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Elo2020:
HCA West in RIchmond Avenue, Houston Texas.
I’m hopeful. Baby is out & home with me now.
All i think of is the bills. God help me o.

There are some charities out there but they help with rent assistance, feeding, clothing and barely coupons for medications. Barely any that pay hospital bills cos ppl will abuse that. Unless it’s out there and I am not aware.

Talk to the case manager at that HCA hospital and ask him or her that what benefits can ur child get as a US citizen in regard to the bill.

Do not sign ur final bill until it is subsidized to what u can afford if u don’t want to get Medicaid. Don’t let them pressure u into signing anything. These case workers can be cocky if u are not smart.

Unless u are rich. I changed $ to naira on Friday and it was $1 to $1563 and I believe it’s still going up. How many things can u sell to get enough $$ to pay such bill or who would borrow u money in that Nigerian economy?

Okay some ppl advised u pay monthly $500 which is $500 x 1563 = #781,500.

Anyway, if u are still in the US, I have some baby boy clothings, size 2 diaper, Enfamil (if u are doing exclusive), baby food, Johnson baby soap and cream, diaper rash cream and some other stuffs that I was gonna donate to charity this week. DM me if u want them but if I don’t hear from u, I’ll donate them by the end of this week

chidiakwari:
This is a terrible and wrong advice.


If you do this, be aware that you’ll never get approved for visa renewal. You’ll likely not be able to bring your child back here for any vacation.


Maybe after your child turns 21 he can then file for you.

U don’t have to sound so petty while making a point.

What makes u think it is a terrible and wrong advice?

If I haven’t seen Nigerians do it, I won’t come here to say it.

All these over sabi (s) on the internet. I cannot discuss details here.

I want to believe that @Elo2020 paid her own hospital bill.

Her own child is a US citizen so s/he qualifies for Medicaid. U have to know how to system works. If u don’t ask, u cannot receive.

Life is a gamble, u can’t win if u don’t try.

Taal17:
..and don't compare yourself to Mexicans Their situation is different

What makes their case different? Explain.

1stGenAmerican:
What you’re telling her to do will disqualify her from ever being approved for another US visa. Medicaid is for tax paying citizens. A condition of the visa to give birth was the ability to pay all bills in full without discount or government aid. If she listens to you, she’ll have you to thank for never being able to step foot in this country again.

Nobody plans for mishap like a premature baby cos NICU bill is out of this world but this is where she found herself. Tough luck!!

If @elo2020 takes payment plan, she still can’t get a visa renewal cos that’s grounds for denial. If she doesn’t completely pay her bills, it’s still the same palavar.

If she gets Medicaid for her child who is a citizen by birth and not for herself, she might get lucky when renewing.

With God all things are possible. Nothing is by our power or might. God has the final say.

Everything about US is trial and error. It’s favours some ppl and doesn’t favours some.

U don’t have to take anybody’s advice and don’t allow anybody to put fear or create unnecessary anxiety for u.

Pray about ur situation, discuss with ur family and let God order ur steps & make a way where there is no way.

Elo2020:
Pls i need help!!!
Had my baby at 32weeks due to preeclampsia & baby is currently in the NICU in HCA West Houston.
I’m overwhelmed & the bills are something else.
Pls how do i go about it?
Anyone been In this situation before?
Help!!!!

Which HCA did u use? Unlike HCA because they are lenient with unfunded patients so they will find u a solution. Don’t be downcast, u are not the first. With God all things are possible.

mirob:
Hello ma’am , hope this meet you well, sorry to take you back, did you use these two supplements together or either of these?

And dosage ma. Thank you so much

I used just this Theranatal. I was supposed to use both together as prescribed but the other one turned my stomach so bad that I abandoned it and it’s 3 big pills per dose.

If u were in the US, I would have shipped it to u. It expires end of the year. It’s annoyingly expensive and uncomfortable to consume.

My dr said they have an improved brand of it now and it’s just one pill but I ain’t using that product no more.

LadyIE:
Hello, please I’ll like a recommendation for a good hospital in New Jersey. My friend is 29weeks gone with multiple babies. I do need an urgent help.
Thank you

I hope she’s prepared for CS cos these oyibo ppl will not allow her to do vaginal delivery for multiple pregnancy. Unless that Dr is exceptional. Their policy in the US is annoying but goodluck to ur friend though.

Elo2020:
Pls i need help!!!
Had my baby at 32weeks due to preeclampsia & baby is currently in the NICU in HCA West Houston.
I’m overwhelmed & the bills are something else.
Pls how do i go about it?
Anyone been In this situation before?
Help!!!!

Ur baby is a US citizen. Tell the hospital case manager that u will like to apply for Medicaid. Do not let the hospital con u into paying out of pocket.

NICU bill will drown u. It’s ur baby’s entitlement. U, the parent doesn’t have to be a US citizen to do that. Ur baby is a citizen. There are so many Mexican immigrants that utilize Medicaid and they are not even PR. U have to be informed to know the way.

U can also call Medicaid urself or go to their office nearest to u. Just put it on google map. Goodluck and pray for ur baby. Wishing u the best

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Ayomikunkco:
I went in for my scan today and we were told we are expecting twins same placenta and sac(mono twins). The doctor said one is fine and the other has fluid around the neck and little fluid in the lungs(almost same weight ) and termed healthy* I do not want to say otherwise *. She said because they carry the same genes, they are likely to be both affected so she scheduled another scan for 2 weeks time to check for improvement in the affected twin.

Ayomikunkco:
And to check both babies at 16weeks for any abnormal chromosomes. If found, then, we may need to consider termination. I rejected it termination.

Ayomikunkco:
I’ve read a lot of people say they were told same while they birthed their babies being healthy and fine. I just need your prayers.

I will put u in prayers.

The thing I dislike about western medical practice is how they play God in everything & their decision making process for their patients.

In my own experience, they would have done the same to me.

At almost 30 weeks pregnant, I started having this severe abdominal pain. It wasn’t labour pain. It was this very painful tiny bump that appeared at the right side of uterus. It was so painful that I ended up in the Emergency room.

They ran every test & scan & found nothing. The dr said I had a tiny fibroid at the left side but it was too small to cause such intense pain. And what was weird is that they found the tiny supposed fibroid on the left side but I felt it on my right. It was strange.

I didn’t believe I had fibroid cos before my pregnancy, I did HSG, scan and so on & they didn’t find any fibroid in my uterus so where did this spiritual fibroid come from? And why now?

The dr was like the baby can come out now like thru CS but the chances of survival & other issues are high but she needed my consent to bring out the baby, premature.

Nothing was wrong with the baby or me, just that pain so why would that clueless dr recommend CS?

If she was the one in my shoes, would that be her first resort? Fool. I eyed her, hissed then told her that I would like to be discharged so I can go somewhere else for a 2nd opinion so she discharged me.

They wanted to give me Morphine (narcotics) which can also cause issues for baby but I refused.

The dr said she couldn’t give me Tylenol (paracetamol) cos it causes Autism in children & couldn’t give me Ibuprofen as well cos it causes heart defect in babies but offered me indocid (used as rat poison) in Nigeria. I refused of course.

I went home in pain. I was crying for days. I couldn’t take anything for pain.

Then I googled fibroid in pregnancy in black women & google brought me to this page on Nairaland.

I started from page one of this page to read & the testimonies of other women especially from someone called @recruita (not sure if that moniker is still active) & her experience moved me to tears. The testimony is back at page 52 or 62 (not sure). I wish the admin of this page can cut off this page and start a part 2 once it gets to 2000 posts. The information on this page is so informative but it’s exhausting to get to page 6000.

I read that testimony over and over & how prayerful she was and how drs wanted to make all wrong and bad decisions in her Case like tried to abort / terminate the pregnancy but she refused & ended up carrying her baby to term & having a healthy baby.

I tapped into that testimony & entered prayer mode. I prayed & read my psalms for about few days & miraculously, the pain disappeared, never to return again till today.

I am Catholic & in my time of distress, I did novena to St Gerald (a saint for expectant mothers) & novena to Jesus in the blessed sacrament. I did one novena in the morning & another in the evening. It was around day 3 of that novena that the Pain met away but I did the whole 9 days novena and that pain never came back.

After I had my baby, I went for scan to look for that mysterious fibroid but it wasn’t found. When I pushed out my baby, I asked the dr if I pushed out any fibroid & she said no.

My point of reference is: “be careful what decisions these ignorant drs entice u to make. Always consult with God. Pregnancy is a 9 month spiritual journey; a lot can happen along the way.

Blendy77:
Its still centred around helping women conceive

Wow!! Do u have a website!

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Blendy77:
I don kuku rest from the group make I Face my foundation till I saw a mention from u. Thks for apologising on my behalf but truly no need to stress yoursef, they are free to think what they want if after 13yrs of being in this group i still peep from time to time to answer ttc related questions that I have knowlege of. Am just seeing lots of unanswered questions on this page alone and was expecting those calling and tagging me names to come to their aid and answer them. God will see all ttc mums thru. Thks once again

What does ur foundation do? Like what type do u have?

ufondunenye:
Good day to you all great mother's in the house.
Please I need an explanation to this. So, I started my injection yesterday and during the counseling, I was told that my husband and I can still be meeting until when we will be told to stop.
So my question now is, what if pregnancy did not occur while meeting, will it not affect the amount of eggs that will be retrieve?
Please someone should explain this to me, will meeting with my husband affect the number of eggs?
Thank you

Ur husband needs to produce fresh sperm which shldn’t be older than 48 hrs but he has to boost his sperm quality by abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, certain drugs, long driving or anything that heats up the balls like excessive exercise or cycling & the rest.

That was what we were told during counseling. If u have access to Guinea corn with millet pap & honey, also make him take it with liquid milk prior to sperm donation.

He has to produce the sperm by ma*tubation cos our lab told us that v*ginal penetration or Mouth Action for sperm donation isn’t advisable (don’t remember the reason anymore).

This IVF thing is hardcore.

Goodluck though.

ParisNY:
Haha! A Doctor fired his patient Totally hilarious!! Thank God it ended in praise.
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll purchase the Iron tablet and Vit C on Amazon. Did you need a prescription for fersolate 220 mg? I couldn't find it over the counter.

I bought it from Walmart app. Use this to look for it:

Spring Valley Iron General Wellness Dietary Supplement Tablets, 65 mg, 100 Count

The Iron pill turned my stomach so bad. Ppl told me to put it in Eba or Semo but I barely eat those cos I was watching my weight during my IVF so I went for the liquid.Use this to search for it on Walmart app: Geri-Care Iron Liquid 220 mg Q701-16-GCP 1 Bottle” or Geri-Care Mineral Supplement Iron 220 mg Strength Liquid 16 oz.

I was taking Vitamin C 500 mg 2xs a day & the iron liquid, I was taking 5 mls 2xs a day. Set a reminder for it. Very helpful. My blood level had never been low & rarely fall sick.

I also take zinc 100 mg & vitamin D 5000 IU once a day ( recommended by my IVF Dr). Said blacks have low Vitamin D naturally.

Kesspru:
Can anyone who has birthed in Texas kindly share timeline for baby social card. Birth cert and passport. Pls. I gave birth now 2 weeks in Dallas no social card yet. Pls kindly share timeline for baby documentation.

Would advice u to call the social security office close to u. Type on google & call the number there & ask if the hospital truly applied for ur baby’s SSN. In my case, the hospital claimed they applied but after waiting for 3 weeks & nothing was in my mail, I called the Social security office & they said there wasn’t a case number for my baby so they didn’t apply for my baby. I called the hospital & they affirmed that they applied.

Well, I had to go to the office myself to reapply & got it within 7 days. They just asked for a medical record that showed the baby’s name and dr’s signature or vaccine record or the hearing test result. So go with either of those & just out of caution, go with the birth certificate if u have it.

tosyne2much:
Omo! That love and bond wey still dey shark you now go clear for your eyes

Cracked me up so bad!!

pamito:
We will get it immediately.

Hope she can use the vitamins with the one she's using now?
Thank you.

Don’t self medicate. Speak to ur Dr or switch to a better Dr or hospital. If u go thru this thread, u’ll see recommendations for hospitals with good success rate. There are so many complacent quack drs out there. Goodluck

pamito:
Good morning good people!

Please I need possible suggestion if we are a candidate for IUI?

I married my wife as a virgin about 18 months ago and ever since having a child is becoming a prayer point. We have been experiencing series of miscarriages/ chemical pregnancy.
The miscarriages/chemical pregnancy is always between 5-6weeks.

We recently did HSG and were told one of her tube block but the other is open.
I also did semen analysis again and it came out fine(178million count & 70motility with 50 morphology).

Every time we visted the hospital, they ask her to use dusphaston and vasoprine ,still no improvement.

This time she went in for hormonal test at the lab. Everything came out ok except her T3 and T4 with (less than 0.2) and the Doctor says is insignificant.

She was placed on clomid for this month and she was late for 5days, which we tested negative on home strip and blood work. Today she started bleeding.

I am confused and don't know what to do.Thank you as I await your responses

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This is the preconception vitamins the Dr prescribed for me when they said one of my hormone was below normal range. Can’t remember which one.

pamito:
Good morning good people!

Please I need possible suggestion if we are a candidate for IUI?

I married my wife as a virgin about 18 months ago and ever since having a child is becoming a prayer point. We have been experiencing series of miscarriages/ chemical pregnancy.
The miscarriages/chemical pregnancy is always between 5-6weeks.

We recently did HSG and were told one of her tube block but the other is open.
I also did semen analysis again and it came out fine(178million count & 70motility with 50 morphology).

Every time we visted the hospital, they ask her to use dusphaston and vasoprine ,still no improvement.

This time she went in for hormonal test at the lab. Everything came out ok except her T3 and T4 with (less than 0.2) and the Doctor says is insignificant.

She was placed on clomid for this month and she was late for 5days, which we tested negative on home strip and blood work. Today she started bleeding.

I am confused and don't know what to do.Thank you as I await your responses

I wonder why they prescribed Vasoprine. Did they tell u why?

What prenatal vitamins is she taking? These prenatal vitamins improves egg quality & as my Dr said, improves a woman’s hormones.

This page is loaded with so much information. U & ur wife shld study this page & u’ll get solid ideas & referrals.

JadeWilliam:
As for ur anemic state, buy iron tablet 220 mg & be taking it with 1 g of vitamin c. When I did compulsory genetic testing for the IVF, they said I have a condition causes Anemia (can’t remember the name). I told them back to sender. When the Dr saw the report, he insisted I be placed on fersolate 220 mg, folic acid & vitamin c helps in the absorption of fersolate so my blood level was normal all through. I was also taking the prenatal vitamin I posted sometime ago.

I found my genetic result.

ParisNY:
Thank God for your testimony. I agree that multiple egg retrievals gives peace of mind. I just wish to implant multiple embryo for twins (if possible) instead of starting over. My doctor has said no! It seems like US doctors follow a textbook manual/script without much deviation to the patient's needs. Four months in and we've only completed genetic testing and waiting on hubby's semen analysis. Testing alone has taken 4 months. I'm currently in counseling for Anemia. Well, they say, whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

True talk dear. I hate hate hate US Dr (s). They drive me crazy. Their textbook practice can be mind boggling & annoying.

U won’t believe I started up with a fertility Dr in the State where I was formerly residing. The Dr fired me like he said he’s nolonger taking me as a patient. It broke my heart because that Dr was the best in that State.

My very close friend who got married very late in life like she was 49 when she got married. She successfully had 2 kids with that Dr. One at 50 years old & the 2nd one at 52, via IVF & had vaginal delivery for both kids so that Dr, I’m talking about is the best. He’s very old, experienced & thorough

Now, Why did he discharge me? I insisted on getting implanted with multiple embryos at once so that I can have twins & he objected to that. I also told him that my remaining embryo will be destroyed if I successfully have my twin babies.

The Dr got provoked & said “do u know that embryos are human babies? Destroying ur embryos is as good as performing abortion which is against my morals & Catholic religion. Hia!! I asked “is it by force to donate my embryo?” He said “he’s nolonger moving on with me”.

I consulted with another IVF Dr & didn’t mention twins or embryo destruction but the problem was they were fully booked & were gonna start my cycle like in 7 months.

I had to go to another State, flying in & out & so on. It cost me so much so I finally decided to move down there when it was time for egg retrieval but the IVF center I used was the crappiest. I’ll come back to share that experience later.

As for ur anemic state, buy iron tablet 220 mg & be taking it with 1 g of vitamin c. When I did compulsory genetic testing for the IVF, they said I have a condition causes Anemia (can’t remember the name). I told them back to sender. When the Dr saw the report, he insisted I be placed on fersolate 220 mg, folic acid & vitamin c helps in the absorption of fersolate so my blood level was normal all through. I was also taking the prenatal vitamin I posted sometime ago.

ParisNY:
Yes but the second cycle applies only if IVF fails. My doctor wants to keep retrieving eggs instead of going straight to IVF which is what I can't afford on my own. I may have to pay for multiple egg retrievals out of pocket and use insurance for the IVF cycles.

I wanted more egg retrievals too but my quack Dr won’t bulge. Having more eggs or embryo stored gives u peace of mind.

Like the process of waiting for the whole procedure again & the timing & so on makes it so annoying.

In the US, everything is by scheduling & appointment. Like it can take several weeks or months to have opening for the anesthesiologist to come for egg retrieval cos they are fully booked since they work at different hospitals & surgical centers.

My experience was traumatic. Even after my implantation, my workplace refused to give me time off cos I was new & wasn’t qualified. Had to resume work after 24 hrs of implantation. I had no rest.

Inshort mine is a testimony. When they gave me a picture of the embryo / blastocysts, after the PGT test came our normal, I name that embryo & placed that scan result / picture in psalm 91. Then every morning , I’ll open it & pray that psalm & talk to the embryo (weird right). What we do in time of desperation.

Yinkaolola:
What was the PGT for?

Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) is used in conjunction with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to identify which embryos are the most likely to result in a successtul pregnancy.


One of my embryo was Mosaic & after my pregnancy turned out negative, the IVF Dr advised me to have the mosaic implanted. The chances of miscarrying the mosaic embryo Is higher but it’s almost a normal embryo (from the genetic counseling I got). I declined cos I wanted the Dr to do more egg retrieval before I can just settle.

I can email u more readable resources sent to me about PGT.

Mayfufu27:
Good morning fruitful mother's, I am about to start my IVF procedure next month August for the very first time. I have been trying for close to six years now with unexplained infertility. Please what can do at home to increase my chance. Like what home remedy can I prepare for myself and dear husband. Things detoxify our system. Getting the money for this procedure as not been easy for us and I pray baby sticks this time. Please dear mother that add a successful IVF on first try please tell me things you did on your own to achieve a successful pregnancy

U shld take supplement to improve ur egg quality. Very important. This prenatal vitamin is what my Dr prescribed so I took it with folic acid, vitamin D & omega 3.

Elohorp:
After spending all this money and all the pains after retrieval I got only one egg and they told me that am young that I would have lots of egg,am just so sad have been crying,I got only one egg from the retrieval,I think the best thing is to just pack my load and spare both my husband and myself anymore pain and stres

Don’t give up. I got 6 eggs but Dr said 3 were immature & fertilized the 3 matured ones & only one embryo was normal after doing the PGT test. The one embryo implanted with prayers so don’t give up. IVF is brutal & not for the faint hearted but with God, all things are possible.

MamaByu:
Thank you, I did frozen transfer for my 2nd ivf because I still had frozen embryos from the first cycle. The frozen transfer wasn’t up to 400k I think, I can’t remember to be honest. The first cycle was 750k,
Yes he gave us discount for the second one. I don’t know if they currently are on promo but these prices were as of last year. Baby dust to you

Imagine how cheap IVF is in Nigeria. We paid $33,000 in the US. PGT test on the embryo was $6,000. They only test 4 embryos with that $6,000 paid not like if u have 10 embryos, 6k covers it. Total is almost $40,000.

I’d tell anyone that wants to do IVF to just come to Nigeria & save money. 750,000 Naira is like $1000. Imagine!!

And these American drs are not as good as our Naija drs. From what I’ve read on this page, Nigerian drs know their drill. I will leave my IVF experience story for another day.

JadeWilliam:
Hi everyone. I wanna share my experience & testimony to encourage someone. I wish I knew that this page existed; things would have been different for me during my IVF journey.

I did IVF last year. Unfortunately for me, I only had one viable embryo. There were so many questionable things the IVF center did that were not warranted for example, I think they fixed my egg extraction too early like if the Dr had waited one more day, I could have probably had more matured eggs. Well, after they extracted 6 eggs, I was informed that they only got 3 viable eggs so they went ahead to fertilize the egg. After the fertilization, they did a PGT test (like genetic or whatever test done on embryo) & told me I had only one viable embryo.

The other two embryos were something called Mosaic embryo & if implanted, could be miscarried.

I was sad & apprehensive. I wanted atleast 4 or 5 embryos incase that one didn’t implant. I wanted to go thru another cycle of egg extraction but my incompetent Dr wouldn’t do it.

Before my implantation; I did a Catholic prayer called NOVENA. I did Novena to St Gerald who is a saint for expectant mothers & Novena to Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. I did them for 9 days & I prayed my rosary everyday for that 9 days preceding my implantation.

While I was on the table for my implantation; I held unto my rosary & was professing “Oh Mary help my embryo to implant!! Oh Mary Help me! Oh Mary help my embryo to implant!! I kept uttering that prayer until the procedure was over.

Fast forward to 14 days later, they did a pregnancy test & they said it was negative. My husband prophesied & said “ their lab test is wrong” ; the embryo implanted!! I have faith in God. In my mind, I said “look at this dreamer! It’s over. We would have to start all over.

The Dr told me to stop the progesterone injection I was taking and also stop the Estradol pill I was taking & inserting into the vagina. Stopping the progesterone was a big relief cos my buttock was swollen & ice pack wasn’t even helping.

The Dr told me that we’d be booked to go thru another round of IVF. I told my husband that we’d have to look for a new fertility center cos this one was the worst.

My husband said he’s not going thru IVF again that the trauma is too much. It was really too much. From the injections to the transvaginal ultrasounds; HSG, several labs & so on. He said “that is too much”. He saw the toll it had on me. I lost myself.

Well, while I was sourcing money to start another journey this year, lo & behold I was pregnant. We didn’t know that the embryo implanted.


After I stopped taking the progesterone, I saw my period s& my husband was transferred to another State where he stayed till for 3 months without coming home & I was seeing my period throughout.

The day he came home, we ML (Ed) & after that I started having abdominal pain & was bleeding even though I saw my period like 2 weeks before so I went to the hospital & they didn’t scan & saw that I was 12+ weeks pregnant. I thought I had fibroid cos my stomach was getting big a little. Imagine the shock of my life.

Long story short. I carried the baby to term & delivered my baby.

I believe that IVF is a spiritual journey that needs God & divine intervention. Mine is still a shocker cos ppl are like “u were supposed to take progesterone for 3 months or else u will miss carry the pregnancy “. Or how were u seeing ur period or this or that. Well I tell them “all I know is that I invoked divinity & it came thru for me.


Even after my implantation, I did another NOVENA to our lady of Perpetual help. Prayer really works. When God gives u a testimony, it won’t make sense. This is one of those testimonies.

Hi everyone. I wanna share my experience & testimony to encourage someone. I wish I knew that this page existed; things would have been different for me during my IVF journey.

I did IVF last year. Unfortunately for me, I only had one viable embryo. There were so many questionable things the IVF center did that were not warranted for example, I think they fixed my egg extraction too early like if the Dr had waited one more day, I could have probably had more matured eggs. Well, after they extracted 6 eggs, I was informed that they only got 3 viable eggs so they went ahead to fertilize the egg. After the fertilization, they did a PGT test (like genetic or whatever test done on embryo) & told me I had only one viable embryo.

The other two embryos were something called Mosaic embryo & if implanted, could be miscarried.

I was sad & apprehensive. I wanted atleast 4 or 5 embryos incase that one didn’t implant. I wanted to go thru another cycle of egg extraction but my incompetent Dr wouldn’t do it.

Please I want recommendations of red wine (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) for hosting a party.Really good ones.