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friend:
Please, where is the best place to do shopping for the baby, I'm due in 4 weeks. I'm in Missouri city Houston. Also assist with the checklist

Jesus H. Christ! There goes our plans for cargo

Happy Birthday to your BO Don't delay on this your other lap, we need people to look on to

Phema:
So I did a transaction with GTB bank card today and was charged a whooping #270 to $1.

Run for your life!!

Shame you didn't volunteer information on pregnancy. But from reading your other posts, I see you're well versed in what to do. Get that change of intent thing before you travel.

Best regards

Licious801:
Thanks. I already shared like an hour after that post. Was cooking and typing so it took that long

Congrats on your visa and compliments of the season to you too. Care to share you visa story?

Licious801:
Good morning and compliments of the season to you all.

So excited to be able to finally comment.

Anyways, visa has been issued already and one must move forward

Thank you for putting this out there. *picks race to change currency on reimbursement form from NGN to USD.

I owe you a drink of your choice favoredgal

favoredgal:
The only way Iv been able to fund my account in a looooong time is receiving reimbursement from My health insurance

Now that is just so WRONG

favoredgal:
when you even answer a lot of them dont even have the courtesy to respond with a simple THANK YOU. as if you are a research assistant on their payroll.

Take solace in the fact some people consider you very knowledgeable in this waka.

Doh. How's your angel doing?

firsttymum:
Some of The questions I get via pms can b asked here... So we can all learn... Plus other people can give answers too.. It's also so exhausting for me to type something here and u come and ask me same thing via pm. It's not even fair.

And honestly Google is ur friend.. And it's free... Haba na wa o

How can u b asking me something u can search on Google?
Yer I'm subbing some peeps cos I don tire.

Always a pleasure to give back especially since we used to be novices ourselves at some point

Phema:
Congrats to the new mummies. May the good Lord bless and keep your little ones.

Shout out to the mamas consistently helping out with questions here. Ozycy, firsttymum, Ladyg, favoredgal, Nogen, Nefer, LI, Olokings, modath, shagasbobo et al, una too much.

Welcome newbies. Feel free to ask questions and even freer to read backwards. It will help your sojourn to be error-proof.

Season's greetings everyone.

I came across what looks like what you want on alwaysme.ng

betty1983:
Dear moms and moms to be,

Compliments of the season! Please I need a big favour from those returning before Christmas. I've been looking for 'MY FIRST CHRISTMAS' 2 piece bodysuit outfit for my son (size 12 months) online for a while now but his size hasn't been available. Can anyone please help me buy it in a shop before returning home. I live in Lagos. I just want his first christmas to be very memorable. Please help a sister out biko. Thank you.

Apology not accepted

customised87:
Hello peeps, pls kindly take a minute and vote my baby as cussons baby of the year by clicking the link below. Thanks alot https://cussonsbabymoments.com/details/828
Cc ozycy,modath,bbaby84,olokings,favoredgal,just wise,apple19,ladyguinivere,nogen,Bisoye82,Nefertittiram,missusadey,sleekmum
Sorry,I am unable to mention everyone's name.

Please forward him.

I'm sorry about your refusal.

If you are only 3 months gone then you still have enough time to apply again...and again.

First, let's set the right expectations here: you may be refused the visa even after you reapply. Secondly, applying alone may still get you refused. (When wifey applied alone after we were both refused the first time, she was still denied)

Your hubby erred obviously on questioning the VO's motive for asking the question and the worst that may happen is that y'all may be penalized for that attitude but do not despair, even that is nothing. Feel free to apply also again.

To save cost on the visa fees, while also hoping you can handle yourself during the interview, apply alone. I hope that goes in your favour and you get your visa. Otherwise, y'all can then apply together. Be prepared to answer the salient question, "why were you denied?" Also do not misrepresent, stick to your original story and have all requisite documentation ready

Oga may have slight effed up but we all don't know him well enough to vilify him.

All the best madam and come back to give your story (I pray it is a testimony)

hellomosquito:
@bolded he was the one that took the refusal note,not that his storming out had any influence on the refusal ( I wrote the situation wrongly.

Ohh..i guess my mood made me paint the situation wrongly..
My DH left the scene after the VO handed him the refusal note and not before. (who go proud for this kind situation) . Guess the shock of refusal just made him leave sharply without saying a word.
Please house I need the way forward.
Most answers were dwelling on DH.but it wasn't as I painted. I already edited my main post...biko.help

I don't envy anyone about to travel now o! I hear USD is now 260 at the parallel market, Banks are now charging N240/$ for off shore withdrawals. ATM withdrawals limited to $150/day and POS transactions to $300/day. Mehn...This is getting really serious

Welcome and congrats

firsttymum:
I came I saw and conquered... Hello Nigeria...

I see what you did there.

firsttymum:
According to Google A phenylketonuria (PKU) test is done to check whether a newborn baby has the enzyme needed to use phenylalanine in his or her body.

1. One-way ticket
2. US call center. We called Lagos first and they redirected us to US

MumTee:
Wao! @LI na God Win o!
What type of infant ticket was that, one way or two way. The BA call center you called, is it their Naija call center or their US call center? I rem some people mentioned its better you call Naija office than US office.

kiboe:
Pls how old was ur LO when u did his circumcision in 9ja?

5 weeks. Others have done it for younger and older.

favoredgal:
To the best of my knowledge Jewish is the same as Naija o!

Great! That even supports my argument. Why should anyone pay $600 when you can pay N2000 for the same service?

Guess how much we paid for circumcision in Nigeria...One thousand, seven hundred Naira...

LOL at Jewish circumcision. Nigerian circumcision is the best! Doubt me? ask Kenyan and South African women.

omogedudu99:
To me, the issue on circumcision in the US is not so much about the style.It's the cost that is more of an issue for me.

The cheapest quote i got last year in Houston to do the naija style for my son was about $250 - when you can do it far cheaper back home.

Thank God my cousin got his pediatrician friend who is Jewish to do it pro bono. The guy charges $600 for circumcision normally. I would have had to come back to lagos to do the procedure.

This was my first post on this topic about 6 months ago. I hope it serves as inspiration to everyone who stumbled on this thread through a random Google search just like me.

DW and I are proud parents to an American baby and this is courtesy the rich information we got from this wonderful thread.

This thread will not die if people who have benefited continue to give back.

Peace!

I wish I had discovered this thread before applying for my US Visa and maybe I would not have been refused. But knowing all these I know now, I am raring to go.

I read the entire 401 pages of the first part and all 149 pages of Part 2.

Looking forward to sharing my testimony soon

This reminds me of the lady who was in the news recently for getting embarrassed in the plane by a crew member cos she stayed back at the convenience to pump milk for longer than required.

Go for the nursing drapes, really nice stuffs come in different designs. We have like 3 of them.

firsttymum:
For those who have to pump milk, did u pump on the plane? if yes how did u do it.

All that was done at that first appointment was check baby's weight, height, heart beat and $75 was exhausted. We already knew these information right from the hospital

ozycy:
Do you mean you wouldn't have bothered to go for the visit since no test was carried out?

I had to highlight the below.

toparie:

Moral of the story if you can get it done over the phone then by all means do cos it's almost always a different story at the airport.

Maybe it was a GT Bank thing then since I did the same thing as you. Those were the only places my card declined sha and I had a not-so-funny experience each time

shelly23:
I usually don't swipe at Walmart or Sam's, instEad I insert the card in the slot at the bottom of the machine and it always works.

My Zenith card never disappoints, their rate is just really high at N230+

We used Dr Khan too even though a different doctor was recommended at the hospital. I wish we hadn't bothered tho and that $75 would be put to a better use. No test was done that hadn't already been carried out at the hospital

firsttymum:
rubina khan with clinicare... Google her. Her number is there too u can call to book appointment. But at the hospital before they discharge ur baby they ask for the info.
It's not our Dr that appoints for us

I couldn't agree with you more, the BA waka definitely had k-leg, thank God we survived.

You were also right regarding baggage allowance of 23kg. That was likely a typo

favoredgal:
You must have gone to waka now to make the original booking

And ba is 23kg for infant o! This ur Ba waka Ba real K leg

Glad you guys mad it back, that's the Koko

Thanks MumTee.

BA gave us wahala o but we won sha at the end of the day. We booked our original tickets online via Wakanow. In fact the whole thing was kinda shady. We thought we booked using GT Bank Online Self Service, next thing we started getting emails and calls from Wakanow, so it wasn't intentionally that we got stuck with them.

Anyway, Wakanow and BA started passing the responsibility of who to add infant tickets to each other. After a few attempts, we got connected to a BA call center agent who was willing to help but the process was rather weird. What they did was make a separate booking for the infant and link that infant ticket to the existing one for DW. We were asked to call back after 48hours for the cost but this wasn't ready until the 4th day and even though they told us we could only pay $312.17 at the airport, quote we got upon reaching the airport was 345.17. Of course there was no option but to pay. It's safe to say the low point of our journey was the BA experience.

After paying, DW still didn't get a bassinet seat, thank God for the pleasant crew member who hooked her up with a row with one other empty seat.

Baby was entitled to a 23kg check-in luggage and a carry-on bag.

Finally, if you're paying for your infant ticket at the airport, hold extra cash o as you are almost guaranteed to pay more than was originally communicated.

MumTee:
Chei! @ Bros LI, round two keh wen una neva unpack bag finish, easy on madam o. Congrats on the successful completion of this mission.
Please for the sake of we peeps whjo also flew BA, a beg take us through how you went about adding the infant ticket, how much it cost, free baggage allowance for the infant etc. Thank u Sir

Have they changed it back to $300. It used to be $1k.

My card declined at Walmart and Sam's Club. Must be something to do with their machine

firsttymum:
Gtb wan disgrace me yday o....
Pos is 300 dols per day.
Fcmb decided not to work.
Stanbic is more than annoying.

Nothing as embarrassing as a declined card. Thank God for alternatives..... Chai

Naija oooooooo to spend our own money na wahala.

It was a joy to be part of the experience. Infact there was nothing else I would rather do.

As for the spacing thing. Na God hand the thing day, even this one we just did took 3 years. God help us

ozycy:
Few weeks
6-8 months won't be bad.
Meanwhile na you and wifey matter
If una agree together, then carry go
I hope the next one will be twin, so you may close shop afterwards
Meanwhile, kudos to you for being part of th whole delivery package.

bestnews:
@ LI

Dear Wife& Little One came back to Naija on 1st December 2015 after 3 months Expedition for BLUE KPALI
I AM NOW ENJOYING PATERNITY LEAVE.

Congrats fam

I'll take your advice and let her rest for a few more weeks only.

We defeated the principalities of BA. Thanks

ozycy:
Hahahahahaha, good idea,but u Hv to allow wifey to rest small.
Thank GOD for safe trip. Hope they didn't have further issues with BA

Round One of our missionary journey is officially a wrap. Wifey and baby returned to Naija yesterday via BA.

Even while there were a few legitimate concerns, we went ahead with Dr F and Oakbend. We figured there were both positive and negative reviews for him but as long as other people were birthing with him, it couldn't be worse than the experiences we've had in the past.

In this era of misconstruing positive feedback for selling and one who gives good reviews must be an agent, I will not be that open about our experience with the doctor. However, there were two incidents worth noting:

1. We got a bill of $6,840 from US Anesthesia Partners for wifey's unscheduled CS after speaking to a customer rep. He insisted on not accepting our payment of $950 until the matter was decided by the board and demanded we fax a justification for the reduction in price to him. We sent him all the documents he requested and at the last minute, we spoke to Dr F about it. He referred to the customer rep as ignorant who should be taken lessons from we patients. Long story short, we didn't pay a cent more than $950 and we received our zero balance.

2. After sending numerous emails to Alice of Oakbend and several un-returned phone calls in-between, Dr F during our post partum appointment advised we pay them a visit at the billing office. We did and got our zero balance 30 minutes later.

The doctor could be the worst doctor in the whole US of A or we were just lucky.

Sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed in no small measure to our journey: directly or otherwise. We are very grateful. The openness with which information is shared here is unparalleled and this made everything super smooth. Even our friends who live in America got a few tips from us.

P.S Now preparing myself for Round Two before Donald Trump gets sworn into office and dabaru everything

Ladies and gentlemen, when you're adding an infant to your ticket, insist on getting the new booking reference. It's usually different from the booking reference when it was just you on the ticket. And confirm yourself online if the information was filled in properly. You can avoid speaking plenty English at the airport by doing this