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firsttymum:
NO NA
LET'S GIVE INFORMATION WE ARE SURE OF.

FIT TO FLY IS 72 HRS MAXIMUM. CC @ijeomaobi1 @maggie0133

Some airlines even insist it's same day sef.

I think She asked for Emirates and I replied for Emirates. I got mine 24th may and travelled 1st June.

ijeomaobi1:
Temyb,

Abeg got my fit to fly June 24.for Emirates to fly July 3. Is it too late ? Pls reply so I change date sharply from hospital oo

No... 14days maximum before your travel

Maggie0133:
Hello mummies and daddies in the house. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Please I need to make enquires about Emirates fit to fly. Is it fit to fly from Doctor that's required or port health.

Timely responses will be do appreciated as my travel date is close.

Got mine from my doctor but there must be a stamp. You must get it not more than 14days before your travel. You may need to print the fit to fly certificate (from the website) for your doctor to fill and stamp as well

LadyGuinivere:
Ohh so basically oyibo mosquitoes sef be ajebo.

Kemo chai! I envy u! Who wan gimme nepa to freeze stew for 3 weeks? Lol

It was a struggle between nepa and gen

sugah:
Kemo88 congrats on your POE.
Please how did you pack your pap? Did you have to put it in a container?

my mum got it, dried it and put it in the freezer for 2 weeks. We wrapped it up in a nylon and placed it in a cooler bag.

Lmao star trek .....

LadyGuinivere:
Kemo so finally u did this alaska waka? I doff cap for u for this star trek .Xploring galaxies where Nigerians have Yet to birth in. Daalu o! Safe birthing me

lol thanks alot

ebonychic18:
Yipee! Congrats @kemo88 I've been waiting to hear about your alaska trip. Wish you God's favour and more grace as you continue your birthing journey lol [/b]buka stew .[b] enjoy your stay.[lquote author=Kemo88 post=46270335]Hi everyone,
On my onward journey to Alaska(since na me be the first person on this thread to go that route lol and Seattle POE experience has only been mentioned on this birthing thread once or twice lol) ... here's my POE experience

I flew emirates airline with my mum on Wednesday(7hrs to dubai, 14hrs to Seattle, 3hrs to Alaska.... shortest flight time i saw of all the airlines), got to Seattle and the line at immigration was so long and moved very slowly. I didn't book a wheelchair cos i wanted to form James bond lol. We stood for over 1hr30mins and at some point i left my mum on the line and had to find somewhere do rest my back. i was so scared, i kept praying in my mind, mum kept praying too

CBP: Hi, how's it doing?
me: great, how about yourself?
cbp: Can't complain... passports please
hands over passports to him
me: this is my mum
cbp: ok ok... so you are going to Alaska for fishing, hiking and camping?
me: no. i'm here to have my baby
cbp: * stretches over his screen to look at my belly
i moved back so he can see me
cbp: oh wow, i did not notice that. so, How pregnant are you?
me: 35weeks( praying in my mind that he shouldnt send me for secondary inspection)
cbp: why alaska though?
me: i was here earlier in the year and i saw and booked a doctor....
CBP: * he interrupted me and went on to say... mum can you scan your four finger
my mum scanned hers
cbp: switch with mum and scan your fingers
i scanned mine
cbp: husband coming in at any point on your journey?
me: no, there's so much going on at work and hes busy
cbp: too busy to take care of you?
me: Oh my, when you put it like that
cbp: * he just laughed for a while... how much do you have for this trip?
me: 19thousand USD
cbp: how much cash?
me: 8100 USD and the rest on our cards
cbp: what do you do?
me: i'm a .....
cbp: and husband?
me: hes a .....
cbp: how long do you think you will need to be here for?
me: 9weeks
cbp: well i am gonna go ahead and stamp you in until December in case you need to stay that long. But i'm sure you wouldn't want to be in Alaska in December
me: Alaska in December no
Cbp: *laughs again... you ladies have a safe trip. careful with the baby, lots of mosquitoes in Alaska
me: ok thanks.. have a good one
cbp: you too

We were sent to Agriculture, i was so sad and almost crying. My mum was telling me to keep calm...
The officer at agric asked me if i have food, i said " yeah, i have cereal, chips, doughnuts and the pear i was given on the plane( although i had cereal chips and doughnuts i was too scared to mention the other things in the bag like Egusi, pap etc, ogbono, milk, crayfish,one bowl of buka stew i booked from one mama put and carried in my luggage cos i craved it alot in naija etc)"

They scanned my bag, they were too busy focusing on the pear that they didnt search my main luggage. i opened my handbag and gave them the pear and just walked away so fast before they remember the main luggage( i was too scared) lol

As a FTM, I'm grateful to God, i'm grateful for this thread..... to think that my initial plan before i found this thread was to go as early as 5months, not declare being pregnant and stay till i put to bed, but this thread taught me that it's ok to be honest and it's not illegal to birth in the US. Y'all are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happytbaby:
Alaska here we come!

Congrats Kemo88.

Thanks o

veleta:
@ Kemo88,congrats dear but NNE,u get liver oh,flying at 35 weeks on such a long flight,I gbadu that your buka stew.God's grace as you await ur delivery.

Thanks alot, it was actually tiring.. The stew was alot, i kept it in the freezer two weeks before travelling. 3 hours before my flight, i put it in a cooler bag and kept it in my luggage. I'm enjoying it now lol

nefertitiram:
Alaska has mosquitoes?

Bet the dude has never heard of Lagos.

Congrats dear.

i guess it does not cause malaria, it probably causes some other weird disease lol

Hi everyone,
On my onward journey to Alaska(since na me be the first person on this thread to go that route lol and Seattle POE experience has only been mentioned on this birthing thread once or twice lol) ... here's my POE experience

I flew emirates airline with my mum on Wednesday(7hrs to dubai, 14hrs to Seattle, 3hrs to Alaska.... shortest flight time i saw of all the airlines), got to Seattle and the line at immigration was so long and moved very slowly. I didn't book a wheelchair cos i wanted to form James bond lol. We stood for over 1hr30mins and at some point i left my mum on the line and had to find somewhere do rest my back. i was so scared, i kept praying in my mind, mum kept praying too

CBP: Hi, how's it doing?
me: great, how about yourself?
cbp: Can't complain... passports please
hands over passports to him
me: this is my mum
cbp: ok ok... so you are going to Alaska for fishing, hiking and camping?
me: no. i'm here to have my baby
cbp: * stretches over his screen to look at my belly
i moved back so he can see me
cbp: oh wow, i did not notice that. so, How pregnant are you?
me: 35weeks( praying in my mind that he shouldnt send me for secondary inspection)
cbp: why alaska though?
me: i was here earlier in the year and i saw and booked a doctor....
CBP: * he interrupted me and went on to say... mum can you scan your four finger
my mum scanned hers
cbp: switch with mum and scan your fingers
i scanned mine
cbp: husband coming in at any point on your journey?
me: no, there's so much going on at work and hes busy
cbp: too busy to take care of you?
me: Oh my, when you put it like that
cbp: * he just laughed for a while... how much do you have for this trip?
me: 19thousand USD
cbp: how much cash?
me: 8100 USD and the rest on our cards
cbp: what do you do?
me: i'm a .....
cbp: and husband?
me: hes a .....
cbp: how long do you think you will need to be here for?
me: 9weeks
cbp: well i am gonna go ahead and stamp you in until December in case you need to stay that long. But i'm sure you wouldn't want to be in Alaska in December
me: Alaska in December no
Cbp: *laughs again... you ladies have a safe trip. careful with the baby, lots of mosquitoes in Alaska
me: ok thanks.. have a good one
cbp: you too

We were sent to Agriculture, i was so sad and almost crying. My mum was telling me to keep calm...
The officer at agric asked me if i have food, i said " yeah, i have cereal, chips, doughnuts and the pear i was given on the plane( although i had cereal chips and doughnuts i was too scared to mention the other things in the bag like Egusi, pap etc, ogbono, milk, crayfish,one bowl of buka stew i booked from one mama put and carried in my luggage cos i craved it alot in naija etc)"

They scanned my bag, they were too busy focusing on the pear that they didnt search my main luggage. i opened my handbag and gave them the pear and just walked away so fast before they remember the main luggage( i was too scared) lol

As a FTM, I'm grateful to God, i'm grateful for this thread..... to think that my initial plan before i found this thread was to go as early as 5months, not declare being pregnant and stay till i put to bed, but this thread taught me that it's ok to be honest and it's not illegal to birth in the US. Y'all are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bims87:
It won't be an issue, you need a photocopy of your ID card to be submitted with the letter so it's the name that's on the ID card(that ll be your maiden name since all your docs are in your maiden name) that you will sign on the letter.

Thank you so much

merrymum:
Your maiden name is what is required on baby's BC. Please read the instructions on the forms wella o because na money you go pay to correct any mistake.

Thank you so much

Hi everyone,
My hubby and I are about to sign the consent letter for ETC/Nigerian Visa. I used my maiden name on the letter as as All my documents and passport(don't have a new passport yet) still bear my maiden name.
1) I would like to know if it's going to be an issue to the Nigerian embassy that my surname/last name isn't the same as my husband's name on the letter of consent
2) I would also like to know if using my new surname on the US birth certificate would be acceptable since all my documents still bear my maiden name. Should I just go ahead and use my maiden name on the birth certificate? Or should I use my new name? or is it ok to hyphenate my maiden name and new name (e.g: smith - Coker (maiden-new)

Please this may sound silly but I'm really confused. Thanks

Hi everyone,
Please any recent gist on Seattle POE? I searched the thread and found only one preggy POE experience. Please anyone?

Maggie0133:
Hello mamas. How was your day? Please I need some information about emirates fit to fly. I already read it online. I just want a recount from a real life experience. Thanks

I haven't used mine yet. I'm yet to travel but it's either a you use the fit to fly form on the emirates website or get a fit to fly letter from your doctor stating the things emirates highlighted on the website(things that should be in the letter). I printed out the fit to fly form, gave it to my doctor to fill and sign. I may also add a letter to be on the safe side.
Please note the date on the form must be 14days to 48hours to your travel. Meaning that you shouldn't bring a form signed by your doctor a while ago. It must be recent

quin9:
☝...you people will not kill somebody here,lmao

That's why I asked if it's a joke. Lmao. I think The other lady took it seriously though. Lol fill with biro Lol

favoredgal:
print the form and fill it with biro. when you are done, attach the physical passport

Is this a joke please ?

ozycy:
Both parents will write / sign th letter. Unless you are going to the embassy yourself. Check your mail.

I'm not going to the embassy. I would post everything. Thanks a lot but I still haven't received the mail from you

Hello everyone,
I read on the Nigerian embassy website that a notarized consent letter (from the hubby ) is needed if Hubby does not come for the delivery. Please can anyone give me a draft of what the letter should look like ......
Please anyone a draft of the consent letter(not the US embassy consent form). I need a draft of consent letter for Nigerian embassy. Please I beg una

Hello everyone,
I read on the Nigerian embassy website that a notarized consent letter (from the hubby ) is needed if
Hubby does not come for the delivery. Please can anyone give me a draft of what the letter should look like ......

Good day everyone,
Just got disappointed by someone who promised me a some PTA ..... Too weak to type cos my hospital doesn't take form A. I read the last few pages of the thread and anything could have changed since then.
1) please what banks are giving pTA now and what are their criteria. I mean do you have to have an account with them for a said period ?

favoredgal:
Nursing is a demand and supply thing
The more you put the baby to the boobs the more your brain triggers your supply maker.

All these cleaning, drawing out, etc except you have inverted nips are unnecessary

If you'v not put to bed; don't even worry or stress in advance

If you've put to bed and the milk has not come out. You can also add your pump to assert twice the demand and trick your body

Drinking liquids - water, tea, pap- liquid sha helps

Relaxing and not stressing about it is also very very key

I agree but cleaning is quite scientific. There are articles on how the dead cells clog in some people. There's really no "all" or "none " as regards the human body I guess. What works for some doesn't work for others.
She primarily has to pump and make the baby suckle, That's primary.... In addition she can add all the other cleaning and fluids

Querylady24:
Really? I have been using my hand to peel the thing blocking my nipples. Will this delay milk? I was told I should also use olive oil and cotton wool to start cleaning from now. Please advise me sister.

Don't worry. Just keep calm. Use the olive oil once a week or every 2weeks, don't put too much pressure on yourself to clean. Just clean like you are gently wiping a surface.

simababe:
@ify4charm, u can try akamu that's if som1 can help u wit it or enof liquid. Let lo continue to suck ur breast like that n make sure you latch her well. Let her mouth cover the whole areola or wot is it called so that she trigger the milk out.

@ify4charm this doesn't necessarily work for all but there's no harm in trying it. So, try cleaning your areola and nipples with olive oil or what ever natural oil you see. Sometimes dead skin cells clog the pores of the nipples. Happened to two women I know here in naija. The nurses had to clean their nipples with olive oil. Just for the future, if this works for you, do it once a week / two weeks until delivery delivery.

MadameU:
A piece of advice for those trying to book Emirates online and pay in a bank; know that it's very possible, just pick the pay by card option, when you get to the next phase look out for the pay by interswitch, click that go to the next and tick the pay in the bank option and move on ...if you tick that it won't charge your card, but if you do not then you would be debited. Should anyone have problems please PM. Or post your dates n I could do a trial booking for you. I no be agent o but it's funny how I book flights everyother week just to see if rates will increase or decrease .

I don't get are you saying I should enter my card details and move to the next stage? My card doesn't work online. Would it accept it?

chloe7:
I just did a dummy booking see what I saw on the website when I proceeded I saw that I could pay on interswitch only, I think your card can go on quickteller for that amount, try it again

Yeah I just tried a dummy for another destination and I saw what you saw. I went back and put in Alaska again but it limited me to only card payment. I think it's my destination. Thanks a lot

chloe7:
booking on hold option comes up at the last page I guess, let me just try a dummy booking on my phone to confirm that because I have booked an emirates flight on hold before and paid in their office

Yeah I'm not seeing it on there. Thanks I await your findings

ashedzi:
You see here's the thing. m not seeing any pay later option on the website. All I'm seeing is credit/ debit card. I'm confused
Also, I have printed the form, so are you saying once my doctor fills the form no need for the letter again? Or should I just get both? [/quote



Are you using ur fone 2 mke this booking? I wud advised u try it with ur tablet or laptop. Another alternative is to change it to desktop site incase if it is on the mobile site setting incase u r using ur fone.

I used both and still the same thing

[quote author=GucciOluwa post=44972912]My colleague mentioned that effective today most int'l airlines won't be accepting payments to their naira accounts because of the loss it poses. Dunno if that's the reason cos last week, we were able to book on hold tho' we eventually opted for Qatar.
And no, I'm not preggy yet, still hopeful . Serzly reading and taking notes for the d day.[/quote
Their fares are quoted in naira.... Do you have their local number. Cos every time I call the number online one random Indian guy picks up

chloe7:
emirates has citibank and firstbank and one other bank, you can either book on hold and pay at their office in v.i that church gate towers, or pay at the bank, use the booking on hold option

Thanks but there's no option online of booking on hold.... How do I do this?

TheLeakyTribe:
Hello dear,

1) to answer question one select the pay later option then go to their office and make your payment. Alternatively you can go to the bank. Note that there's a window of time for this once you book on hold. I cannot remember how long the time is right now.

2) just print out the fit to fly form and give your doctor to follow the same format. You shouldn't have any issues.

Thank you for your advice.
You see here's the thing. I'm not seeing any pay later option on the website. All I'm seeing is credit/ debit card. I'm confused
Also, I have printed the form, so are you saying once my doctor fills the form no need for the letter again? Or should I just get both?