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Which one is healthy baby package again?
Has it changed from M moments?

thats d discounted package for paediatrician fee for hospital,wch is not covered under d miracle moment wch hospital fee.

amanda0:
Hey dear,
I am due next month using Dr Xydas wanted to know more about the healthy baby package cause Shelly told me about it. Again how long before you can get zero balance from the hospital can you get it when leaving the hospital or soon after that. About birth certificate I heard you can get it after 24 hours of birth is that true.
Thanks.

when u go to dia office dey will give the paper for healthy baby package u see d amount and d terms and condition(still on d highside though compared to oda hospital).It was sent to my mailbox on records like 2weeks after I was discharged. As regards d BC u will get d one from hospital but d real one is to be gotten from d birth/ death record office well its possible as long as d hospital confirm s dat d baby's record has been sent.

osat82:
Hello everyone,trust you are all doing good,Thank God I had my baby boy via C-Section on Monday at HNMC,I used Dr Morgan,intially I was pissed about aving a repeat c section but I am glad a did cos my baby weighed 4.4kg,I don't think I could AV survived pushing him out of me. Everything went well,they were not able to give me epidural cos for some reason it wasn't staying so I was put to sleep. So far everything went well I am good and my baby is healthy no complications,I AV paid my bills paid,3k dr fees and 3500 hospital bills and 750 epidural,I was discharged and I got a letter from d hospital stating I AV performed my financial obligations,however I am still expecting the pediatrician's bill,when I called I was told my son's info wasn't yet in their billing system and I should check next week.
But I must say HNMC wasn't nice when it came to giving free things,I was give six 40mls similac,and 10 diapers and a pack of baby wipe. And they wore a top for my baby through out our 2 night stay,the top was old and worn out,I wished I had brought my own stuff from the start.
Anyway boy is doing good Alhamdulilah

Unless u av so much time on your hand to wait for the pead bill if not go to their office at the hospital and request for your bill or else dey might say u do not qualify for healthy baby package and give u d standard price after one month.

Ajujuju2:
Thanks dear.
Abeg one more question, im very new to Air France policies and thy seem strict.

So my stroller is the bassinet type which means i need to detach the carrier from the wheels to fold. And it doesn't hav a carry bag. So im considering wrapping it at d airport for safety of the pieces and to avoid it gettn dirty.

How was your transported? Did they giv you a bag to put it in or they jst folded and threw on the conveyor??

yep dey put inside a bag demselve,I did not wrap anything,gave it to dem dat way and dey packaged it.

Ajujuju2:
Please houston moms. Anyone remember how mch it cost for secure luggage wrap??
@Aif france moms, is it true checked-in stroller replaces baby's hand luggage?
@wolefola..hope i got the moniker right.

Please helppppp.

please what is moniker oo,but I checked in stroller and still carried baby's hand luggage.

@ amanda0,I used dr xydas.You do not have a choice but to use the hospital's pead group whilst you and ur baby are still in the hospital,dey wnt allow external pead to come and attend to the baby whilst u are still in d hospital. The hospitals pediatrician will just walk in to attend to the baby for d number of days u are dia or at least 4 2days.You will need to choose a pead after u av been discharged 4 a follow up 4 d baby.The pku is required to be done on d baby at birth den anoda one at 2weeks wch u can choose to do at the hospital lab or somwia else,d result will be sent to the pead u choose after u av been discharged. I hope I an answered your question. Pls note that u will be charged for some lab bills but d price isnt much.

@ blaize777,like seriously dunno aw to respond to the requesters questions directly,so I hope u c dis.After confirming b4 I left hospital dat d baby's record s has been sent to the I went to the office my sef because I was told dat d bc will not be ready until 2weeks time and I dnt av such time,so I went dia after 4days and got d bc dats why ts good to test waters sometimes ursef,so after collecting BC called paspport office 4 appointment and I was on dem till dry scheduled me 4 an earlier date cos I told dem I stl need to process visa so cant wait 4 d time dey are calling so I picked passport after 2days and called stella for ETC which is way more easier and cheaper dan visa and u are not afraid dat d passport might get missing in transit. So ETC came bk onnd 3rd day so we are ready 4 naija.I hope av answered ir questions.

Hi Wolefola,
Congrats on the success of ur missionary
journey!
Please, kindly pm me the details of the
doctor and accommodation that you used.
Also, is the hospital good becos someone
gave me negative reviews about them?
That someone was trying to sell her
maternity package to me which included
hospital+doc reg, acc, transp, weekly
grocery shopping et al!
Which airline did you book ur flight with?
KLM/Airfrance?
Also, how long did it take you to process
all the docs for ur baby?
Thanks.

I used Houston northwest and I used dr xydas.The hospital is very okay mind u am not really the type dat expect s too much oo so it depends on u but its really ok.Well dnt understand what u mean by maternity package oo what d hospital have for sef paying patient or the uninsured is called miracle moment and it just for ur hospital stay nothing else included.You pay ur doc separately,anaesthetic ,pead etc u must use pead group during ur stay in d hospital and dey also refer u to dia anaesthetic who will give u bill separately.I stayed with my family,booked airfrance,finished all d baby document in less dan 3weeks.I had him on 6th of may and am back in naija.

cant find what I posted oo but lemme summarise.Missionary Journey signed sealed and delivered by God's grace.Breakdown of fees below.
doc-1850
hosp-3600(actually 3500 for scheduled cs +100 for material 4 circumcision)
pead at d hos-850(2days visit and circumcision)
Follow up pead-135(got 20% discount so paid 108)
lab 4 baby-43
pku test-25
anesthetics-750

I got a refund if 500 from d hospital cos I was discharged on d 2nd day instead of 3rd.I was also able to get a return ticket (airfrance) 4 d baby at d airport for 143 with Gods intervention,of which dey charged me a little over 372 on phone wen I called to make reservation. Thanks to God and everyone.

Richmond is very fine no wahala

@sapphirekings,pls aw did u do it with airfrance.I called the same number but quote am getting is over $300,am so confused.Pls help a sister

@bubelahot,u can call them back and tell them you do not have time as u still need to process the baby's visa,was told the same story when I called and that I must wait for 2wee ks to travel date b4 booking appointment but I told them I do no have time as I still need to process visa and the appoint was booked and picking up today.

For the purpose of clarification,it is possible to have a genuine reason not to go on vacation the time you wanted to go which was my case and the mail i sent was not change of intention mail ,it was a mail stating the obvious with valid proof that was even before I discovered nairaland.I later did sent change of notification wch is just to fullfill all righteousness when I was abt to travel and of wch during my interview I was pregnant and I declared being pregnant.The issue is know your judge ,different stroke s for different folks.

@LadyG,on the issue raised.I guessed a notification to the embassy on how and why dey cant travel for the vacation as earlier indicated might have solved the issue which ought to have been done at the time of the unforseen occurrence.They might no need it if they wud have still gone for the vacation before childbirth anyways .The mail sent to the embassy on the reason why we could not travel for vacation was responded to and at the same time was confirmed by the cbp officer at the point of entry that he can see my correspondence. I used my official email on purpose to send the email ,its just to give an impression .

clinic beside us for PD visit. First visit $30
and hearing test was also done . Second visit
$30. The clinic is hope clinic they are in
bellaire Blvd and they also give
correspondence.( hope am not breaking
rules.).

@yetundearisto,I sent u a pm kindly respond I need to ask u some questions abt d paediatrician

pls house,I need clarity ond this pead issue, must a pead be present during delivery to recieve d baby or how does it work.Please anyone who has used HoustonNorthWest should help o.Can u get ur own pediatrician who can come to the hospital during delivery,d hospital's pead group price is way to much haba.Pls if have any info plsss help.

ok just to give another feedback,hubby and first just got in through Houston POE,after enduring a very queue,when it got to their turn he was asked what he came to do and he said vacation and to witness and help his baby's delivery,immediately the officer did something on the passport and sent him for secondary inspection. After 10 minutes he was called:
CBP:Why are u here
Hubby:Repeated the same answer
CBP:What do u and wia do u work
Hubby:Am a doctor
CBP:So u have taken delivery b4 (hubby cuts in ,yes) but I cant take that of my wife.
CBP:So aw long has your wife been here
Hubby:Three weeks and u know what she has paid all d the necessary bils.
CBP:Really,where is the proof(Hubby showed him copy of hospital,doctors and anaesthetic reciept,which I scanned to him)
CBP: Waoo this is good,very good oo good,stamped them im for six month,do enjoy ur stay.Hubby thinking no be where u dey go b4 be dat.

ok bye.

I have posted something earlier but cannot find it,Hoston POE was smooth and clear for me yesterday though was sent for secondary inspection in all did not spend more than 12minutes even ended up gisting with the second officer about his several visit to Nigeria,he mentioned that I can scan all my receipt to the embassy to update my records so I wouldn't not have to be carrying papers everytime and anytime am travelling,was stamped for six month and no food siezed.Lesson learnt be confident ,gets all your facts right and cordinated,ur story must be consistent. Might repost the question and answer later ,need to catch some sleep.

Thanks to God and everyone on this forum.So I arrived the great Houston POE with my second son ,the queue was long and black people no too plenty.Ok so I was directed to join a particular line and looking at d cbp officer was scrutinising everyone na so I started speaking in tongues.
Eventually when he got to my turn,he collected our passports .
cbp: what is the length of ur stay here
me: 2months
cbp:what are u here 4
me: childbirth and vacation
cbp:How much cash do you ha
ve on u
me:9k
Na so d say make put my fingerstamp and all ,I was likes hoops is that all ,oya now gv my passport na so he told me that someone will come and take me 4 secondary inspection. Ok we got there and after like 5min I was called by one fine looking officer,so he started again
cbp:How long are u here 4
me: 2months
cbp:is this ur first time here
me:yes,actually we planned coming for xmas break but could not make cos of my first that was not given visa dsame time with us due to barcode error and we had to reschedule his appointment but next available date we cud get was January,I even sent a mail to the embassy if we can get a better date,cbp cuts in i saw ur mail.
cbp:How much cash do you have on u,I told him ,can I count it,I gave him ,but did not count and gave it back to me.

cbp:where are u staying in Houston
me:brought out d file am holding where I wrote d address cos my phone was dead
cbp:give me all the document in that file
me : gave him,na so d guy checked and started gisting ooo chai abt how he has been to Nigeria,that did I bring Nigeria food like garri egusi etc I said yes,so he stamped me in for six month and said when done I should scan all my receipt of payment to the embassy so it will be in my records and I wnt have to be carrying papers everytime am travelling. In all I used like 12 t
o 15 minutes while my son was shouting mummy lets go. Went to agric nothing was siezed I brought beans,garri ,ogbono ,egusi ,dry fish and cray fish ofada rice,locust beans,yam and cassava flour ,coconut and plaintain chips,Cameron pepper etc all for my host. He even helped me wheeled everything to the lobby.
Thanks to everyone and to the people that initiated this thread.

About the extension issue,a colleague of mine was delayed for 7hours and later stamped for 2weeks and that was what she used to request for the extension that she was delayed for 7hours after a long flight due to that her leg got swollen and had some health implication on her and her doctor signed that she was not fit to fly,gbam it was extended.Even in her own case she did not declare she insisted she came for shopping and when she was ready to for s second journey she did drop box and dey invited for an interview and she went with her zero balance receipt of the previous birth and her visa was issued. I think its more of confidence grace and favour and not to show some kind desperation.Anyhow sha the truth pays.

@onlineise,with your story I guessed ur was lady in front of us on Saturday cos I also took my first son for the interview. I was surprised when she was denied the visa cos she was so calm and cordinated.I got scared too cos the man was not ssmiling but the answer he gave to ur wife about the visa dat will soon expire was affirmative. I think you can give it shot and I thank God my son was issued visa.

Dear Adebubble,pls I sent you a pm kindly respond as soon as you chanced.God bless u

house plss am stil waiting for ur response,so worried pls help.

Dear House,
I came about this forum om goggle search and a friend later confirmed how useful the forum is and I can gladly say I have learnt a lot.To cut d long story short I applied with my family for visa in December (2 sons and my hubby) unfortunately my first son was denied interview due an error on his appointment confirmation number but d rest of us did d interview and was granted visa.The officer asked us aw many kids we have I said two and she asked if am still planning to have more I said yes one and dat am presently pregnant she smiled and asked for my due month I told her and advised that ssince our plan was to go for xmas nevertheless I must go prepared like I will gv birth. I must have doctor's appointment and all anytime am travelling aand we left.So I quickly went to look for d next available date to book my first son again but I only got January sent a mail to embassy if it can be expedited but no way so we chilled till January so we cud not make December trip.Unfortunately my first son was denied visa but it was only my hubby dat took him and dey were asking if we mention ed him in our earlier interview and we did.Now we are planning to go for d family vacation and also have d baby dia since am already close and have reapplied for him.Pls I need ur advice sud I follow him this time wt my hubby and also use d opportunity to mention having d baby . What are things I sud go wt and I also need advice on chicago POE and any doctor that d price is reasonable around huntley in Chicago . Please help God bless u all