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So for other mums and dads who may be wondering, the answer is No. If one or both parents will not accompany the minor to the passport appointment, get the hard copies of the notarized docs sent to the person that would accompany the child (no scanned notarized docs. I was hopeful, given the current delay in services of DHL). You also need to use a US based Notary public in which ever country you reside. Hope this helps someone else.

Gracemum:
Please does anyone know or have an experience on this. Whether the US Embassy in Abuja would accept scanned copies of both parents notarized documents for a minor's passport renewal.

Please does anyone know or have an experience on this. Whether the US Embassy in Abuja would accept scanned copies of both parents notarized documents for a minor's passport renewal.

Firsttymum. Na so o. I've started scouting again as dollar no dey laf, though DH wants us to stick to d Hosp&dr we used. Thanks for Ūя̲̅ flight tips. Saved them for later.

firsttymum:
wind yaf blow chicken yansh yaf open...
Covers face....
That's how u didn't share ur experience o... Wow. I jus had goosebumps.. As per similarities Btw our stories...
Erm it's means pregnancy is loading for u.

No b say I no wan share o. I typed d long epistle twice but when I was ready to send, natin! Na so I vex, no type again. Mk I giv summary.
 I finali didn't  port as my friend(Aunty, God bless U plenti) and her family refused my porting so I stayed wit dem in Fl. it was wonderful! Used WBMC. Mehn, hosp stay alone for 2days CS was 6k for int'l pts and if I rem well 9k for 3days(paper no dey wit me now), which was way different from d quote given to my beloved Aunty by my Dr who's wit dem. Had no idea till we got dia on d D Day and dey gave us dia quotes for vd & cs for int'l pts. When d Vd became Em/C/S, if I  tell u say i no tire dat day, i lie big lie.  But God being God, it all ended in praise. Had LO on Nov 10. The bills weren't too pocket friendly, had to request for whoever was incharge. Notin came out of it as she said those wia d discounted prices& dat if d bill passed hosp stay b4 pay, wud pay approx $21k (d undiscounted bill). The tin no laf me at al. Paid up though. My dr was jus very funny. Nah me dey para for discharge by day 2 o. Discharged me on day 3 morning(48hrs) &wrote I shud b allowed to leave by 6pm. 
D surprising thing was LO wtd 2.9kg, LOA, no cord round his neck, etc. I suspect impacted rectum, no mayb chronic constipation (if there's anytn lik dat) was d culprit as normal bowel movement even b4 preggie wz very minimal. He had caput at birth so i gues as contractions wia pushing him down, d poo was pushing him up& his FHR was dropping wit contractions. If na 9ja, i'd hav bn given dulcolax supp or d likes prior to den.  When I finali "depooped" myself, no b small mata atal. 

Anyways, Emergency anaest gav bill of $2750. Discounted to $1450 dat if I had prepaid wud hav bn $850, 
Obgyn $3250+ tests. Redid all.
Neonatal $700
Circum $245
Paed$530( 2 Hosp visits& LO disch+1st visit for Hb in her clinic+ 6wks visit Hb given)
Hosp pathology $150 said it was for routine placenta check, hadn't heard dat one on NL b4 o abi na one chance?
LO documentation wz same. Did 9ja pport in DC.

Well, dazzit in a nutshell. Details wud hav made d post longer. 
Preg loading. Being "careful" didnt work. EDD February

Hi everyone, it's bn quite a while. Bn catchnup. Congratulations to all new mommies &daddies, successful missionary journeys, poe and visa stories and Grace to all preggie mommies &daddies, "in d pipeline" missionary journeys, poe and visa interviews.

@firsttymum. My sister dat gives me d feeling of dejá vu, I use e-hug abi e-hugs dey hail o. Very big congratulations to you dear. D similarities btw our stories even to delivery was jus too much dat wen I read ur earlier hint bout ds preggie b4 u wia MIA, I happy well well both for u and for me as by dat tym DH don return to 9ja& I still dey Yankee wit LO.

U rem ds ya post:-
"Shawlar
Olokings
Bigfido
And experienced mamas
I have a kweshun... Do u guys really abstain from kpekus till 6 weeks post delivery... I remember when I told my husband it was like I was speaking gibberish."

#útòyism . D Lord is Ūя̲̅strength. Happy pushing. Hugs to ur LO.

@Phema. Am so in love with you right now.

Phema:
That is because you are not the new mamas desperately in need of info. I was in their shoes and I know how daunting the whole process can be with little or no info.

We all have gained from this thread, we should learn to give back.

I look back to when I was in dire need of info regarding NJ, emailed several mums who wrote they were currently there and got no help. This argument coupled wit preggie hormones is making my head and eyes spin. Too bad or rada too sad.
@Justwise, please liv up to Ūя̲̅ name.

But like @firstty wud laf kikikikikiliki. Back to (pls which one is kermit) mode.

Nope.

jumman:
Did airfrance ask for your fit to fly?

. Lik seriousliii. Lolzzz. Tiny world

deeore:
@Gracemum
Yeah same flight and that preggie was me...lol

@anonymousmum. Thanks a lot. Truly #GodWin.

anonymousmum:
These are the stories that make me smile congratulations

@deeore.
ThankU. Flight time wz 11:05 pm. Got to CDG Paris 6:20am. Left 8:20am got to JFK 10:25am. If I describe me& u were there, u wud defnitely hav noticed me, though not my bump. Was really surprised in MMIA wen the AF lady gave her advice as truly baby bump ain't noticeabl at a glance. I noticed anoda preggie from a distance. Above average height, dark complexioned, wearing a black top. Congrats to ur successful poe story too.

deeore:
@Gracemum....congrats on your successful poe. ..I guess we were on the same flight, but I never saw any other preggo aside from me, well maybe like you said it's cause your bump isn't showing that much....congratulations once again...

@firsttymum. Woke up to dis and jus started lafing. Hmmm! Kpekusing, mayb at d same time! Waow!!! Stil dey fink am. + d oda 3confirmed kpekuses. - olokings, etc

firsttymum:
Congratulations gracemum... Our stories are similar... I traveled to d US for vacation... Na so the kpekusing click o. Hehhehehhehehe

Valentines day kpekusing... #picksrace I no fit shout.

Hi NL family. It's been so entertaining and truly educational reading thru ur posts. Stumbled on the thread some months back and have bn on ghost mode since then. Time for my lil contribution. 

Got my visa b4 discovering our treasured encyclopedia. Was a breeze through. DH &I. Reason- vacation for 3wks. Nothing extraordinary asked. Didn't no was preggie then as d result from d "kpekusing" (#firsttymum I don laf tire) hadn't yielded. So was asked, innocently said no. Granted usual 2yrs. Off we went for vacation, had a swell time& came back. 

Few months after return, well wishers kept prompting to go back for delivery. Discouragement from most family members in d States. Guess dey didn't know how to go bout it. Anywayz, self-help mode activated. 

Hence, I discovered NL. Read thru, learnt a whole lot, etc. (said I wudnt use d default mode response for newbies ).

Made all preparations as advised. Change, no update of intent, doc &hosp correspondences, PTA, fit to fly ........... +prayers. Infact no 1.

Time to port. DH cudnt make d trip. Flew AF on oct4 at 35wks thru MMIA. On getting to AF, lady there advised me not to tell immigration am goin for delivery, asked y, said cos dey usually send people back. Na so I laf for my mind, said to maself, she ain't in d spirit. See the angels on the runway! Fit to fly not asked for. 

Fast forward - smooth journey to Paris. POE was JFK on oct 5, DH& I agreed to carry $9,553 on me as we felt if i were to state above 10k, wud raise eyebrows, hence more ?s. Baby bump aint showing much too. On d declaration form, jus filled worth of foodstuff. Queue wasn't long. Kept "seeing" angels on d runway. #favour
Met ds white CBP guy.

Me- Gd morning
CBP-Gd morning. How r u doing?
Me-am gud, thank u. Passes docs to him. 
CBP-place 4fingers of right hand, photo. how long r u staying
Me- till after Christmas& new year. (No carry d wks for head jor). Smiling all thru, eye contact too.
CBP-u were here in April, Ђδω long was ur stay
Me- yes, 3wks. 
CBP- stamps moi in. Writes stuff. Hav a wonderful stay
Me- thank u. Sure will.  C'est fini!!! Notin asked. Notin offered.
Na so I waka go baggage claim, den agriculture. Carry enuf food egusi, ogbono, abacha,ground okpa dem plenty. Courier service tins too. Stamped in till April. Lounging in Florida, may be porting to Philly within d week. Wil kp us updated. 

Thank you everyone for ds wonderful thread. Congratulations to al d new mums& dads, expectant mums& dads and LO's. Justwise too for d thread. God bless us all.  

So sorry for d mile long post.  
Lessons learnt- read, jot down, search for info, pray, believe and prepare. It will all end in praise.