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Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 10:59pm On Mar 23, 2018 |
Petdaughter: Only 10kg. Useless people. I thought it was 23kg. Delta is not just it 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 7:04pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
Petdaughter: I paid $417 over the phone with my card. I guess it's not cheap because of the season. People are starting to buy summer tickets and all |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 12:44pm On Mar 21, 2018 |
Gloriagee: They are horrible I tell you. With my first baby I used United. Excellent service all the way. I really miss them. Anyway this is my last child so... |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 3:51am On Mar 20, 2018 |
Hi guys Second missionary journey done and dusted. Came home 2 days ago. I will say two things: DO NOT PAY ANYBODY MONEY TO GET YOU APPROVAL FOR VISA ON ARRIVAL! I stupidly paid a colleague just because I didn't want stories about not getting the approval email before my travel date and I have been seriously regretting it since. DO NOT USE DELTA AIRLINES IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ALONE WITH YOUR INFANT. That was my worst trip ever. I made firm reservations for a bassinet only to find out they didn't even have any on the plane. I ended up carrying my baby the entire trip. This is why I miss United airlines. Good luck to everyone. I'm done 8 Likes |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 11:58am On Mar 11, 2018 |
Pinkstrawberry: It was awesome. It's my second childbirth there with the same doctor. However they changed their neonatal services provider and I wasn't impressed with them at all. |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 7:40am On Mar 10, 2018 |
Hello all, My baby girl arrived on the 26th of February using Dr E at Oakbend. Recovery this time around was way better than the first time. I have already processed all $0 balances and BC. Passport to come next week. I havnt received the SSN so I filled in zeros on the application. I didn't sign any oath to that effect. I'm hoping to travel back home next week so I'm really praying the VOA works for me. I don hang my boot. Child bearing ends here 19 Likes |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 5:50pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Bubbles123: I used Oakbend in 2016 and I got my visa renewed last year. Infact my itemized bill states $23000 and i paid $3700 at that time. In fact I'm having my baby at Oakbend again this month. I don't know what that VO's issue is o 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 11:36am On Feb 13, 2018 |
olufuumy: Please go through the thread. Be patient, you will find all the answers you seek 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 11:35am On Feb 13, 2018 |
@Omodadi I'm so sorry dear! I can imagine how horrible this must be for you. I think you should try Canada if your date is not too close. Hugs.. |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 5:09am On Feb 12, 2018 |
LESSONS LEARNT: 1) NEVER EVER use an agent to fill your DS-160 form. Trust me, the form is pretty straight toward and there are some information that an agent might not put much thought to. But if you do it yourself you have all the right information in there and can't be thrown off [/quote I keep telling people This!!! The questions are so easy and straightforward that you'll be silly wasting money paying an agent to answer your own personal details for you. |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 9:58am On Feb 06, 2018 |
funmiogunz: Welcome. Please thoroughly search through this thread. All your questions and concerns have been dissected. Happy reading and enjoy 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 6:15am On Feb 03, 2018 |
MyEkwueme: Send me a pm |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 1:18pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
OnJosh1: Honestly I would advise you to do it when you get home. I had to redo my son's own back in 2016 because it wasn't done properly in US. It was traumatic for both of us. |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 1:04pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
MyEkwueme: Usually you start building up a communication line with the Dr way before 35 weeks...I usually inform my Dr when I'm about 5 months gone so that the dr's clinic can be aware way before I enter the country. I am using Dr E/ Oakbend |
Travel / Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 6 by zannie(f): 4:21pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
I've been a long follower of this thread from the journey to have my first baby in 2016 and now my second. I want to immensely thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. I've learnt so much and refered many people. Now straight to my own experience: I got a B1/B2 visa for a conference which I attended in 2015. This visa was issued in London. I also used the same visa for childbirth in May 2016. My POE was Houston. I was grilled for almost 2 hours. I believe it was that tough because I was caught using my phone at the secondary inspection ( which you shouldn't be doing) After the CBP guy finished ransacking my phone and checking my documents, I was stamped in. Now to my second missionary journey, I had to apply for another visa because the previous one had expired. I could not do Dropbox because the visa was issued in London and I was reapplying from Nigeria. At first I was so disappointed because I was not ready for another interview but I'm so happy I did. My interview started with the VO cancelling my previous visa without prejudice since it had expired. He asked me all the generic questions (purpose of visit, why I chose to give birth in the US, dr's correspondence, burden of proof, where I work and proof, payslip) At the end I was issued a visa. I came in to Houston yesterday with Klm at 35 weeks. My hospital demanded 15k for fit to fly letter which I refused to lay for and I went straight to port health on the morning of my trip. At port health, the nurse was insisting I was about 38 weeks gone high I knew was not true. I knew she was saying it because she wanted money smh. After much back and forth with her, we (my husband and I) paid her 2k extra in addition to the 1500 fee and she issued us the certificate. At Klm checking I was not even asked for the fit to fly so we basically wasted 3k5. But I'm not even angry because if I had paid 15k at my hospital it would have been worse. The flight to Amsterdam was just basic. The food was bleh. After a four hour layover at Amsterdam, we continued to Houston. When we got to Houston after 10 hours, got straight to immigration where the queue was long but pretty much moved fast. When it got to my turn I got to the CBP officer with the following transcript: CBP: Hello, why are you in The US? Me: I'm here for childbirth CBP: You mean you are pregnant? Me: Yes I am CBP: How many times have you been here? Me: Twice, in 2015 for a conference and in 2016 to have my first child. CBP: Can I see proof of payments for your first child? Me Handed over all $0 balances (hospital, Dr, Paed, anaesthesia) CBP: So was everything up to $10k? Because this looks very cheap. Me: it was more than $10k before I got my applicable discount usually given to self pay patients. CBP: So you don't have insurance here... Me: No I don't. CBP: So how are you paying? Me: I have $4k on me with $13k in my Wells Fargo account and $10k in my Nigerian USD Dom account. I can show you the statements if you like. CBP: Let me see them (I hand the statements over to him at this point) I see here that these are November statements Me: My USD accounts are accounts I don't use unless I'm outside Nigeria. I can't quickly open up my online statements if you want further proof. CBP: No problem. Just to remind you you are not entitled to Medicaid.... Me: I'm absolutely aware CBP: Great. I'll be stamping you in for 6 months, have a great day mama Me: Have a great day, and thanks The whole process took approximately 4 minutes. My first dr's appointment is Feb 1st. I'm so happy I had to go for that visa interview whe're I had the opportunity to declare my intentions of childbirth because I know it made my entry a huge breeze compared to my last time. There's nothing that gives you confidence like knowing you did not lie and your intent is as clear as day. Houston POE is highly unpredictable though. You just keep praying for favour. 15 Likes |
Politics / Re: Obi Commences Construction Of 10 Maternity And Child Health Centre(pictures) by zannie(f): 10:39am On Dec 12, 2013 |
Okija_juju: LWKMD!!!! Gov Peter Donatus Cheques Obi!! Hahahaha |
Politics / Re: Obi Commences Construction Of 10 Maternity And Child Health Centre(pictures) by zannie(f): 10:21am On Dec 12, 2013 |
No be small injury time governor o! A to na planning, no execution. Btw why is he even handing out cheques? And why can't we ever think of building something that can comfortably rival hospitals in any part of the world instead of all these makeshift shacks? Smh God dey shaa |
Politics / Re: Nigeria Airbrushed Out Of Mandela’s Life Story by zannie(f): 10:16am On Dec 12, 2013 |
We destroyed ourselves by ourselves. We should not blame any country for dissociating themselves from us. Corruption is the order of the day. We disgrace ourselves everywhere we go. Why should other countries respect us? then when we need to plan a way forward, we start pointing accusing fingers at a tribe that isn't ours. The joke is on us. As far as I'm concerned, we deserve every bit of ridicule we get. Until we get serious, push tribalism aside and genuinely think of how to make every coner of this country great. 7 Likes |
Romance / Re: "Ways Of Keeping Men Connected In Relationships" by zannie(f): 3:31pm On Nov 29, 2013 |
I disagree with No 1 So if I like being funny, I should reduce it because I don't want my man's ego to be harmed and be competing with him. Really? Whatever happened to being urself? And oh, I think the last point completely negates no 1 so that reasoning is flawed |
Culture / Re: Why Do Igbo People Detest Marrying Other Tribes? by zannie(f): 5:52pm On Nov 28, 2013 |
But seriously, what's this obsession with Igbos?? I'm just asking a question o. Any thread on here about Igbos ends up being anoda mudsling contest between Yorubas/Igbos. Are you guys not tired?? 2 Likes |
Art, Graphics & Video / Re: 30 Most Powerful Photos Ever Taken. The Kind You Never Ever Forget by zannie(f): 5:26pm On Nov 28, 2013 |
Powerful pictures... Some of these pictures make me still have faith in our humanity |
Culture / Re: Why Do Igbo People Detest Marrying Other Tribes? by zannie(f): 3:00pm On Nov 28, 2013 |
The way anything Igbo just pricks some people like needle ehhh. Una well done o Anyway, I think its not just an Igbo thing. Generally people like to stick to what they are familiar with when it comes to marriage, not just Igbos. 2 Likes |
Nairaland / General / Re: What Are Your Insecurities? by zannie(f): 4:17pm On Oct 26, 2013 |
1) I talk with a lisp. My bf thinks its ok but sometimes it jst makes me feel somehow 2) My weight. |
Romance / Re: For The Ladies: What Sexy Male Body Parts Attracts You Most?????? by zannie(f): 7:04am On Oct 24, 2013 |
Pink lips *swoon* Large hands *cough* and a broad chest My man has all that and more so... |
Romance / Re: Igbo Traditional Marriage, Is It Only For The Rich? by zannie(f): 9:31am On Oct 23, 2013 |
Its even very funny because not every place in Igbo land does this. I'm from Anambra state and in my place, we take a tiny bit of the whole. This is usually the norm in Anambra and Enugu. There may be exceptions. Usually, the grooms people present a certain amount and the bride's father 'dips' his hand and collects a single note from the bundle, and gives them the rest. It may be #200, #500, #1000, depending on what they present. Every other tin required from the groom on the infamous list is usually around 50k. That's in my own area shaa, because we believe a woman is priceless and there is no amount that would be enough for her head so there's no use asking you for money. |
Romance / Re: Igbo Traditional Marriage, Is It Only For The Rich? by zannie(f): 8:05am On Oct 23, 2013 |
U people must shaa bring tribalism into everything. Are u guys not tired of this BS? If u don't understand d culture, then forget it. Its as simple as that. There are many places in Naija where you don't pay a dime. You can as well go there. Its not by force to pay bride price. Nobody is even talking about 'idu uno', where the parents of the bride do something akin to a 'send off' for the bride. Sometimes what the new couple get from this idu uno is way more than the bride price paid. Please if u don't understand a people's way of life, its ok. But at least respect it. There are 250 ethnic groups in this country, each with its own vast customs. We should learn to respect people in this country |
Crime / Re: Enugu, Crime Capital Of Nigeria – Survey by zannie(f): 10:29am On Oct 22, 2013 |
LMAO! Everybody knows this is sooooooo not true. Enugu ke? So what happened to the other report when it was ranked safest? Ndiala! 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: Section Of The Sunday Worship Service You Like Most In Your Church? by zannie(f): 2:53pm On Sep 08, 2013 |
I love the consecration of the Holy Eucharist. A certain peace washes over my spirit when the chalice is raised. Nothing comes close to that feeling. I'm Catholic 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Only 6 Civilians Were Killed In Baga - JTF by zannie(f): 10:48am On Apr 24, 2013 |
So 6 people is now ONLY 6 people?? When will we start seeing human life as precious and sacred in this country? God help us! Respect to the dead. So sad |
Romance / Re: Start As Friends Or Declare Your Intentions From Start? by zannie(f): 1:12pm On Apr 14, 2013 |
Trust me, dat whole friendship gist is over rated. You will likely be friend- zoned. Women are complicated human beings o, you may start out as friends, then when you now mk it known to her that you wanna b more than friends, she'll be like 'argh, but we are friends for life, how can we kiss or make love'. trust me, most times that's wat happens. The best thing is to approach a girl telling her you dnt wanna play games and you really wanna know her better and go from there. That way, she knows from the beginning what category to place you, while you guys slowly learn each oda . 7 Likes |
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