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quote author=LadyGuinivere post=45767530]
Bisoye nd Nef... [/quote]

Spot on!!! God bless you I'm sure blaize77 is encouraged

Nnystc:
Dear blaize777
I'm not happy reading your recent posts (bolded below+the other where you said your tears have run out)!
So perhaps you need some hard truths (I realise we are Nigerians anyway, na strong word na im dey enter us pass soft words)
Are you a FTM? Yes? Then I think I understand where you're coming from ). But then...
True story:
When I had my first child, i had chicken pox in week 39, had to be induced in week 42. Then he was distressed in the womb, passed meconium inside my womb, apgar score of 3 or so. On coming out he was diagnosed with some nonsense congenital ish, and given 3 months to live. As a FTM I was inconsolable, rolling on the floor crying, asking myself who have I offended, who hates me this much? Why must mine be different?
Long story short, because I would not let go and let God, I ended up with a partial stroke. That's what my depression got me o. So I became a casualty.

Q- Was I able to help my kid then?
A- Even an onuku knows the answer to that...

I was barred from breastfeeding, even from holding the child. I added to the problem on ground.

But after all this my eye opened (spiritually tho, physically I was a mess... I looked like a freak sideshow!)

What did I do after that, I had to painstakingly cast my mind back to how good God had been to me in the past... All the strong things He had brought me through...
You know when bible said "And David encouraged himself in the Lord " that was me right there.
You know what I did? I would pick the child up, look sternly at baby and start speaking...
-I carried you in my womb, this womb (slapping my stomach! ) for 9 months
-Those 9 months were not for nothing oh.
-I am your mother! You must listen to me and heed my voice
-You shall not die, must not die, you're not permitted to die!
- You will live.
-Rise up and respond to treatment
Can't remember all the things I told this child biko. Pickin jus' dey look me.

I was declaring like mad... you know ministering angels don't respond to tears, they respond to errands you send them on. I was dishing out orders concerning my baby and myself.

This child given 3 months to live is a big kid now, the next blink he'll be ready for secondary school... I still order him around, I just even ordered a batch of koboko for him the other day

My sister, be of good courage. I still maintain there is NOTHING God cannot do. He's just waiting for you to touch heaven with your faith.

I remember when I went through mine, I had periods of doubt and I would still say "Lord I believe you, but the circumstances are fighting my faith, Pls help my unbelief!"
All this I just spoke about happened here in Lagos oh! Where equipment nor dey, not to talk of better doctors. But God sent help...

E come be you wey dey Yankee!
Remember that Some people are back home who wish they had the opportunity to rack up NICU bills to save a life, but God chose you to get the visa. Maybe that visa was issued for "such a time as this" according to Mordecai.

So why am I writing this epistle? So you will brace yourself.
Your matter will be resolved.

Start figuring out where to organise koboko for when li'l mama will grow into lil drama queen They always do!

Frank Edwards song says:
My God is still changing lives
He's still alive doing good
He is the source of your strengthhhhh
My God is still changing lives

Changing livesss. .. (somebody help me sing jor! )

E-hugs!

Make I go check if this strike still dey happen today...

biollar1:
Lobatan! and u know dis because?

As in!!!!!! I can't fit talk on the mata.. more like #missiontokill mschew!

Congratulations on the birth of your princess!
Please try not to worry about the bills, God will sort you out beyond your imagination

quote author=blaize777 post=45601421]Hello house .thank God my princess arrived yesterday tru a C-SECTION sadly she is not too strong weight 2kg,low sugar level on &off and she is eating only tru pipe from her nostrile cos she can't suck bottle for now my breast milk is not even flowing and she has jaundice so she is in NICU.pls house abeg how much is der cost who has experienced dis b4 asper how much dey will charge at d end of the all intensive care.urgent reply pls.cos our budget was VD now it turned to CS b4 baby issue resulted to NICU and dey won't discharge baby until she is fully recovered. I thank God she is active not weak.[/quote]

candyce:
@momo13 correction yoursev. Abi o gbò englise toh spoke. It's pregnant womans not women.

LOL....

ijeomaobi1:
Momo13,

No confuse yourself o. Am 100%sure you filled the right thing.

Thanzzzz my silsterr #injenifa'svoice
Pregnant women are mostly confused or angry at nothing!

@ biollar 1 I feel you.. if you're like me,you'd probably look 41 weeks pregnant by now.. I'm guessing you don't need to look slimmer really( the tummy is long!). In addition to full maternity jeans you might want to try a blouse that's peplumish i.e. free around the tummy and then wear a free jacket, black or otherwise.
I may be wrong but hey- no harm in trying diiferent outfits in front of the mirror and choose whichever one makes you 'comfy'
#my2cents

KingAL07:
Hi @Momo,
I don't think you need to put the hospital name as organisation and contact person if you have got family / friends you are staying with.
I applied for B2 visa with hubby about a month and half ago and we were granted. In the place of contact person , we filled our family friends' details and organisation we left the field empty.
We went with our burden of proof and the only thing the VO requested for was hospital correspondence which we passed acrossed to him, in the pile it had the evidence of deposit we had made so far and he confirmed from us as well. I don't think you should fret.
If you can start up correspondence with your intended hospital ASAP, it is best you do, otherwise as you have been advised be truthful with the VO and let him/her know you intend changing hospitals based on further research you are currently doing which is not yet finalised.

All the best

Thanks! I do have correspondence both hospital and doctor but didn't know I could slot in the info right there ( BTW sorry everyone my phone has been acting 'abiku-ish' I must have posted my story a million times!).
I covet your testimony and we will go with all correspondence.
Thanks again

LadyGuinivere:
Look out for
1. Contact Person in the US and;
2. Organization name in the US.

Geez!! Filled my family details in there because I thought that slot was for where I'd be staying or so! I'm gonna stay with my sister and her family
Please what do I do I already filled,submitted and booked appointment!

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Dabira19:
Good morning NLanders. Pls if I intend changing my hospital,but yet to go for visa interview; wld I notify them before the interview or after?
Thanks @all

I'm kinda confused here oh..filled a DS 160 for b2 visa, I didn't come across any section that asked about hospital details even though I have correspondence for both dr and hospital!
Please help me here, I'd rather cancel this one and start another ( booked appointment already)! Gurus in the house please help with this one oh

vcole:
Is the hospital in the same state? Anyway fill a new ds160 form with the new doctor/hospital contact information. Submit it and get the confirmation page. Call the US consulate and explain that you had to modify some information on your earlier form and would like to change the ds160 number on your application/cgi page. Also ask if this would reflect a change on your appointment booking as well (I can't remember if it does). They would ask you to send an email with a scanned copy of your passport biodata page and new ds160 confirmation page and call them back after you do. It'll take about 48 hrs to change to the new ds160 number after this.

Wow..I filled DS 160 form for medical visa and didn't see any part that asked for hospital details oh! I have hospital and Dr correspondence.. Please is something wrong cos I'd rather fill another form than be denied cos of that.. #icantshout
Cc Ladyguinevere and other gurus

LadyGuinivere:
True? God bless! Fairfax is like 20 mins away from my auntie's house. Oya comot the post mbk before 'they' spoil it for me before I reach there

LOL.. I thought about it immediately after I posted! Me sef never reach there, I share your sentiments not another word about it I don't know how to 'comot' post o!

LadyGuinivere:
That's why me too I'm asking. VA when ttheir serere plenty.

#

Congrats!
However could you highlight what you think you did differently @ application/interview just so we can learn fro your experience..

Zumabeezle:
Hi everyone. The last time i posted on here was when i did renewal via dropbox but was called for interview and denied a visa.
I reapplied and was interviewed a month later. And to the glory of God i was granted the visa. I was already heavily pregnant so i had to travel immediately. I didn't get PTA in Abuja. I travelled at 34 weeks 6days via airfrance. At d airport, i had to do another fit to fly at port health.
Requested wheelchair so journey was easy.
Got into the USA via Houston POE. wheelchair service took me to d front. Was immediately sent for secondary inspection. I had just 2000usd on me. I had paid hospital and doctor's fees before i got in so i just showed them my receipts. They were nice and friendly. Two of them interviewed me at d same time. It was fun for me. I invited them to Nigeria so i could give one of them a Nigerian wife. Lol. Got stamped in for 6months. He however told me to come with my receipts every time i travel coz they will always ask me. And that they know about nairaland. That Nigeria is d only country that has such a forum. I laughed and said sharing information is free and legal. He said well that's true. That we should just tell our pple to pay their bills.

I highly covet this testimony for my upcoming interview. Amen!
Congratulations are in order

nupital:
Hello everyone..

I want to use this opportunity to thank everyone on this thread.

Particularly @Firsttymum @Favoredgal @ladyguinivere @Omodadi @nobody @Vamum @evemama @kemmytinio @happytbaby @vcole @twingirls .You guys have been tremendously helpful. My wife and her mom attended their visa interviews together yesterday at the Lagos embassy and were successful.

(The queue at the embassy was extremely long....seems everyone wants to leave the country...we were there at 7.30 am even though their time wasn't till 9am so we had to wait for a while) (their entire interview was for about 4 mins...VO spent a lot of time typing)

In the spirit of giving back, here's the transcript below:


DW: pointing to mom and saying "we are together "
VO: how are you related?
DW: she is my mom
VO: please pass your passports.... (while receiving the passports) how old are you (VO asked DW)
DW: xx years
VO: Where in the US would you be travelling to?
DW: Houston, Texas
VO: what is the purpose of your travelling?
DW: to have my baby and vacation
VO: (to mum) ma'am what do you do?
MUM: I am into trading..(states what she trades in)
VO: (to DW) where do you work?
DW: I work at xxxxx
VO: How much are you budgeting for the trip?
DW: Between 12k to 15k USD depending on whether it is VD or CS
VO: have you made any deposits?
DW: No we haven't. Doctor said there is no need to until we arrive for our appointment
VO: how do you intend paying for your bills?
DW: my mom and I intend to source for PTA, would use Form A where we can and then source the rest from the parallel market if need be
VO: have you travelled outside Nigeria before?
DW: Tanzania for honeymoon with hubby last year and neighbouring rep of Benin and Ghana.
VO: (Types...................types....) okay, at this point your visa has been approved.

Issues the almighty white paper and circles the address for pick up....gives advice on how we need to get enough funds to prove at the US border that we can sufficiently pay the bills........etc etc.....advises that we also keep all receipt of payments well.... (at that point DW mind don dey board plane and was dancing around in her head)

VO: so you both have a good day and they replied with all gladness

P.S - The particular VO that interviewed them got annoyed and was screaming at a lady before they called them to the VO's cubicle. But we thank the Lord that he touched her heart.


Nupital

[quote author=LadyGuinivere post=45282126]Nawa oh! #goosebumps
Something must have triggered the extreme reaction though..
More like VO assumed they got visa and then proceeded to get preggie but that's not synonymous with an outright lie ke..

ijeomaobi1:
@mo mo13,

Sorry am responding late. Try branches in Lagos/Abuja first. Requirements will land ur hand as soon as u ask. But having access bank account is key

Thanks!

ijeomaobi1:
Ok on my last post on cash backed dollar credit card. access bank does it for 130%or more in naira.

Hi. Please explain further.. Requirements and the likes?

Thanks Lady Guinevere I called and was given instructions on what to do!

bbaby84:
So he has his profile? Hmm. ...... If you were to log through his profile nko? . I think you should call the hotline and see if they can rectify ftom their system.
Good luck

Yes he did have a profile for a previous application, LO and I had one from a previous application as well. I thought to book us all together. I have sent an email though.

LadyGuinivere:
Probably because you got a date bfore completing and submitting ds 160.
Email the embassy to swap the correct with the wrong ds 160. Theyl ask you to send some info to verify ID .Takes an average of 2-3 days.

No I completed all forms before booking the appointment. Logged onto my profile and added DH and Daughter. Though I noticed it kept rejecting DH's add on. Saying another profile existed?? Tried one last time and it went through. Is it same email as lagosNIV?

bbaby84:
How did you book the appointment? Phone or by yourself on the Internet.

You need to log in and change it, I'm suspecting it's the old DS160 number he may have used previously. If you go to the embassy, you won't be allowed to go in.

Thanks for responding. I booked myself on the Internet! Every other information is correct except the ds 160#. I logged in now but can't seem to find the page that has ds 160 number.. You know the part where you add people attending appointment with you. I'm so agitated right now! If I change it sef won't I need to reschedule to get another appointment confirmation? Pls help me oh

Hello people
I just discovered that the ds 160 # on our appointment confirmation for DH is wrong! I don't know how that is because I filled the right one.. What can be done o Abeg, I don't have energy to speak Grammar at embassy gate ke

Hi, did you ask for a discount?
Another mom used him and quoted 2000$..
Please confirm that the prices are discounted.

chima1ng:
Good morning house, please this estimate I got from Dr akoda and he asked we come at 32 weeks. Mama's in the house that has used him please is this what you paid? Cos the prices look high can someone help me on this prices for VD



PHYSICIAN'S FEES,LABS,CULTURES, ANC/PNC AND VAGINAL DELIVERY =$3,500.00

Hospital fees for Vaginal delivery= $6,500-$7,000.00 For Mother and Baby.

Pediatrician $100.00.

Neonatologist only if C/Section or if complicated.



FOR C/SECTION = 8,000.00-$9000.00 for Mom/Baby

Thanks

HouseofMabella:
Check that the address you gave is correct, a colleague had a similar experience and it had been sent elsewhere in error.
Again, please let's know what your total costs to birth at PG hospital with Dr Akoda? I am also Maryland bound and could use the info...thanks m

Ok tnx, Dr Akoda charge $2000, he also gave me a pediatrician who's total bill was just $170 with one check up after delivery he is Dr Alex, still waiting for d hospital final bill tnx

HouseofMabella:
Hello everyone , my baby BC is out, but d SSN is taking too long to be ready here in Maryland, pls what can I do? I was to told it will be mailed to my address, but it been 2weeks now , I need it for my baby blue passport.

Check that the address you gave is correct, a colleague had a similar experience and it had been sent elsewhere in error.
Again, please let's know what your total costs to birth at PG hospital with Dr Akoda? I am also Maryland bound and could use the info...thanks

chloe7:
if you are pregnant or you have little children or a child you won't queue they will take you straight to window that has a vacant v.o

Thanks!

chloe7:
Momo13 9:30am isn't bad, I choose 10am sef because on both occasions I was denied I chose early morning 6:30am appointment, so that particular time I wanted to take my time I got there a fe minutes past 9am and they said time didn't matter I should just go on the queue, I had my interview at about 10am or so, some people go 12pm and even later when there was later times and they still got it, to me I don't think 9:30 is bad, just leave home early enough that day and if you get there earlier nothing spoil.

Thanks for your response. I think I agree with you. DH is of the opinion that they have quota for every day lol! I'm sure Gods favor supercedes all the stories though.
I am also worried because my toddler is a very active somebori she will give us a tough time whilst waiting.. All in God's hands jare

So I just succeeded in booking an appointment! (sleepy eyes).
My questions:
1. my appointment is scheduled for 31st may and the nearest appointment date is May 26th! (i was waiting for doc appointment and pricing to arrive in my sister's mail box, the doctors office doesnt correspond via email). Do I absolutely need to reschedule before interview date? (i really do not want to go thru the stress of starting all over with that merry go round if i can avoid it. )

2. there were only 8 slots left on this particular date 26th , DH was saying a 9.30 appointment is too late and may reduce changes of being issued a visa! I know there are plenty experienced people on this thread biko pray tell me is this true?? if so let me reschedule to another date oo.
Anyone who has answers help a sister out!
THanks

God have mercy! @!ticket fares. Just pray aril doesn't delay your flight, they are known for that! All the best..
Dr Charles Akoda of PG has been unreachable..please can you help with another doctor in Maryland? Thank you!

happytbaby:
Well, with all my 'iyanga in the past; 'I can never fly Arik outside Nigeria', I carried my two left legs to Arik office today to go and buy ticket.

The thing no gree work online, na so your sister enter moto go ikoyi go buy Arik. The ticketing guy confirmed that there is no telemisan on board o and that na my safety matter, the guy even said 'madam you are supposed to be sleeping on the flight not watching TV', emi Tbaby, mo ka sara. They were quite nice but looking at the 'unposhness' of the office, I can only cringe thinking of what to expect on the flight but God dey, I no be ajebo by birth. My ajebo is acquired, make I drop am here.

The closest European airline flight to the Arik I bought was about 550k more for 3 people. I cannot come and be drinking gari abi take loan to born for obodo oyinbo jare. I pray all goes well.

@Nnystc: additional tip for Oyingbo market is to go early morning like 6am to 6.30 that's when your scarf-tying firends come to market.People that run restaurants and co do early morning shopping directly from people that bring stuff from farms and all. Things are still more expensive later in the day. Happytbaby likes her morning sleep o and has never been there that early but thats what people around do.