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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by anonymousmum: 3:47am On Dec 16, 2014
Tvegas:


@Anonymousmum. ... Thank God for you but I have warned everyone to avoid houston. Abi another thing dey there ni? Lol. Not sure atlanta and other poe i earlier recommended got time for all these examination and questions.

Oga Tvegas ur my neighbor o, I am in Sugar Land, next to Stafford...

Nothing dey there o, I had bought my ticket before all the horror stories started coming out, and I was not prepared to start re-routing again...Next time, I will choose wisely smiley
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Tvegas(m): 4:30am On Dec 16, 2014
Flowers:
Houston has been good with friendly weather. We stay in an accommodation in stafford less than 40 dollars per night.To rent a small car with insurance for 2months is more than $3000.

Flowers how you dey? I guess you are in Sunsuite right? We are in Shadowbrooke apartments on dulles avenue. Make you and hubby come chop goat meat lol. But 3k for car rental in 2 months is too much haba. You can check www.enterprise.com and Avis for a cheaper offer. Their cheapest offer is $600 per month but we didn't end up using enterprise as we got a free car that we can use for now from an rccg pastor. We only have to do some repair and fix the insurance.

My advice for anybody considering houston on a tight budget is to book companies who offer accommodation, feeding and transportation all in one.Transportation cost on its own is not smiling. It may surpass your hospital bill if not well planned. We didn't use this option as we had a different arrangement.

Another Tip as regards communication is to get Ultra Mobile that seems to be the best deal for making international calls right now.

@Anonymousmum. .... Na enjoyment you dey o. We should hook up in Sugarland one of these days. We are visiting first colony malls pretty soon.

@ Damsell. ......Sorry dear but at least you don born americana baby now. Don't worry just look at the better side of things and enjoy the holiday. United no try at all.

@Jay6.....I was told there is an average of 15 mothers meeting fagbohun per day. I hope they can locate each other. This place is the new MIHS. God bless our hustles. Lol.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by shakidude: 4:52am On Dec 16, 2014
happytbaby:
Hi Shakidude,

How are you and baby?

I am trying to remember exactly where you have the issue....I know scheduling appointments often give issues until I realized that once an email is on record, the website starts misbehaving so I just changed emails. If you are using Internet Explorere, you may also try Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

H
I do not understand the part about mistake with GTB payment and Abuja drop off though.


Hello Happytbaby. Thank for the reply. Baby is doing great. 6months now. How is ur LO tooM may God bless them all.

Well, u're absolutely right. It's because they have my profile in their system. The last time I renewed, I had d same problem and then used husbands email but now it just keeps recognising me when I enter passport details and DOB. I opened another email but it still didn't work. I've contacted them 3 times and they are working on my profile.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Flowers: 6:53am On Dec 16, 2014
Tvegas:

Flowers how you dey? I guess you are in Sunsuite right?

@Tvegas: na vex my husband take come back from the car rental companies. Pretty the same price because they charge about $21 daily for insurance apart from the price of the car.
We are not on Dulles avenue. smiley. Hope to see you in church on Sunday what time is the service?

My advice for anybody considering houston on a tight budget is to book companies who offer accommodation, feeding and transportation all in one.

Gbam that is it.

We will come for the goat meat abeg.

@Jay6.....I was told there is an average of 15 mothers meeting fagbohun per day.

The man account go just dey happy.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by SAkale: 8:48am On Dec 16, 2014
Hi everyone,

I noticed sometimes unpopular ones like us don't get many responses, can someone assist? i dont have any fancy stories o sad grin
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by pattyreal(f): 9:15am On Dec 16, 2014
SAkale:
Hi everyone,

I noticed sometimes unpopular ones like us don't get many responses, can someone assist? i dont have any fancy stories o sad grin

Bia i'm one of d pple dat has been answering ur questions! I answered 2 of d questions u asked. So which one again?

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Shawbabe: 9:43am On Dec 16, 2014
ebonyademi:
Please ATL bound mums, can anyone give me details of cheap hospitals or refer me back to pages to check. Am April bound and wish to start processing now

I can't remember the page number for you to read but check these hospitals

Gwinnett Medical centre
Northside
Emory midtown hospital

You can google them and call. I don't have my little memo pad with me where I wrote down costs and details.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Shawbabe: 9:45am On Dec 16, 2014
patricia23:



Atlanta bound hopefully first week in March.

Do u have accommodation arrangements? Still looking sad
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by SAkale: 9:47am On Dec 16, 2014
i said many responses not at all na my dear.....i asked two more questions

pattyreal:


Bia i'm one of d pple dat has been answering ur questions! I answered 2 of d questions u asked. So which one again?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by SAkale: 9:58am On Dec 16, 2014
i tired contacting the Del sol Medical centre to get a letter from a physician there and they keep refering me back to Doctores Para ti. any ideas how else i can go about it?? if i got to Health grade and get a physician wount the person charge me differently? and if so wnt the physician want me to use the hospital he is domiciled? how i go do am?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by pattyreal(f): 10:06am On Dec 16, 2014
SAkale:
i tired contacting the Del sol Medical centre to get a letter from a physician there and they keep refering me back to Doctores Para ti. any ideas how else i can go about it?? if i got to Health grade and get a physician wount the person charge me differently? and if so wnt the physician want me to use the hospital he is domiciled? how i go do am?

Gud luck tryn probably u'll b d 1st on dis thread 2 geta particular doc frm del sol. I'm nt surprised dey r referring u 2 deir agent doctoresparati. Once again gudluck. Pls let d house know if u finally got a doc frm delsol.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by RoyalRoy(m): 10:16am On Dec 16, 2014
moca:
Phema, how r u and baby today?

Tell royalroy to visit u asap and spoil u and d baby kiss

Lollz.... Am sure Mr Phema is doing a great job spoiling her already.

grin grin grin

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by sayoberry(f): 10:31am On Dec 16, 2014
Tvegas:


biko how much is your rent? is it a flat? and for the car thing Its going to be difficult o. my drivers license expires tomoro sef
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Babatwi: 10:41am On Dec 16, 2014
SAkale:
i tired contacting the Del sol Medical centre to get a letter from a physician there and they keep refering me back to Doctores Para ti. any ideas how else i can go about it?? if i got to Health grade and get a physician wount the person charge me differently? and if so wnt the physician want me to use the hospital he is domiciled? how i go do am?

@ SAkale

Must it be Del sol medical centre or doctoresparati letter? Even after they have told you that the embassy people MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT accept their letter. I had told you on an earlier post, and i will tell you again . Get in touch with another doctor e.g. Dr Fagbohun or some other doctor that accepts email appointment booking,send them an email that you want to come to the us to give birth,they will reply you with an email telling you that they are willing to accept you and they will also attach the breakdown of their bills on the email, all this is free o,you no go pay any kobo.,most doctors will not charge you for this.You can use this as burden of proof for your visa application and at POE. Once you enter America ,you can then go the El paso route or even decide to have your baby in Alaska,na u sabi,no body will stress you on that,the koko is to enter yakee 1st. I hope i have answered your question.
I can give you like two doctors in Texas that would respond to your email , send me a pm if you need it or search this thread,i know ppl have had this same problem,even me too had the same issue,that is why i can advice you properlly.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by prolify: 11:06am On Dec 16, 2014
Hello Association of Healthy American Baby Project. I've been a silent reader on this thread and I can't tell u how much it has helped me. I have so much to say but I'll try to summarize. I got my visa thru drop box(abuja) in oct then sent sent a letter of change of intent to d embassy in nov(i didn't want to try myself with that interview o)didn't get the traditional response,mine stated I should let them know ooo.well I didn't let that discourage me I went ahead to get other documents ready, got a ticket via United however that particular flight was operated by lufthansa and POE was Washington which I wanted cos I didn't have energy for Houston @all o,layover @ frankfurt was abt 4 hours,flight to D.C abt 9hours hmmmm.dat was when d journey started to take its toll baby O wasn't finding it funny @ all and he made sure I knew it.On my arrival @ d.c I went into d restroom put on a little makeup and headed out trying to access which CBP officer had the strongest face and who was likely not to stress me 2 much,but b4 I could make up my mind I was ushered to the very guy that l didn't want to have anything to do with that was when I asked for all the angels in heaven to come to my aid o.I walked up 2 him and after the usual pleasantries he asked what are you here for? Me.christmas holidays and to have my baby.CBP.do u have an idea of the cost?Me.abt 10-20k dollars.CBP.Can you afford it?Me. Yes.CBP how long would you be here for?Me.3 months.CBP.how do u intend to pay?Me.i have cash of 2k dollars and my debit card.CBP.what do u do?Me.Am a Bleep.CBP.its not illegal to birth in the U.S but you have to pay your bills if not you can be sent back.Me.Am fully aware of that sir.He does the finger print and sends me on my way and that was it,no secondary inspection no document presentation nothing @all.Am so sorry for the long post, am still new @ this I can't even type the POE ?s as well as you guys do.but wanted to share my experience with the house.hope this helps some1

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by kizluv(f): 11:11am On Dec 16, 2014
Shawbabe:


Lol when I dey tell una say BA is the worst airline flying to naija, una no wan hear. The days of BA being the best, has long gone. It's like they send their worst planes and hostesses to Nigeria. It's terrible!

Gosh cry, but BA has been kind to us o, we were even upgraded to economy premium around October last year, cos i was carrying an infant ( or so i thought ). plus them UK people gets to stamp my UK visa.
@Anonymousmum, lmao @water... BA sef..
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by SAkale: 11:21am On Dec 16, 2014
Babatwi,

i was actually taking your advice by asking for a doctors letter, it must not be del sol o. kindly assist me as you have stated, am new here so i don't even know how to send a pm. my email is sendivirgo@yahoo.com. thank you so much.


Babatwi:


@ SAkale

Must it be Del sol medical centre or doctoresparati letter? Even after they have told you that the embassy people MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT accept their letter. I had told you on an earlier post, and i will tell you again . Get in touch with another doctor e.g. Dr Fagbohun or some other doctor that accepts email appointment booking,send them an email that you want to come to the us to give birth,they will reply you with an email telling you that they are willing to accept you and they will also attach the breakdown of their bills on the email, all this is free o,you no go pay any kobo.,most doctors will not charge you for this.You can use this as burden of proof for your visa application and at POE. Once you enter America ,you can then go the El paso route or even decide to have your baby in Alaska,na u sabi,no body will stress you on that,the koko is to enter yakee 1st. I hope i have answered your question.
I can give you like two doctors in Texas that would respond to your email , send me a pm if you need it or search this thread,i know ppl have had this same problem,even me too had the same issue,that is why i can advice you properlly.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by feddy27: 11:24am On Dec 16, 2014
prolify:
Hello Association of Healthy American Baby Project. I've been a silent reader on this thread and I can't tell u how much it has helped me. I have so much to say but I'll try to summarize. I got my visa thru drop box(abuja) in oct then sent sent a letter of change of intent to d embassy in nov(i didn't want to try myself with that interview o)didn't get the traditional response,mine stated I should let them know ooo.well I didn't let that discourage me I went ahead to get other documents ready, got a ticket via United however that particular flight was operated by lufthansa and POE was Washington which I wanted cos I didn't have energy for Houston @all o,layover @ frankfurt was abt 4 hours,flight to D.C abt 9hours hmmmm.dat was when d journey started to take its toll baby O wasn't finding it funny @ all and he made sure I knew it.On my arrival @ d.c I went into d restroom put on a little makeup and headed out trying to access which CBP officer had the strongest face and who was likely not to stress me 2 much,but b4 I could make up my mind I was ushered to the very guy that l didn't want to have anything to do with that was when I asked for all the angels in heaven to come to my aid o.I walked up 2 him and after the usual pleasantries he asked what are you here for? Me.christmas holidays and to have my baby.CBP.do u have an idea of the cost?Me.abt 10-20k dollars.CBP.Can you afford it?Me. Yes.CBP how long would you be here for?Me.3 months.CBP.how do u intend to pay?Me.i have cash of 2k dollars and my debit card.CBP.what do u do?Me.Am a Bleep.CBP.its not illegal to birth in the U.S but you have to pay your bills if not you can be sent back.Me.Am fully aware of that sir.He does the finger print and sends me on my way and that was it,no secondary inspection no document presentation nothing @all.Am so sorry for the long post, am still new @ this I can't even type the POE ?s as well as you guys do.but wanted to share my experience with the house.hope this helps some1

Congrats Prolify

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by feddy27: 11:25am On Dec 16, 2014
Big congrats to Phema and all the new mums. God bless you and the little ones + your entire family ! We are tapping into your testimonies too
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Shayo5: 11:32am On Dec 16, 2014
@ annoymousmum congrats on ur successful entry @ Houston, I pray mine is as successful.
@ Tvegas no be our fault o,bought my ticket before learning bout Houston poe.

I pray for favour at POE
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by bj2012golf(m): 11:43am On Dec 16, 2014
[quote author=prolify post=28926402]

Congrats, another awesome testimony

God cares for you n His favor shall continue till birth time and beyond.

Regards

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Babatwi: 12:11pm On Dec 16, 2014
SAkale:
Babatwi,

i was actually taking your advice by asking for a doctors letter, it must not be del sol o. kindly assist me as you have stated, am new here so i don't even know how to send a pm. my email is sendivirgo@yahoo.com. thank you so much.



I'm very happy to be of help. Everything i learnt was from this forum,Will send a mail to you now, I just saw your pm,will reply to that too. Pls fell free to contact me if you need further assistance. God bless.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by kingsdaughter: 12:35pm On Dec 16, 2014
sayoberry:


biko how much is your rent? is it a flat? and for the car thing Its going to be difficult o. my drivers license expires tomoro sef

Sayoberry na you wan drive motor car with your biggibelle? grin How far? Any news from the embassy yet?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Lamisatuati: 1:09pm On Dec 16, 2014
Hello everyone, please did any of the moms who got nigerian visa from US fill the on line form. A friend told me she did not. Pls it's urgent tanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by TeesMom: 2:13pm On Dec 16, 2014
Hi Flowers,

juset PMed you.

please i dont mind the guys contact and ur accomodation info.

Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by prolify: 2:16pm On Dec 16, 2014
@ feddy27
Thanks and I'll be happy to help in anyway I can,as I've been a grateful beneficiary of this thread wink
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by dserious: 2:47pm On Dec 16, 2014
modath:
General House,
Especially mums who had C-sections(emergency or planned), I need to ask a question that has been plaguing me for the longest but must now ask.
I see that when people give fee breakdown they state Dr's, Hospital's(which is always costlier than regular vag delivery) and still go on to list epidural/anaesthetic as a seperate payment, call me *slow*but is it possible to go through a c-section/surgery in an unmedicated state?.

NO dear, its NOT[b][/b] possible to have a CS without anaesthetic, dats suicide mission. You know how painful a minor knife cut is when slicing e.g orange; then imagine the pain of slicing thru ur stomach and womb. No hospital would try such, not even a slaughter house.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by Tvegas(m): 3:18pm On Dec 16, 2014
sayoberry:

biko how much is your rent? is it a flat? and for the car thing Its going to be difficult o. my drivers license expires tomoro sef

Lol Sayo? I want to respect myself on this thread by answering Visa questions, Objective report of medical services, POE questions and similar issues without turning to a marketer . You can Google the car rental companies i mentioned for starters. Pls understand.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by GFavor: 3:25pm On Dec 16, 2014
Hello House, plus has anyone gotten Nigeria passport for the baby from el paso. How did you go about it. I learnt it is cheaper and better to get the Nigerian passport from US than going for the Visa. Kindly advice experience mums and dads from el past.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by blessedbeu1: 3:29pm On Dec 16, 2014
Hello all
I landed safely in houston, Port of entry was so easy no documemt asked , they only asked where my hubby n i worked n how much I had on me which was 6k dollars n my credit card, he only looked at the cash but didn't count.
God was wt me all the way. My advise will be stay positive n put all in place dn leave the rest to God Almighty.
cheers

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by sayoberry(f): 3:38pm On Dec 16, 2014
Tvegas:


Lol Sayo? I want to respect myself on this thread by answering Visa questions, Objective report of medical services, POE questions and similar issues without turning to a marketer . You can Google the car rental companies i mentioned for starters. Pls understand.

pm nko? i af tired of google

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedure? by sayoberry(f): 3:39pm On Dec 16, 2014
kingsdaughter:


Sayoberry na you wan drive motor car with your biggibelle? grin How far? Any news from the embassy yet?
no news o. Help me beg them to call me to come and submit my passport

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