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ilesanmioo:
pls I sent u a pm kindly reply thanks. U gave an advise on health section abt cerlage stuff. Sorry to come in here unannounced. Pls respond to my pm thanks

I have responded.

firsttymum:
MiddyO congratulations...

Coffeeblue congratulations

More good news coming

Thanks dear! Hope you have settled in properly? And I have yam and egg here o!

PS I got my PTA @ Travelex at the airport, rate was 203.8 on the morning of the 8th. You can get it as early as 2 weeks before your travel date, because it's not always available and there may be a queue on your day of travel. All you need is your ticket and passport not boarding pass.

Reporting live from Dallas! I got in Oct 8 @ about 2pm through DFW POE via Lufthansa. Flight was very good but kind of long.
Pls book a wheelchair for the Frankfurt /Dallas leg of the journey, the waka was long to get to the terminal.

I spent very few minutes with the CBP , was with my mom.
Was asked-
Where in Dallas are you going to - Arlington

Purpose - Vacation

How long are you staying - 4 months

How much do you have - $***

Are you preg - Yes

How do you plan to pay- showed all docs stapled together ( deposit to Elpaso since last Yr, baby budget, letter of correspondence, hosp fees and breakdown )

So you made an advance payment? Yes (this was for the previous pregnancy we lost last year, not as leverage for POE o!)

Said thought you were going to Arlington? - Yes for a month then later Elpaso.

Do you have a husband? Yes

What does he do? ****

Is he coming later? Yes, before the baby arrives.

Stamped us in till April 2016.

Proceeded to Agricultural for food check and customs to fill currency declaration form.

Thank God for favour and to the wonderful people on this amazing thread for knowledge! Been reading since last year. Information is power!

Now resting as my feet are swollen and I am still tired.

Safe delivery, POE and visa interviews to everyone!

Nasadiva:
Yes only pp n ticket. I did first bank transfer to their first bank account downstairs.

This was September, as per bank transfer to Travelex, will go there myself to confirm and give feedback.

jayjay4lyf:
Exactly, happened to me o, after I had physically gone to the airport, they said oh they don't do bank transfer nor online banking, so couldn't buy that day only for me to bring cash on d day of travelling which was like 2 days later for dem to tell me no dollars [sup][/sup] had no choice den but to buy @223 from BDC, so annoying, so pls sort it out before date of travel o

Wow imagine! Tx for the info.

firsttymum:
u need ur boarding pass.

I stand corrected.

Ensure u av asked all ur banks. I mean their regional headquarters. and the big branches too.

Fcmb regional HQ didn't av dollars, was asked to wait for some days..., it was one of their big branches dt had nd gave me same day.

Thanks, I know you need your boarding pass, but just want to make sure of availability before my actual travel date. I have asked tire o! Was banking on Fidelity, I even opened the account for that reason, but no luck!

[quote author=QueenWest post=38679077]The exch rate for Travelex.... Caution though, if you bank all out on travelex, you might get to the airport on your departure date only to find out they don't have dollars. They also prefer you come with your physical cash.

I remember someone posted a few weeks ago that she transferred to their 1st Bank account @ the Airport via Internet banking.
And is it really possible that they won't have dollars as a BBC?

Maybe it's time to pay a visit to the Airport o. I don't want any surprises.

firsttymum:
access bank nko? Fcmb too.

I think those are the only 3 giving o. Unfortunately I don't have accounts with any of those other banks. This scarcity of PTA isn't funny @ all!

nefertitiram:
Travelex in MMIA is selling for 197.
Saw their notice in tge airport when i arrived on friday

I plan to use Travelex, but when I called them 2 weeks ago the rate was 203. Fidelity refused to approve PTA for me because the account wasn't up to 3 months old. They are now very strict as they are one of the few banks still giving PTA.

olokings:
Hellos fellas. ...
It's official, legacy number 3 confirmed and ushered into the beautiful world. .
The young prince is doing great with momma. ..
Further story leta. ..
Pinging from methodist Richardson. .
Peace people. ....
Happy dad signing out for the moment. ..

Congrats Olokings! God bless your little one!

favoredgal:
Isn't that standard? Apart from emirate

Me I saw one bag of 23kg on Lufthansa website for Economy o.

@firstymom
TX for clarifying, was going to call them today!

ilesanmioo:
Good morning all, pls I need an emergency advise, although I av called a lot of doctors too, but just to seek more opinion. My cousin lost her first pregnancy at 24wEeks due to premature rupture of membrane. Now she's pregnant and 13weeks, she felt a big discharge so she immediately rushed to d hospital cos she recognised that's its cervical plug, so d doctors did an emergency scan, and I discovered her cervix is opened by 0.5cm, and d baby is intact, d inner cervix plug is also intact. The doctor asked her to go home and be on bed rest but she insisted she will stay back in d hospital. Another gynae checked her this morning and said "he thinks she might need a cerlage", but she was treated for uti 2weeks ago. She's been crying all morning, cos her own gynae said he wants a "wait and see approach". Pls what do u guys feel¤

Good morning sorry to crash in on the thread unannounced (my 1st post). Was looking for quick info on malaria.

Please for God's sake do not wait and see anything! Sounds like the negligent advice I was given last year by a so called prestigious hospital in Ikoyi, till I lost a 22 week old pregnancy while 'waiting and seeing'.

Please seek a second opinion on the issue from a more experienced doctor. Although I know that in Naija Dr's generally don't like to do a cerclage before 13-14 weeks. They usually prefer you to pass the 1st trimester.
In the meantime pls let her be on bedrest and put her feet up. No stress and lots of water.
God be with u both.

Now I understand why Justwise retracts some seemingly innocent posts even if it may not be so obvious to some of us on the thread.

I really don't understand why anyone would act so nice, even going to the extent of putting up an email address all in the bid of 'giving back', when all you are interested in is doing business!

××Rant over!!!

Shout out to the genuine people on this thread willing to share info without sinister motives! Tx Olokings , Nerf & Nogen!

jacklenst:
Pls, for the form A, what will the naija specialist doctor write?
For those who had done this, what was d content?
Was it a refer letter?
Can a private consultant - ante natal doctor, prepare this letter?
Thanks.

You need documents as listed by Finance Fitness. However I went to GTB last week to enquire about Form A but was not given a definite answer. I was told the process may go through in either 1 month, 2 weeks or even some days.
I can't work with such uncertainty so I didn't use the Form A anymore. What's the point if you can't prove payment of bills at POE or show cash because it's stuck in transit in GTB?

@firsttymum

Congrats on your arrival! It will all end in Praise by God's grace! Please rest well the next couple of days!

[quote author=ObRochec post=38270021]My spouse and I are currently in El Paso, having come in through Dallas hitch-free, probably because we travelled as a couple.

Please kindly share the name of the apartment you discovered. So interested parties can research and follow up. Thanks in advance!

Thank you!

iolite88:
I paid at their office but I added it to my ticket when I was booking online.

iolite88:
Part 2
Flight to Frankfurt was smooth had a premium seat plenty leg room (mind you I didn't buy a premium economy seat I just paid extra 35 dollars for leg room seat and I got a premium economy seat). Arrived Frankfurt and got wheel chair service thank God for that cause the houston boarding gate na like lagos to ibadan. After a 48hrs layover left for Houston had 2 empty seat beside me so I was able to stretch and sleep well.

Hi, Please where did you pay for the extra leg room? Online, agent or their office? I need this info like yesterday. Thanks!

[quote author=Omodaraju post=38070413]Hello Wonderful people,

I don't mean to derail the thread, but i have a strong urge to put this word out there.

These things have to do with common sense and proper upbringing in my opinion. How could anyone be so inconsiderate? Totally not fair at all! Adults for that matter? Nawa o!

mulberry:
Good evening everyone, please do we have any mama who have used any hospital in denver?

Check about 2 or 3 pages back someone recently mentioned giving birth in Denver about a month ago.

FinanceFitness:
@all - don't think it is compulsory that your doctor delivers you o - I know dr F is particularly very busy - they can send in another doctor if unavoidably absent. I know this happened to a friend in another hospital.

We've also seen some labours progress so quick that the nurses end up taking delivery...

Dr F is no way Dr Ak o.....

But in this case there was no doctor on ground at all! Not even a representative! So is the $3k for pre natal visits only? Which I am guessing were very few.

[quote author=shrekandfiona
For those using Dr. F, have it in mind that he may not be available for you at delivery. No doctor was there for me o. Dr. F came 2 hours after I delivered

And Dr F collected money?

shawlar:
Na as dem neva gree reduce ticket price ooo....

United tickets still @380k and my scheduled departure date is getting real close.

Same here, stylishly waiting, but time is running out fast!

koko83:
@ firsttymum am a sagamite oooo wat set are u

I am too! 99 set.

@Olokings

Thanks a lot! God bless you!

Congrats Nerf! God bless her!

Can please stop reposting or quoting entire posts, so the thread doesn't become unnecessarily long? Since we can easily reference using the person's name.
Thanks in advance

[quote author=Olaideodes post=37443507]i got in to Us via New York JFK to Charlotte in June it was not as easy as people say it here oh as I was delayed for almost an hour but they eventually let me in after seeing all my burden of proof.

Congrats on your baby and thank God both mother and child are ok. Sorry about the gbese, God will see you through!

firsttymum:
haaaaa I've tried not to use any medical term and just b as naive as ever lol... I wonder what I wld av said... Lol

My dear, family is family jor... Besides he has read through, he stopped reading recently. He's a guru on this thread

You gave us a clue when you commented on the Dr that gave her POE story recently. Something about a Dr's response to giving birth in America.

Nogen:
Oh Boy! Finally out of El Paso with my trio. Gave birth to a set of triplets about 5 weeks ago. The doctor and her team were amazing.

Congrats dear!

Emirates has a 25% discount off Economy tickets to Dallas, Chicago, Houston, New York etc. Book by 24 Aug for outward travel between Sept and Dec 10. Check their Nigerian website for details.