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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by shelly23: 6:03pm On Apr 24, 2015
Delta is probably the friendliest cos they don't ask for fit to fly, but the POE is Atlanta if your friend doesn't mind.


Popri:
Hell everyone, pls I need info on the most preggy-friendly airlines in order of preference, seems BA tops d list. Pls what's d maximum for Delta and are they nice to preggies?
A friend needs an urgent answer as she will be leaving at 35 weeks and wants to book her ticket based on that...P.S-She is really showing

Thanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by SAkale: 6:06pm On Apr 24, 2015
Hi everyone, I learnt Canada also does citizenship by birth and has more benefits that Yankee....please has anyone researched on this and any info? For me its a bit too late for this pregnancy as I am a June mama but this might help someone or some of us in the next Pregs...wink wink. Please revert. kiss

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Nobody: 6:15pm On Apr 24, 2015
Their website says 36 weeks but l flew at 34 weeks 5days. You will need a fit to fly from you doctor stating your LMP and EDD.
[/quote]. Thanks stinux

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by SAkale: 6:17pm On Apr 24, 2015
Mimikreationz:
Hi house. please are there Houston mums in the house headed for Houston in May? I am using Houston Northwest medical centre and I need someone on a tight budget like mine who is willing to share accommodation at a cost. pls respond asap if interested. thank you.

Please send me a pm. Am interested...though I Wil b with my mum but we can share a flat I guess
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Gagat: 6:38pm On Apr 24, 2015
nefertitiram:


Depends on your pocket and stress threshold.
It's easier and more expensive to buy from Lagos to Phoenix directly via BA or KLM.

It's cheaper and more stressful to book from Lagos to NY, then take a connecting flight to Phoenix. Most local airlines (except southwestern) will charge you for your check in luggage. Usually in the range of $25 and $35 per bag. Not to talk of the wahala of changing terminals at JFK or changing airports if your local flight is from LGA.
PM me if you need assistance

So did u book your connecting flight from NY to phoenix while in Naija or at d airport in NY when u got there. Thaanks
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by tbaby2015: 6:47pm On Apr 24, 2015
zeezahbee:
I have used virgin Atlantic once tho I wasn't preggy. The space is tight especially if you are on the large side. Overall them try sha but leg space is zero. They might have upgrade recently.

It's a no no for me then. Thanks @nefertitiram and @zeezahbee.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Popri(f): 6:48pm On Apr 24, 2015
shelly23:
Delta is probably the friendliest cos they don't ask for fit to fly, but the POE is Atlanta if your friend doesn't mind.



O she feels JFK is he r best as she lives in MD...she will be coming in for a work visa interview but she's pregnant and will go back to US from Nija when she's about 35 weeks old so she will be entering the US with a work visa hopefully although her visiting visa is still valid she just doesn't want any stress from airline or Poe
So u think ATL POE is better than JFK?
Thanks much
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by bambini: 7:05pm On Apr 24, 2015
Gagat:


WHICH airport was ur POE?
How did u choose your POE was it from ur iternery to phoenix or u booked a direct flight that landed at ur POE?
How can I make Dallas or JFK my POE if i'm heading to Houston or Ohio?
Thanks for ur response

Am yet to travel even yet to buy ticket, i dey hustle for cheap ticket
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by nefertitiram: 7:52pm On Apr 24, 2015
Gagat:


So did u book your connecting flight from NY to phoenix while in Naija or at d airport in NY when u got there. Thaanks

I didn't go to Phoenix, but if you want to take a connecting flight, buy it at least 2 weeks in advance from expedia.com
What you may buy for $150 in advance can be $500 at the airport!
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by nefertitiram: 7:55pm On Apr 24, 2015
SAkale:
Hi everyone, I learnt Canada also does citizenship by birth and has more benefits that Yankee....please has anyone researched on this and any info? For me its a bit too late for this pregnancy as I am a June mama but this might help someone or some of us in the next Pregs...wink wink. Please revert. kiss

No info about this, but to me o! Canada visa is too hard to process. Haba, even the forms alone, waec is more lenient!

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Gagat: 7:55pm On Apr 24, 2015
bambini:


Am yet to travel even yet to buy ticket, i dey hustle for cheap ticket

Guess we are together! Lol
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Gagat: 7:58pm On Apr 24, 2015
nefertitiram:


I didn't go to Phoenix, but if you want to take a connecting flight, buy it at least 2 weeks in advance from expedia.com
What you may buy for $150 in advance can be $500 at the airport!


THIS is very helpful. Thanks so much
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Ferarrix: 8:36pm On Apr 24, 2015
Great job every one. i have also been a silent follower of this forum..... God Bless you all... All ya believing God for the fruit of the womb and the means to have your child in US..... it is my prayer that God will visit you this year by God's grace.

Please i have the following questions:

1. I got the B1/B2 visa last year, never used it but now wish to have my baby in US. Is it compulsory to write the embassy to notify them of my intention to have my baby in US?

2. I plan to use Dr. Fagboun..... any good accommodation around oakbend where the hospital is? i believe the area is called Richmond.

3. Which POE will u recommend ?

4. Which airline do you recommend?

5. What is the minimum recommended number if days/weeks a newborn baby requires before getting on a local or international flight?

Thanks in advance. smiley
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by DeeandGLady: 9:13pm On Apr 24, 2015
woaini:
Personal travel allowance. U get that from a. Bank. It's usually within CBN rate. Even when dollar rose to above 225 PTA was btw 197-200. The challenge is that as an individual account holder u can only get 4k while a corporate account holder gets 5k. Not all banks give this service though so find out from yours or open an account with the ones that do.

@Woaini what bank did you buy PTA from, or please who can help with names of banks that sell PTA at good rates. Thanks my ladies.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by feddy27: 9:50pm On Apr 24, 2015
My people ! In the spirit of giving back, here's my birth story: I gave birth to my baby boy last week Tuesday at Oakbend and Dr Fagbohun took the delivery himself. I had a very fantastic and amazing labour nurse; Lesley ! God bless this pretty soul. The members of staff were very helpful. Baby was given all the supplies he needed and they brought a celebratory meal to my room to celebrate baby's arrival. I had more than enough juice to drink..lol. also, different pain medications were administered. Overall the hospital experience was great and Dr F is really experienced and good at his job. I'll def use him again. Birth certificate was ready for pick up by Monday, went to downtown for passport yesterday and picked up same day. Waiting to process naija visa, collect zero balances and get ready to make my way home !

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by segbas(m): 10:04pm On Apr 24, 2015
Congratulations
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Ferarrix: 10:10pm On Apr 24, 2015
feddy27:
My people ! In the spirit of giving back, here's my birth story: I gave birth to my baby boy last week Tuesday at Oakbend and Dr Fagbohun took the delivery himself. I had a very fantastic and amazing labour nurse; Lesley ! God bless this pretty soul. The members of staff were very helpful. Baby was given all the supplies he needed and they brought a celebratory meal to my room to celebrate baby's arrival. I had more than enough juice to drink..lol. also, different pain medications were administered. Overall the hospital experience was great and Dr F is really experienced and good at his job. I'll def use him again. Birth certificate was ready for pick up by Monday, went to downtown for passport yesterday and picked up same day. Waiting to process naija visa, collect zero balances and get ready to make my way home !

CONGRATULATIONS.

- Any advise on accommodation ?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by dere5: 11:23pm On Apr 24, 2015
Gagat:


So did u book your connecting flight from NY to phoenix while in Naija or at d airport in NY when u got there. Thaanks

Will advice you to book southwest airlines as soon as you have bought your lagos - new york ticket or as soon as you are sure of your travel dates,because they are one of the few if not the only airline i know that allows hand luggage and two 23kg bags free. Dont ever make the mistake of waiting till you get to New york before buying your ticket,because a ticket that might cost you $150 like 3wks before will cost you like $500-$700 on the day of the journey. Make sure you do your homework very well o, because at times after adding the cost of domestic ticket from new york to phoenix,hotel money if you need to spend d night in New York and cab fare from hotel or from Jfk to La guadia Airport, at times after adding all this,your total might just be close to or about what it will cost you to fly direct from Lagos to Phoenix,so think and calculate very well o if coins is an issue here.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Ferarrix: 11:27pm On Apr 24, 2015
Ferarrix:


CONGRATULATIONS.

- Any advise on accommodation ?

sorry for bothering everyone. I found the answers to my questions by reading through the posts esp from feddy27.

One more question feddy.. please how did you manage with local transportation between accommodation and hospital and locall shopping of basic things you required? will also be grateful if you can share contacts(cab, accommodation etc) that were very useful during your stay.

Thank you

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by dere5: 11:28pm On Apr 24, 2015
DeeandGLady:


@Woaini what bank did you buy PTA from, or please who can help with names of banks that sell PTA at good rates. Thanks my ladies.

Try Diamond,their rate was about the best when i bought about 2 month ago

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by feddy27: 3:16am On Apr 25, 2015
Ferarrix:


sorry for bothering everyone. I found the answers to my questions by reading through the posts esp from feddy27.

One more question feddy.. please how did you manage with local transportation between accommodation and hospital and locall shopping of basic things you required? will also be grateful if you can share contacts(cab, accommodation etc) that were very useful during your stay.

Hi, for accommodation, I got an apartment. PM me and I'll give you the person's contact. I used cab for all my movements. Houston isn't transport friendly.

Thank you

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by sayoberry(f): 8:38am On Apr 25, 2015
SAkale:
Hi everyone, I learnt Canada also does citizenship by birth and has more benefits that Yankee....please has anyone researched on this and any info? For me its a bit too late for this pregnancy as I am a June mama but this might help someone or some of us in the next Pregs...wink wink. Please revert. kiss
PLS ANSA O
Me self wan know. who knows, idowu may decide to show face.l grin

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Nobody: 11:07am On Apr 25, 2015
sayoberry:

PLS ANSA O
Me self wan know. who knows, idowu may decide to show face.l grin
lol cheesy cheesy cheesy there's a give birth in Canada thread, I went through it and found some useful tips, you can go through it too, just type in the search box

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by drafrican: 12:34pm On Apr 25, 2015
Hello everyone been away for a while.
Arrived maryland safely via british airways.
I sat at the exit door for both the lagos to London and London to baltimore booked my seats online.
My fit to fly was never asked for (thanks to my wide bump)had enough leg room,slept through out my flight except when I had to use the bathroom but thanks to my TED stockings had no worries. Stopped the plenty water drinking when I started peeling every 15 mins. Didn't use the wheelchair cos my hubby felt I would draw unnecessary attention to myself(1st time traveling to the USA).except for MMH british airways time of landing was good cos the airports were empty.(LHR and BWI)
POE was BWI all blacks on my flight were about 9
Me:Good morning
cbp: good morning(a black American about 35yrs )
Passport and landing card
Me:handed it over to him
CBP:purpose of visit?
Me: have my baby
Cbp: 4 right fingers on the green light
Types and types
cBP: i see your birthday is tomorrow,I should stamp you in.
Me:laughs
Cbp:smiles
Cbp: you need to fill a form on the other end stating how much you're with
Me: thank you, he typed the total
At I think secondary inspection was told
Everytime you enter or leave the USA you must declare over 10k including cheques
Officer filled d form for me asked me to go through it if correct sign here.
Told me to go over to Agric cos I had ogi and shea butter (which is all I took )and says he wud meet me there with a copy of my form.
Passed through agric X-ray and then officer asked me to Open, I did.
He found it strange I don't have indomie,kilichi,beans and the other over 15 things he listed so he searched my second bag"your a rare Nigerian"
All in all must have spent about 30-35 mins cos the airport was so empty.
Thanking God for favour and wishing same to everyone planning for the blue Pali.

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Gagat: 1:16pm On Apr 25, 2015
[quote author=feddy27 post=33075513]My people ! In the spirit of giving back, here's my birth story: I gave birth to my baby boy last week Tuesday at Oakbend and Dr Fagbohun took the delivery himself. I had a very fantastic and amazing labour nurse; Lesley ! God bless this pretty soul. The members of staff were very helpful. Baby was given all the supplies he needed and they brought a celebratory meal

Congrats, freddy! Thank God for His Guidance.
Pls where was ur POE & how did U connect ur flight? How much was d total fee u paid? Did u've to contact & Get a letter from oakbend or just Dr F letter was enough proof at ur POE?
Thanks for ur prompt response
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Gagat: 1:20pm On Apr 25, 2015
dere5:


Will advice you to book southwest airlines as soon as you have bought your lagos - new york ticket or as soon as you are sure of your travel dates,because they are one of the few if not the only airline i know that allows hand luggage and two 23kg bags free. Dont ever make the mistake of waiting till you get to New york before buying your ticket,because a ticket that might cost you $150 like 3wks before will cost you like
$500-$700 on the day of the journey. Make sure you do your homework very well o, because at times after adding the cost of domestic ticket from new york to phoenix,hotel money if you need to spend d night in New York and cab fare from hotel or from Jfk to La guadia Airport, at times after adding all this,your total might just be close to or about what it will cost you to fly direct from Lagos to Phoenix,so think and calculate very well o if coins is an issue here.



Thanks so much for this helpful info. I'm only thinking of breaking my journey just to Get a Favourable POE with less stress. What s ur advice on this?
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by stinux(f): 1:24pm On Apr 25, 2015
drafrican:
Hello everyone been away for a while.
Arrived maryland safely via british airways.
I sat at the exit door for both the lagos to London and London to baltimore booked my seats online.
My fit to fly was never asked for (thanks to my wide bump)had enough leg room,slept through out my flight except when I had to use the bathroom but thanks to my TED stockings had no worries. Stopped the plenty water drinking when I started peeling every 15 mins. Didn't use the wheelchair cos my hubby felt I would draw unnecessary attention to myself(1st time traveling to the USA).except for MMH british airways time of landing was good cos the airports were empty.(LHR and BWI)
POE was BWI all blacks on my flight were about 9
Me:Good morning
cbp: good morning(a black American about 35yrs )
Passport and landing card
Me:handed it over to him
CBP:purpose of visit?
Me: have my baby
Cbp: 4 right fingers on the green light
Types and types
cBP: i see your birthday is tomorrow,I should stamp you in.
Me:laughs
Cbp:smiles
Cbp: you need to fill a form on the other end stating how much you're with
Me: thank you, he typed the total
At I think

Congrats drafrica on your succesful poe experience. I think BWI is not a bad poe afterall

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Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by MumT2: 1:59pm On Apr 25, 2015
Hi Everyone,
Just new in this forum but i have been following all your discussion. I really need help ASAP. just renewed my visa via dropbox and i have an intention to have my baby in Houston come August, I need to know what procedures to follow and any help regarding hospitals, drs, and costs of delivery. Also do i have to notify the embassy of my intent since there was no interview. Any experience with Houston Methodist hospital? I need to make contact ASAP.
Thanks.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by MumT2: 3:06pm On Apr 25, 2015
nefertitiram:
.

Jst yday u wanted to fast forward to awadth!!

Congrats, iya ibeji!
Ds is aweome news

Congrats, Pls, i need the dr's email address.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by MumT2: 3:09pm On Apr 25, 2015
Ferarrix:


CONGRATULATIONS.

- Any advise on accommodation ?

CONGRATULATIONS. Pls i need Dr. Fagbohun's email address.
How is their charges? i hope its fair.
Re: Give Birth In USA: Cost And Procedures Part 2 by Newmum15: 3:19pm On Apr 25, 2015
drafrican:
Hello everyone been away for a while.
Arrived maryland safely via british airways.
I sat at the exit door for both the lagos to London and London to baltimore booked my seats online.
My fit to fly was never asked for (thanks to my wide bump)had enough leg room,slept through out my flight except when I had to use the bathroom but thanks to my TED stockings had no worries. Stopped the plenty water drinking when I started peeling every 15 mins. Didn't use the wheelchair cos my hubby felt I would draw unnecessary attention to myself(1st time traveling to the USA).except for MMH british airways time of landing was good cos the airports were empty.(LHR and BWI)
POE was BWI all blacks on my flight were about 9
Me:Good morning
cbp: good morning(a black American about 35yrs )
Passport and landing card
Me:handed it over to him
CBP:purpose of visit?
Me: have my baby
Cbp: 4 right fingers on the green light
Types and types
cBP: i see your birthday is tomorrow,I should stamp you in.
Me:laughs
Cbp:smiles
Cbp: you need to fill a form on the other end stating how much you're with
Me: thank you, he typed the total
At I think secondary inspection was told
Everytime you enter or leave the USA you must declare over 10k including cheques
Officer filled d form for me asked me to go through it if correct sign here.
Told me to go over to Agric cos I had ogi and shea butter (which is all I took )and says he wud meet me there with a copy of my form.
Passed through agric X-ray and then officer asked me to Open, I did.
He found it strange I don't have indomie,kilichi,beans and the other over 15 things he listed so he searched my second bag"your a rare Nigerian"
All in all must have spent about 30-35 mins cos the airport was so empty.
Thanking God for favour and wishing same to everyone planning for the blue Pali.
Congrats on your successful POE.Pls can you pls share some of the food produce not allowed into the U.S if it's not too much stress for you?Plss.Thank you

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