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zeezahbee:
i know someone. you can send me a pm

Thanks. Pm sent

Airpure:
You can have it done at most JC penny stores.

Not maternity shoots, that's the one jc penny does. The birth photographer covers from labour through delivery

Hello people, any contact of an affordable birth photographer in Houston? Please share. Thanks

[quote author=beepearl03 post=31728435][/quote]Send a mail to fagbohunmd@yahoo.com. He'll send you a breakdown of all you have to pay. Sorry, I can't post them here.

BussieAj:
Congratulations on the birth of your baby. Am also having mine at oakbend next month..I would like to know if you visited the hospital before you fell into labour to make payments or after delivery ?

You can make payment before you go into labor and also demand for a tour of the labor/delivery/post partum suites. That was what I did.

@toparie, welcome on board and enjoy every bit of your pregnancy journey!

Happy Mother's Day to all the women out here! Our labor of love shall never be in vain. God bless us all

Congrats MrsMo ! God bless and keep you and your lil one!

@sayoberry,O dear! I'm so happy for your story! Thank God for His goodness. Hope you are doin great with the twins. God bless you

tbaby2015:
Good to know he's changing and finding time now. Pls i'd like to know if he gave u an appointment date before leaving Naija and how? Alson does Dr FF give any letters of appointment for use at the embassy or POE if I request. Thanks

He does not give appointment date before arrival. You will call the office to book when you get here. For embassy and POE, no letter of appointment is given by him. His email correspondence with you and the price quote he sends is sufficient.

[quote author=Okeksmama post=31402120]Congrats on your successful POE story and welcome.

zokis:
Pls who has tried using Detroit poe

Detroit is another yeye POE. Used them once tho' not for birthing. Heard from others too that they are not friendly. Where are you heading? Try Minneapolis

sayoberry:
Hello all. Just delivered my twins at oak bend medical center thru c.s. a boy and a girl

Congrats dearie! God is faithful. I'm sure you must be at d hospital when I popped in .

demiiii:
Thanks, did u also mail the embassy and what email did u send it to? Do u have a hospital correspondence. I intend to leave 28th april just 2 days before my 37th week.I hope I still fall within the 36 weeks b4 landind in d us

Yes, I sent a mail to consularabuja@state.gov. I also had hospital correspondence. I feel your flight time is risky o. My doctor actually told me to arrive no later than 34 weeks.

karypops:
tnx much....u are blessed dear

Amen! Thanks dear and wish you safe trip and quick and painless delivery !

Dear people, Air France is doing some promo ! Check them out

karypops:
Pls,anyone sure bout delta baggage allowance plssssss?

23kg, 2 bags per adult passenger

demiiii:
how many weeks ticket did you buy. Every 1 is saying buy two to three weeks and I am preggy. I dnt have any doctors appointment nor letter to d embassy. Help. Can't even lie

My ticket is for 2 months. I would advise you get every thing ready to avoid problems.

chloe7:
diamond and heritage bank have the lowest exchange rate for now and also both master and visa cards work well abroad, but master card selects atms in some countries sha and visa has a wider range. It all depends sha

I bought frm diamond bank at N200.10 last week tuesday. Even if you don't av an account, dey can sell for you as a walk in customer

Ok, since I can't sleep now, lemme share my experience:
1. I flew from PH to lag, on getting to PH airport, Aero refused to fly me cos I was 32weeks+4days! Said their policy for preggies is 32weeks, like joke like joke, flight took off without me after they have even issued boarding pass! So I quickly bought arik dat has 34wks policy and got a refund from aero. Arik still had to confirm from pilot before they accepted and took my fit to travel.

2. Got to lag, no worries at all. Checked in with KLM, they didn't ask for fit to fly.Arranged passenger assistance for my gran cos she came with me. Declared my $10k cash to naija custom.

3. At Amsterdam, dey asked my purpose of traveling to the USA, told them vacation and child birth.

4. I arrived Minneapolis as planned, used fast track cos I got passenger assistance.
CBP: first took my finger print + gran's own. Why are you here?
Me: vacation and child birth
CBP: Who is dis woman to you and wht she is here
Me: My granma and to assist when baby arrives
CBP: Gave my passport to an officer and asked to follow him

At Secondary inspection, I was the only one there. 5 minutes after, an officer came and called me alone.
He asked the following questions:

Why are you in the USA? Vacation and child birth.

Asked for doctor's letter, presented Dr Fagbohun's letter to him, studied it extensively. Asked how much cash I had, told him $10k, asked of naira, said 580naira so he changed it to $10, 002 and declared I had above 10k. Gave me a form to fill. Asked if I told the VO my intention and I said I didn't do interview but Dropbox and so I had to send the embassy a mail of my travel intent. Asked where I work, if they were paying my bills, told him no that I'm paying for myself. Asked about my husband, his job and others.

The whole session took like 30mins cos he was seriously typing and I think the system was kinda slow too. He didn't bother counting my cash. Asked how much my gran has and what she came to do in d US and who brought her. After all, he stamped us B2 for 6 months and advised that I keep all receipts. Our bags were not searched.

The whole process made me miss my connecting flight to Houston and Delta rescheduled at no extra cost.

Lessons learnt: Be confident and straight forward. Every little counts like informing the embassy. I didn't get the regular response only auto response but I was fine because there is an evidence that I informed them.

A very special thanks to members of this thread for your unreserved way of sharing information. God bless you all that answered NICELY when questions where asked especially Prolify ! She's such an amazing virtual friend ! Led me all through from Dropbox application up until POE ! God bless you dearie and your lil one. Thanks to Tvegas for his comprehensive guide. It is really helpful.

Oya lemme try to sleep, still need to sort out accommodation. I'll share when I'm done too.

Dearest people! I just landed US o, POE was Minneapolis, heading to Houston now. I'll share my story when I'm settled.

woaini:
Hello everyone, praise God for all the success stories. Watch out for more!
So I sent a mail to the embassy notifying them of my intent but I got an automated response with questions and answers
Please is that the normal response process before they send the standard reply, cos I am a bit confused.

Hello dear, I got same auto response. I don't think there's anything to worry about. The important thing there is that you informed them. Print the mail you sent + auto response and you should be fine.

mummiejay:
Hello Feddy, I intend using Dr. Fagbohun too but I am kind of confused on which of the intown suites is closest,cost efficient for both ante natal visits and to Oakbend hospital.Thanks in advance for your help.

I chose there cos i learnt highway 6 is central to the hospital and his office, so I plan to arrive then consider the locations myself. for now, I can't give a definite answer till i get there next week.

pringlesmum:
Dear Good People,
I have gone through the wonderful trends very informative and explanatory. Kudos to everyone for the sincerity and honest info shared on this platform. Please I have made contact with Dr. Fagbohun and would like to use Oakbend as I am July mum and I am 20weeks gone. Dr. Fagbohun shared Precious Cedars Mothers Care with me but the woman has not been forth coming. Please can anyone confirm to me if I really need a proof of accommodation to take along to the embassy. If I yes, please assist with possible accommodation close to Oakbend.

You can consider Intown suites, highway 6, 9155 houston. Google to get more details

DeeandGLady:
Na wa Oooo So many people here using Dr Faboghun yet no one is willing to answer me or help me with his email address. Please am begging ones more Can someone help me (Send me a PM) with Dr Faboghun email address PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Fagbohunmd@yahoo.com

corrall:
Hi my people, I want to ask o...if one is pregnant and going for visa interview...intent na to born, does it mean it is best to tell them during the interview say u wan born or to say na vacation u de go for? Also, telling them will it not make dem deny you the visa?

Please advice is needed here abeg, I am about 4 months plus and I want to apply.

It is best to speak the truth; tell them you want to go have ur baby and make sure all your documentations are in place. Try go tru dis thread frm say pg 200. U wil find vry useful info and first hand testimony frm people dat got their visas. Hop this helps

mummyprincess:
Lol! You are not alone ooooo! Mine was $1586. It was just the exchange rate of 184 then that brought it to app.292k

My dear, I've wiped my tears...lol. It is well. I pray xchange rate wil do same magic..lol

shelly23:
What destination?

To houston

OMG!!!!!!!! Tickets are on sale now.. Air france + KLM.. bought mine for 270k + last week, today i just checked and it is 186k

Congrats to all the new mums in the house !

Please does anyone have the email address for intown suites, houston (preferably highway 6) ? Thanks in advance

[quote author=somchisom post=30572777]Thanks a lot dear for your feedback. I'm also using KLM to Houston.

@Tvegas, God bless you immensely for these pieces of information ! Love to your wife and baby