penta, Rotavirus and Pneumococcal conjugate) this 3 cost me 19500.my issue is dat d hospital is still asking me to come back foe same immunization during her 10wks visit costing same amount.my question is dat i thought those 3 immunization is one off.am confuse whu d repetition.
Cc
Kaffy4bill modath and all d sabi mama

Yes, thats the way it is. You have to pay 19500 2 times and maybe 13k the 3rd time. Cos one of the vaccine is just 2 doses. It is well my sis.

Fashola and Kemi Adeosun!!

firsttymum:
Yokus

They didn't even ask me how much I was carrying till I got to the us... So I'm wondering which new laws.

To pay oakbend in advance:

ur husband can pay from Nigeria after you have gotten here. All you do is register, get the account number ( and all the info d bank in naija needs) and your Hospital id number. Then your husband shld go to the bank with copies of ur passport page, visa page, ticket... Then fill a form A then the bank will do the rest. I'm sure of gtbank

There's no safe Poe o... Just pray, be honest, be prepared and confident.

Goodluck

Note that paying medical bills before u get to the US doesn't guarantee entry.

Can one still use this form to pay hospital bills even after PTA has been given?

MiracleMum:
its the normal way ogi comes ma.

Ok,thank you.

MiracleMum:
Sunday market Ogba - from wempco road enter the second gate. the lady just after the gate on your left. They have several others that sell ogi omode (children's pap) but i have only tried this lady's own.
her name and contact is in the image attached. she pasted this on the bowl i bought. She sells for 1k and 2k, i bought the bowl of 1k for trial.

M sorry if this question sounds somehow. Forgive my being naive! Is this ogi in powder form or its been mixed with water?

Phema:
Hopefully, you will get your visa. You might want to ask your family to look around for an affordable hospital and Doctor like Hotstepper advised.

Please, don't forget to update us here.

Hi Phema, did u contact the Dr whose contact was posted earlier? Any feedbacks? Thanks

dere5:
God bless these people o,its difficult to find people that are this nice in naija self talkless of obodo amelica,God bless them real good.

Amen and God bless you too!