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ello Mama's AM BACK!!!!! for my Second Missionary journey. I had my first baby in 2015 and I see a lot has changed here (being reading for a while now). Please I need help oooo 3 yrs now so I feel new here. I used WHMC in 2015 but their bills (for CS cos I can't have VG delivery) no be here again ooo I want to run am considering HNWMC now but I need to have an Idea what their bill for CS is so I can make up my mind. Please anyone who has used HNWMC before for childbirth via CS please indicate so I can PM you or drop your experience and bill please I need to make up my mind ASAP. Thanks and God bless.

Secondly I renewed my Visa in January (via interview) with the hope of visiting US for Easter but we went to another country instead hoping to go for summer but as it is, baby is on the way, I can't travel again for summer I need to save and travel in November as my EDD is January. Now with what I read here hope its not a crime if I use my visa to travel for birthing, I want to send a letter of change of intent but I read its no longer relevant. Please advice.

NOTE: I wasn't preg during my interview, I wasn't asked any question about my previous childbirth, I wasn't asked if I will use the visa for childbirth, I have all my receipts and zero balance letters for childbirth. (the VO just asked about my work and pay and said she was giving me the visa based on my good travel history and I should make sure I have enough funds for my holiday). Please advise, as a lot has changed and am confused.

Wow, nice thanks you so much for this reply I feel so relieved now. Thanks I appreciate.

Manager007:
Yes, Ethiopian Air would provide overnight accomodation in Addis Ababa. Right from Murtala Airport after obtaining your boarding pass, they would issue you a voucher(Accomodation and meals). Shuttle in Addis Ababa will take you to your accomodation and back.

Hi Everyone,

Please has anyone used Ethiopian airline before to cape town with long lay over say 11hrs, did they give you a hotel during your lay over? Please I need info. Thanks.

Good Day Everyone
I am quite new on this thread, and I must say thanks to everyone who has contributed on this thread with first class information. Please one quick question. I (wife) am the primary applicant, I know hubby needs to write IELTS as well, Please is WES evaluation also compulsory for hubby's credential?

Hi All,

Please this is urgent Oooo Has anyone paid for a visa application lately? say in the last five days Was it successful? How did you pay? Please also send the link you used for the UK Visa application.

DiObyyy:
Hello House,
Please I need your opinion,
I am applying for a U.K. Visitor's visa,
I stated that I'll be sightseeing in London & doing some shopping as I'm on vacation from work.
I booked a hotel for my visa application.
Do I need to show evidence of sightseeing e.g London bus tours etc.

I don't think you need that.

ekpotek:
Since your bank as stated that they have not received any attempt to use your card, then there is something you have not done from your end. I would suggest that you logout from the application form site. Then log in an try again. Refreshing the webpage or using the backward arrow do not work when doing online transactions because of hackers and to prevent fraud. If this does not work. Then register with an online payment processor like paga.com or Paypal.com to make the payment.

@ekpotek thanks for your response, as a techki person I have tried all technical means(clearing cache, histor, used another system), including trying to pay with Paga still same but one thing I noticed is whenever I get to the payment page the error message is still there so I suspect that where the issue lies. See: http://take.ms/9Ppgq

Will starting another application help cos right now that's the only option I have. Please has anyone experienced this issue before? Note I have used different system.

Hello House,

Please I need help I have been trying to pay for my visa fee in the past 5 days now, I had used a US dollar Master card , a Nigerian dollar master card, a UK pound Visa card, but payment has not been successfully with the 3 cards. I get the unsuccessful message your payment is unsuccessful because you have insufficient fund or you have entered an incorrect card details. This message was received on all 3 cards and I have sufficient balance and my cards also details are correct. I even had to call the banks to verify the details again. One of the banks told me there has not been an attempt to use my card, they would have seen it.

Anyone experiencing same issue? I need urgent help to pay my fee, am running out of time and losing appointment dates as well please help.

Lialian:
hello, am looking into giving birth in houston texas, could anyone help with affordable hospital infro. Am a Nigerian on German passport and i dont need a visa to enter US. just need help with hospitals. i will appreciate all the help ican get, Thank you all in advance.

PM me.

Popri:
Thanks dear..pls lemme know if it's from Abj, cos the cheap ones are from LOS route, also his POE..
Thanks

Its from Lagos and POE is Houston.

Popri:
Hello house, need a cheap ticket for June pls, Abj to any POE pls its urgent
Been checking, can't find any
Thanks

Try Emirates seems to be the cheapest for now. My hubby just made a purchase of about 245k round trip.

ozycy:
Yes, just an ordinary hand written or typed letter that will be addressed to the Nigerian embassy. You and your husband have to sign the letter. If you are using Eddy, he will give you sample of the letter then you can just edit it and both you and hubby will sign.

Hi ozycy please kindly send me a sample letter of the consent letter for the Nigerian Visa, you already have my email address, but I will send you a mail now. Thanks

[quote author=Popri post=34141980][/quote]Thanks adebrave and Popri, I appreciate alot for the info.

shelly23:
All the American stores also resell on amazon. Just do a search for what you want and make sure the reseller is the store. I buy baby clothes from carter's and sometimes when I don't find what I want on carters.com, I go to amazon and buy from Carter's, they usually have overstock.

@shelly23 Thanks for this advice I will try out this method,Carters is one of the stores I really want to get stuff from, I will feel more comfortable if the store is the seller on amazon.Thanks

Ginnny:
Please what's wrong with buying baby things from Amazon..? quote author=DeeandGLady post=34114864]

@Mum2bee thanks, I will try the stores apart from Amazon, there are somethings I just won't buy on amazon, that includes baby stuff.

My dear there is nothing wrong with amazon, its just a personal thing.

[quote author=Hawttattoo post=34122599][/quote]Thanks I will try those stores out

zeezahbee:
Bank of America won't ask for anything of such. Just go with your passport. That's all. Then you can use your card to buy stuffs online

Okay Thanks

zeezahbee:
1. Just go to any bank of America branch with your passport that's all
2. They mostly ask for America card. So after u get your bank of America card, then u can start start shopping online? You can use amazon tho
3. You can download über.

Thanks zeezahbee, I hope they wont be asking me for documents and bills that carry my name and address Like chase bank(chase closed my account because it was not active for a while and they came up with new policy now they are asking for docs I don't have to re-open, that bank sef )? As for buying on amazon baby stuff is a No No for me, I have prime membership but I will rather do the american stores.

Mum2bee:
Amazon, Gymboree and Crazy 8 accepts my gtbnaira card. I have been ordering from naija sef.

@Mum2bee thanks, I will try the stores apart from Amazon, there are somethings I just won't buy on amazon, that includes baby stuff.

Hello My people, Please I need answers to a few questions anyone can help or advice.

1) Does any one know the requirements needed to open a Bank of America bank account?

2) Does anyone know any online store that sell baby stuffs and accepts a Nigerian Debit card online, billing address compatibility has been an issue for me. Most stores I have tried only accepts billing address from US or some selected country as a result shopping online has been a major challenge for me. Please I don't like going to malls to shop, coupled with my sprained feet now I can't walk for so long, I would prefer to shop online. Please anyone who has successfully checkout with a Nigerian card on an online store help or advice. Biko baby go soon arrive and I never buy things.

3)Am presently in Houston, I need an affordable Cab service or private cab service who can I call to take me places for an[b] affordable price[/b]. Has anyone used a cab person or service before in houston, Please help.

Please am waiting for response, thanks my people.

sasseva:
Has anyone used west Houston medical centre?how are their services please

Awesome am using them now.

ewa2014:
Thank you so much @newmum15, @phema, @modath and @MadameU.

Now I am very confused at to whether or not to send the letter. Going with my husband for the trip, maybe I should just risk it although I am already showing.

When I got the visa it was for holiday honestly but along the line plans have now changed especially since the visa allows for both purpose.

So now we are going for vacation but I want to stay back and have the baby...

What do you guys think. Should I just risk it and go in through New York since its a friendlier POE.

@ewa2014 you have been going back and forth on this issues about informing the embassy, what harm will it do to you if you do inform them, but if you don't inform them, you can get into trouble (God forbid), my candid advice inform them and get it out of your way. Note someone was asked on this thread at POE if she informed the embassy and thank God she had a letter to that. The right thing to do is inform them cos your visa was for vacation, and get it out of your way, I informed the embassy even though I had used my Visa several times.

dittobaby:
Tvegas, Tvegas. I envy your wife o. You did all the birthing logistics and you've participated and still participating actively on this thread, You've been a very good consultant to many mums here giving advice on almost any topic. Now from this post you have really impressed me cas it's obvious you are helping your wife with nursing the baby. You even know the names of different baby foods, Avent sterilizer, baby liquid soap, etc. Na wa o!

My husby doesn't know jack about anything baby except of course on how to make them. He was always precise on my ovulation date as if he receives inspiration. This American project is entirely mine and all he's doing is coming to join us towards our departure to bring 'his' baby back to Nija. Well, I still love him to death. He is actually good in so many other things. Kudus to you anyway, I'm not just used to a man being so motherly. Or are you transgender?

@dittobaby No be small thing, Tvegas na serious consultant, His advice...great great. My husband na chief planner but nothing concern am with baby food names. I must confess too I just wrote down the names of food Tvegas mentioned and I am checking them out. I dey learn from a man,hmmmm. How nice.

Tvegas:
@Newmum2015 and other mums thinking about shipping stuffs from the US. Here is my experience and advice.

1. Think well before shipping baby cribs because the chance of your baby using it is 50/50. My boy insists on staying beside the mum on the bed. At this rate I can sell you the Graco we bought , because we have never used it..

2. Be careful with electronic products from the US. The Avent sterilizer I bought packed up within a month. We had to buy another system. The TV we shipped is yet to pack up but The expensive stepdown we bought to safeguard all of them is already burnt.

3. Baby liquid soap and other heavy liquids can be bought locally,its not worth the extra shipping cost. We paid Delta extra $200 and it was money wrongly spent.

Important things to ship

1. Baby foods. Similac, gerber and enfamil are very expensive in Nija. You can ship what your baby will eat for the first 6 months or 1 year if possible.

2. Baby clothes and wears can also be bought. Buy more of age 3 months and above. 0 to 3 months become useless quickly. He also got lots of that as gift.

In summary,you can source good products locally,its not all items that is worth shipping. Congrats for all the successful visas and POE stories. One love.

Tvegas Baba, Thanks for your advise Oooo always on point, I always look out for your post makes sense, TVEGAS FOR PRESIDENT

modath:
@Newmum15,
Howdy? Permit me to chip in something, I saw where you stated that the crib you are eyeing is 125lb(56kg+) which is heavier than a full bag of rice/cement.

@Dee&G lady,
Kindly take your place in the heroine hall of fame & where do you want your Nobel peace prize delivered?
.

Anywhere my dear, but it was all God and I give him the praise.

stlov:
hello pals, am new to this forum. but i ve found it very informative reading through all the posts concerning birthing in US. Pls i want to knw whether any member in the house has had the experience of passing thru houston POE and what the experience was like. pls share.

Please see part 1 here for references https://www.nairaland.com/617280/give-birth-usa-cost-procedure/400#up

Thank you.

Are you sure you have read through all post? Cos I just posted my Houston POE experience. Check and read.

Nogen:
Congratulations DeeandGlady! This is what I call -Divine Favour!

@Nogen Thanks, It was really divine favour.

Now at HOUSTON POE

I was wheeled from the plane to the immigration guy (a black guy)
IO: Your passport and Landing card pls (Looking at me)
Me: Hello Good afternoon
IO: Good afternoon, How are you?
Me: Am fine and U?
IO: Great (Opens my passport) How long are you here for?
Me: 11 weeks
IO: what’s the purpose of your trip?
Me: To have my baby and Vacation
IO: When is the baby due?
Me: in 6 weeks
IO: (he was typing all this while then opens my passport again begins to look at the Visa’s I had in there) then said your four right fingers there, thumb, four left fingers, thumb
IO: How much do you have on you in pounds and dollars? (Like I told him I had pounds)
Me: 9,300 pounds (Made mistake to call pounds)
IO: And in dollars?
Me: Oh sorry I meant dollars, 9,300 dollars
IO: So how much do u have in pounds?
Me: Told him 12 pounds (that’s all I had) and also a few naira
IO: what do u do?
Me: Told him x,y,z (where I work)?
IO: What’s that?
Me: x,y,z does the same thing as 1,2,3 (1,2,3 is a popular American company so he can relate)
IO: Oh really, hmmm (then he stamps my passport and writes on it) and ask me Do you have food?
Me: Yes, I have (call what I had)
IO: Do you have (Calls so many things like fresh meat, milk etc)
Me: I responded No to all
IO: so why did you say yes here and here ( he was showing me my landing card)
Me: I said because I have dried fish and dry leaves
IO: dry leaves?
Me: yes some dried Vegetable leaves
IO: (He wrote dry leaves at the back of my landing card and hands me my passport and landing card) Have a safe delivery, you can go pick up your bags that way
Me: Thank you (In my head, is this is all? Houston POE? Jesus you are work I know, Thank you, Lord you have just told this again I AM IN CHARGE, he didn’t ask me for any documents? pple must here this ohh Testimony Time!!!!!!! Then I stopped to look at what he stamped me , 6 months ahh ok ohhhh, Na GOD WIN)
Me: (waited for a while for my bags to come out, Picked up my bags and left for agriculture)
IO: (At agriculture) where are you from?
Me: Nigeria
IO: Oh Nigeria!!! You have Egusi, Knorr, gala, chin chin, snail, bush meat (he just dey call dey go)
Me: yes, No, yes, no (laughing and smiling)
IO: pass your bags thru
Me: I carried my bags and placed them on the machine
IO: (Bags went thru) Ok you can pick up your bag, Safe trip, bye
Me: (In my head, He didn’t open my bags again, JESUS this is you, if to say I know I for carry my pap and pepper soup spices ohhhh na because I read say dem throw way person pepper soup spice for here, na pap dem no go throw way)
That was it Ooo Nothing more Nothing less at Houston POE

My conclusion PRAY TRUST GOD and FEAR NOT, SAY THE TRUST, GET ALL YOUR DOCS WITH YOU (you don’t wanna know the docs I had on me, Like I was going for a court case) HOUSTON POE IS NOT BAD IN MY OWN OPINION, mind you there was another preggy woman on my flight I saw her come out shortly too. Sorry for the long post Ooo, make I run too my First AP is in some few hours, AM using WHMC.

MY STORY (Sorry Ohh its long)

About 36 hrs to my flight devil struck went to get something na so I black out (Collapsed) and fell. Sprained my foot badly was taken to the hospital, they ran some test and checked the baby, Baby was fine but my glucose level and Blood pressure was a bit low. My Doc gave me med and asked me to go rest at home and come back in the morning.
Morning I was checked again and he said I was okay and could still travel.
My leg sprain was bad as I could hardly walk without support. Thank God I already requested for wheel chair service.
Left for the airport again, see hold up for Lagos that evening, got to airport about 1:15mins to flight, KLM staff told me counter closed, I have missed the flight (Looking lost, I was surprised ohh I saw some people pleading, begging those ones came before me sef) but the lady insisted and said she couldn’t help and there was nothing she could do.
She looked at me and said Iya Ibeji why are u late now, what happened to my leg, I told her hold up but I had checked in already online, she said really? She checked and said oh that is true and I also requested wheelchair service right I said yes, She asked them to tag my bags and they brought the wheelchair service, na so other people dey say aha this woman just came now, the lady said she has checked in and she is using wheelchair services so she will pass protocol and get on board shortly (see me see them ooo na same canoe we enter?). Well I was wheeled straight to the plane ooo the lady wheeling me handled all my immigration process.
KLM flight was excellent services (I couldn’t cope with the food sef It was too much), leg room great. Got to Amsterdam and was wheeled to KLM Reserved Lounge to rest for 3hrs cos my Houston flight had 4hrs wait, I slept well at the lounge and was wheeled 50 mins to my flight. The immigration guy at Amsterdam just asked what happened to my leg (by then I was on my feet and he saw the way I was walking) and I told him I fell, he said oh sorry, checked my passport and said safe trip. One of the guys scanning asked if I was pregnant I said yes he told his colleagues and he said they shouldn’t pass me thru the scan machine, they just searched me manually. And I went on board.

mamacajah:
So the choice is yours. My hubby felt the same way like you when our baby came after 11years of waiting, so I can understand where you are coming from. And we do love to see husbands coming here to support their wives in this journey. GOD bless you.

God Bless our husbands

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!!!! GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE AND IS STILL DOING.

I arrived houston Safe Yesterday with the Almighty IAH Houston as my POE. But God Favored was upon me.
I will be back with my Journey and POE experience. But here is what I have to say to people running away from Houston as POE, FEAR NOT and make that move, Pray and God will favour you like he did for me. I spent 5 mins with CBP officer at POE and 5 mins with agriculture. No Question about doctor or hospital was asked talk more of Document asked for, NO Secondary Inspection, My bag wasn't open at all, I was stamped in for 6 months. Surprised right!!!!! Yes am talking about houston IAH POE. So my houston mama trust God but also get prepared cos I was but God favor was upon me. I WILL BE BACK.