So I left Naija on Thursday with Lufthansa at 36 weeks but my fit to fly stated 33weeks and they still don't want to fly me I just pleaded and told them I am fit bags where not searched 2k made that possible got on the plane no hassles pls mothers try and get compression socks cuz it helped a lot. Was the only preggy on both flight

Fast forward to the almighty Chicago Poe

Me:Hello
CBP: hi, what brings you to Chicago
Me: Vacation
CBP: Where wld u be staying and seeing
Me : with a friend and she would be taking me around
CBP: how long have you know your friend
Me: more than 5years stayed with while doing my masters in U
CBP: How long are you staying
Me:10weeks
CBP: looks at me and said 10 weeks
Me : yes am here for child birth as well
CBP: k why do you want to have your baby here and re you talking to a doc already
Me :for better health care I want to have my baby cuz I loosed one before and my doc referred me yes I am talking to a doc already I passed him dr's correspondence and bill and receipt of payment.
CBP : goes through everything and my visa transcript and asked where is ur husband:
Me: he can't make it cuz of work but he his coming later I have his ticket booking here do you want to see it
CBP: then I passed it to him
CBP madam please follow me for secondary inspection
Me k then ( in my mind chai this guy sha took me for sec inspection) after 10 mins
Another CBP came out asked where is my husband and who I wld be staying with told him again and then said I can see you have paid all ur bills u don't have any outstanding. Then he said have a great stay ma'am stamps me in till April.
No Agriculture check at all then I wheeled myself out of the airport.

Chicago was not bad after all.

Waiting patiently for LO to arrive.

Hello Everyone in the spirit of giving back like we usually start with here is my story from getting my visa down to Poe. I got my visa halfway before o heard of nairaland

Went for visa may 19th me and DH and this is what happpened

Us:Goodmorning
Vo:Collected our documents and asked how we are related told her husband and wife then she faces hubby how long
DH:1yr 3month
VO: where re we travelling to
DH:Chicago
Vo:where do u work how much do u earn and what's ur role
DH: xxxxx coy earn XYZ amount and do this
Vo: madam where do u work how much do you earn and what's ur role
Me: xxxxx coy earn XYZ amount and do this
Vo:madam are you expecting
DH: yes we are
Vo: would you like to have your baby in the state
Do:maybe or maybe not
(Though I had started talking to a dr but I only had dr's correspondence no breakdown of cost and note my statement of account had only 20k and hubby had only 400k)
Me: I told her I was talking to a doc already and I passed her the correspondence
Vo: do I knw aw much it would cost
Me: I told her minimum $10,000
Vo: madam u re not so sure of the price u don't knw if its VD or Cs anyways take this white paper and show evidence that you have paid hospital bill and medical bill then come back and get your visa. Am going to save you with this because of your Poe.
Me and Dh : ok thank you.

And we left hubby travelled and came back June 21
Fast forward to June 22nd I have learnt abt nairaland then did my budget sheet paid my fees and was ready for them

Anoda vo attended to us.

Vo: collected our documents and scanned then asked us where the evidence of payment and breakdown of cost
DH: passed it to her
Vo: then she kept typing and the next thing she said was ur visa has been approved pick up at this location.

I was amazed and just said thank you.

My leaving Naija and Poe story coming soon this is too long