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Glory to God. He is an Awesome God. I had my sweet babygirl on the 12th Feb... n i left Yankee on the 26th Feb exactly 2 wks after. Yay, i am home.
SPECIAL THANKS TO MY SENIORS O, THIS 2WKS THING IS BAE. EHUGS N KISSES R COMING UR WAY.....
I love Dr E, she was awesome, Laurie is a sweetat. I had a great nurse at Oakbend, (Pam) she was just great.
Dr's Fee $1900
Hosp Fee $2300
NICU- $621
Brown & Associates- $178 broken into mother & Child $79 + $99 ( i was expecting one bill. Hehehe, i guess i was mistaken) i dont understand why my bill is relatively higher than other pples own for B&A.
Swab test- $200
Paedatrician - 1st visit$75 + 2nd visit$55= $130 + $20 navel bleeding treatment (though dr said its not too necessary, me wey know say i dey travel, said id rather u treat her) =$150
ETC- $320 Mrs Stells is nice. But i met a rookie, who wasted my time cos she didnt know how to give boarding pass with ETC, but it was all sorted out.
Passport -$165
Went all the way to Austin for Birth Cert, 6hours to & fro, cheii. Its a nice city though, very diff scenery from Houston n Richmond.
Naming - $200 (i just needed a Pastor to pray for her...i did it for her elder ones, i didnt want her to be an exception & damn that caterers food was nice)

Extra luggage - mmmm i went prepared, i paid for 4 extra luggage online n when i got there and the lady was like infant has only one. I said NO, she has 2, i called united 2ce to confirm this and they said she has 2, and if they hadnt said thta i would have paid for 5extra boxes. She just said alright, alright. I was so happy oo, though i had the cash to pay near by incase she didnt agree. I kukuma used it for duty freeeee..... hehe.
Chei i don try for ther from Nov to Feb.
I used Mr Chris (whose number i screen munched here) n uber whenever i didnt have someone to give me a ride. They r both good. Mr Chris is patient.
Arrived Nigeria, welcomed with slap from heat, they scratched my LO's car seat n stroller, but what da heck; I'm home. Went to get BCG injection for LO.
I made a couple of friend Chicagobound my love mua, Neks sugar, Ade, Ires mum (u know ur self) & soulcare- a pleasant acquaintance.
Thanks Nerf for answering my pm, justwise for moderating, Tvegas (my most screen munched poster), Nogen, favouredgal, shelly23
Lady G- i dont know u, but i love u so much, the way you reply pples comments here just makes me wanna hug u on their behalf. U r awesome... Thanks u to everyone. GOD BLESS US ALL
Forgive any typos... i am still super jetlagged

@hi Chicagobound, mssgs r stil not delivering to ur nign whatsapp num o.

chicagobound:
Back to my naija(the dust is real but I still like my country) Lol. Almost gave my bed a hug. ThAnks to all of you who make comments here; learnt a lot and had a wonderful experience, made some new sweet friends and all, time to get back to silent mode.
@ozycy when u do the abj hangout thingy
Holla me, you're truly a beautiful soul.

Hope NICS change! before my final missionary journey and dollar story is different.
E-hugs peeps.

[quote author=Airpure post=41921878]Bank Of America has a 100% fraud protection cover so you should get ur money back.

Thanks, i'm waiting to.

Chei chei, i don suffer, so i woke up to 3 emails from bank of america for unusual transactions, saying i should check my online banking and call a number to confirm if it was my transaction or not. Na so i open my ebanking o. 20 whole transactions- from newyork, to florida, to maryland, to states i have not even thought of going. Na wa o.
Almost $1700... called the number and listed the 20 transactions to them, they r working on it. Acc blocked for now.
Mamas lets be careful o, i have been buying alot online though. Was stil about to buy enough similac n diapers yesterday, but procastinated, at the end of the day, them scammers spent it... they said they will try their best to return the money sha. Fingers crossed.
@chicagobound This Nics pple shud be careful o

Thank u.
Yes Houston accepts any notary. Dunno abt Atlanta dou.[/quote]

As at 2010, yes. But you will need more recent experience to buttress this. I am wondering if they accept non embassy notarised doc in houston.

kemmytino:
Pls make una biko ooo. Does ATLANTA accept public notary instead of the one from US embassy. I stay in PH and we no get embassy here biko.

Yay! I am now a God Mum, baby was born yesterday, Mum n Son doing fine. Dr. E was cool, she gisted n made it fun, though it was not easy. Is it ever...?
Got some explanations on why Oakbend is a lil diff now. Its only a temporary set back. It is well
God be praised. Counting down to mine now.
I stl feel so sad fr twingirls o, i av been prayimg for u, cos u keep coming to mind.
Neks dear, how r u? Hope u r cool?
@Chicagobound, i tried sending u whatsapp mssgs, it aint delivering, ow the LO n hus sibling. Pls try to reach me.

So so sorry 4 ur loss @twingirl. God is ur strength.

@Kkbaby, so sorry about all this. I wish i could offer more than a lil prayer for you Child. It is hard to go through things like this. It is well and God will show u that miracles still happen. You will testify soon IJN.Amen

Yes dear, thanks very much for asking. Much appreciated. Her blood pressure was to high n shes getting induced.
Dr came in now n had a good explanation, her pager got lost, so apparently she didnt get the calls.

LadyGuinivere:
Pele favouredmom. Forget them and bask in the joys of motherhood mbok.

@yokus hope your friend is ok? #readmitted

Sweetat na the same Dr o n to be honest my friend isnt happy with her at all, she is actually rly pissed cos she has paged her n all that. She hasnt come to see her since yesterday that she was readmitted, but like u said, i told her to give her a benefit of doubt, when she eventually comes, we will hear what she has to say o.

N yes dear i was trying to drive home that u guys both shared the exact sentiments. Im glad u got my point.

The koko is Congratulations on ur bundle of joy. Lots of kisses.

favoredgal:
It's possible. Lots of my friends don't know I'm on Nairaland talk less of my moniker. But I think she was trying to drive home how our sentiments were exact



Hmm...This emergency gist na from Tuesday dem don they talk am. During my labor I used torchlight to find nurse, needle hole to find anaesthologist. Even when I was fully dilated remain small to push and deliver all by myself. Who is your friend's dr?! I wish her safe delivery

When dr Ezekiel herself came...hmm.... Want to have a talk with her first before saying much...,cuz my husband had to ask me if we indeed paid her or she was doing this for free as a favor

It is well

Yep, its an alias isnt it? She was complaining bout exactly what favouredgal posted... so i was typing figuratively.... like come r u favoured gal ni, sm1 posted just what u said... av i clarified ur confusion?

Abeg no vex u confused me
U r there with ur friend who is about to give birth whom u recommended to oakbend and somehow still asked if she's favoredgal?

Erm [/quote]

Pls Mama that birthed in Oakbend n r supplementing, pls which infant formular do they give at the hospital. I wanna order some. Similac with iron or enfamil

Thanks alot Nerf, will do that on my next trip. N pls which of the cargo companies did you use.

No secret o!

Travelex at MMIA usually has dirhams. Av always bought from them when going to dubai to avoid losing twice due to cross exchange but nowadays that things are one kind, you can call in advance to know if they have.

Some other BDCs also have dirhams, just ask[/quote]

@Nerf, u av nt shared the secret of changing naira to dhs directly o.

Congrats again Chicagobound... kisses to LO, see u soon

I already posted it a while back, if u check my previous posts. Dont know anything about accomodation, i stayed with family.
In 2010 i paid $2,265 and some change with the 40% self pay discount, if u pay in full within a particular time, pd Dr Soyoola $2K then
In 2013, i paid $3096 for vaginal birth with the 40% self pay discount. I paid $320 to radiology or so and minthink $250 to Nicu (broken collar bone n meconium ish) $2400 to dr
I didnt pay for the hearing test separately
Paedatrician visit $75 1st time then $50 second time. I should have done the $750 implant contraceptive, maybe i wont be here for a 3rd missionary journey due tk failed contraceptive. Now na so so $1k


So, kindly provide some detail on gwinnet.
I will like to have contacts, quotes, and possible nearby accommodation.[/quote]

Na wa oo, all this unexpected increase. God is our strength. I thought in total Oakbends bill will be cheaper than gwinnet, but adding all this hearing test, discharge fee and all, its about the same if not more sef. Cos the total bill in gwinnett includes the hearing test n all.

So ticket gurus n any1 who can contribute, i saw a 1 way ticket with united for $1020, 2way $1700... pls has any 1 gotten a refund for 2nd leg ticket from united, like how much was refunded?. What pays in this situation?
The exchange rate is killing, used my fcmb card n it was charged at 270, its scary to think of cargo now though. Stil not sure who to use for cargo sef

Lmao @ Till today I still see that man in my dreams sef lol. I can imagine, unneccessary intimidation.
Sorry dearie. They dont like it at all. They dont like that we r birthing there at all o...

Pls my pple, lets not make the mistake of coming back here on vacation without reciepts n 0 balance. Sm1 i know was alrdy separated for deportation in Houston, though they had given her a very hard time before they even asked for reciepts at all.
They emphasised more on if she told the embassy before having her baby there last year, she was held for 10.5hrs.... , the intimidation no be here. she will give the full low down. God took control n the new shift of cbps let her go at the end, but it was so unfair. She said someone was even bundled away in handcuffs.

With the lil i heard overnight, pple that had it pretty smooth in houston Poe should thank God, they dont like the idea at all. Her crime was holding green n blue passport together.

Pls lets try to be honest, esp now that its made easy. When i was having my 1st child about 6yrs ago, i didnt think admitting was even an option at all, but a lot has changed n i have peace of mind that i admitted on this 3rd missionary journey. Pls lets do the needful. God is with us.

Exactly what i said.... chineke

Chineke [/quote]

Na wa o, pls let us know how it goes oooo, n the process u went through to get it n how much was refunded. Thank u. Neks, hope u r wel rested now

Oh boy see me dey halla thinking say na becos na Arik!
I first contacted dem 1st Dec and got an auto reply. Went to their office this week and they say I should get my refund in 10 working days, but with all these festivities that's like second week in Jan, so am keeping my fingers crossed. Whats Delta saying?
cc yokus
cc neks31[/quote]

Abeg, how do u chamge naira to dha directly,

nefertitiram:
I think you will lose more due to cross exchange... reason why I never buy dollars when going to dubai, but dirhams directly, cos u lose twice, once when buying dollars and again when changing from dollars to dirhams. my two cents though. But do the maths before embarking on such a venture.

Thanks alot

jayjay4lyf:
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As per arik ehn, i wish i cud use my 60kg wtout goin on the flight cos i cant go back with the flight, i cant stand the service, looking out for a direct flight to lagos frm houston... sm1 said i can ask for a refund for the other leg of my flight if i dont use it, pls explain how o. Mayb i can get a refund frm arik n il need to get frm whichever flight i return with.


Send a mail to arik.refunds@arikair.com or call them on +2348077791310
Am sure they'll cut one outrageous figure out and give a paltry sum
Am still processing mine so don't know what it will eventually be

Merry Xmas n a happy new year in advance to you all. May we be highly blessed n favoured for the rest of the yr n into 2016.
@ Neks sorry bout the stress ehn, pele. Give ur lil girl a peck for me, i wish i brought my babies too.
As per arik ehn, i wish i cud use my 60kg wtout goin on the flight cos i cant go back with the flight, i cant stand the service, looking out for a direct flight to lagos frm houston... sm1 said i can ask for a refund for the other leg of my flight if i dont use it, pls explain how o. Mayb i can get a refund frm arik n il need to get frm whichever flight i return with.
@Frendly, it will all end in praise, u wil have no cause for tears this time. Follow the advice given.

Then i tried buying things o amazon with my gtcard n it declined, the email said i had used up my daily limit, hian, that was the 1st time i was using the gtcard in over 4days. I don tire to dey suffer dey spend my own money o

I met the Soul care lady and @Chicagobound at Dr Es last week. They r beautiful n amazing Women. God bless u guys.

@Nerf pls help with the cargo persons deets ooo....abeg in need of such affordable shipping oo... thanks in advance.
For both my kids, hubby never went to the embassy to notarise, we used a random notary public/ lawyer and it was accepted, though there was a lil issue with the date of hubbys signature being different from the notary publics date, but we were issued a 2yr temp one, whch we changed to the 5yr one in the embassy in Nig.

Shey I heard you take the form to US Embassy in Lagos or Abuja and have it notarized? That their laws dont recognise Nigerian lawyers that are notary public. correct me please[/quote]

God will help us, my 1st missionary journey exchange rate was bout 165, 2nd missionary journey the exchange rate was 207 to 210 or so, see 3rd missionary journey o... withdrawal frm nig bank don dey hit 270 n will soon be stopped altogether. Hian.

Thanks Nerf... i no want mistake or accident again ni, it has happened to me and about 3 pple i know. I guess i just worry. I react to copper T, hence my curiousity about Mirena. But u r right, i can stil get mirena in Nig.
@ Favoured... thanks 4 d info dear

Something that is free your local govt health centre? 10yrs own sef, mirena is about 3-5yrs.
Aunty, no vex, banish that thought, come and do family planning at home. US o! Cotonou o! All na family planning[/quote]

I just dey think aloud ni o.
Dr. Said they charge $1000 for mirena iud. That means that is 270,000naira for family planning.
Omo mayb i will just do essure sterilisation oo...
This exchange rate thngy dey give migraine
To think il need to buy a one way ticket to go back when LO arrives, cos i dnt intend to go back to NY n use the arik.

Not fair oo, even if its just 2days swap, so i can see my Queens n collect a top up....#throwing tantrums

firsttymum:
yes dey same at oakbend.
Freebies u just go with ur supplies.
Yes there's wifi... Isn't there wifi almost every where?
There's enfamil... Its part of ur supplies
There's mom365


Kikikikikikikiki I'm so glad I'm home. No swapping allowed

I did o my sister. Filled forms in some n wrote a letter of authorisation in some. But they work in other stores,.
. Na the exchange rate dts gvn me headache now. Lol

favoredgal:
Did u inform your bank that you were traveling? That may be the reason for your declined cards