Hello house, I had my LO last week Wednesday at Medical centre, toms river NJ. Still trying to gather my strength back and trying to have a grasp of breastfeeding as a first time mum. I'm so thankful for all the useful info I got on this forum. God bless you all.

Check Lincoln Medical Centre, its in the Bronx NYC though.

Morgirl:
Hi everyone, i've been a silent reader for a while. I am in NYC (Brooklyn) and I'm looking for affordable hospital here. I've been to Wyckoff heights but they raised their rate to 9.500 VB and 15.000 Cs. Do you know any other hospital i can go to. Thank you everyone.

Thank you i ll note down the names. I registered at Lincoln Medical Centre, Bronx. I wasnt given a particular cost but I was told that if I could establish that I was a low income earner then the fee would be between 7k - 8k for vaginal birth. Its a city hospital so they dont give exact figures.

wale4me:


For nj you can try contact Hackensack hospital or St. Mary's General Hospital Or Somerset OB/GYN affliated to st peter's university hospital or holy name medical center also in new jersry but which hospital do you registered in new york and what is the stated cost of delivery by the hospital ??

Hello house,

I travelled on the 11th of this month. POE was JFK and it was a smooth entry for me. To my greatest surprise, I wasn't asked my reason for travelling to the USA and I didnt say either.

CBP : Hello ma'm
Me: Hi Sir
CBP: You are here for pleasure not business like the last time (looking at what I filled on their monitor). How long will you be here for?
Me : 8 weeks
CBP: How much is on you?
Me: I credited my dollar master card and my BOA acct. All together about 8 thousand dollars.
CBP: Where will you be staying?
Me: I gave my address in NY.
CBP: (stamps my passport)
Its funny how pregnancy wasnt mentioned. Probably because my tummy isn't shooting out and then the atmosphere at JFK was really pleasant unlike when I travelled in Dec. I was also kept in their office for about 3hrs. So this time around it was prayer and fasting.

Secondly pls I have a challenge, I registered in a hospital in NY cos I had free accommodation but now my host has visitors staying with her. Thinking of moving to New Jersey cos extended stays in NY are highly expensive and there is accommodation for me in NJ. Anyone has any idea of affordable hospital in New Jersey?? I'm 36 weeks today.

Wow thank you. Pls can i have your email address? I have lots of questions and I dont know how pm works here.

ifedee:


Hello, I had my two kids in Florida. Tallahassee, Florida. What do you want to know about childbirth in Florida?

Please has any mama given birth in Florida?

What are you saying? Dont jump into conclusions pls.

TWoods:


VOs actually read these threads... people like you are the reason that they no longer buy many of the excuses Nigerians give today. Obviously the initial "workshop" on which your visa was granted was false.

But you all serve a "god that never falls" though.

i just dey fear this Trump matter. E be like say very soon they might start denying entry for us that want to have our LOs there. The fear wey dey worry me ehnnnn

Okay thank you. I will do that too.

KaptainAfrika:
1. No.
2. No. But be mindful of cunning CBP's who would try to get you to admit, to coming prior just to scout hospitals, stick to the "I came only for a conference" line of reasoning.
3. Oh yes they do. Carry cash and also carry money on your cards.
4. Have safe delivery and a safe trip.

lool okay thank you. I will print my statement.

Babatwi:


Since you have used the visa for the purpose you got it for,you can either write the letter or overlook it depending on you,but i would advice you write it just to fulfill all righteousness.
As for going back so soon,I don't think you have any option as it is now,just travel and pray for favor.
With regards to the cash on your card. If you meet some cbp officers that have skoin skoin for head,they will tell you to connect to the airport wife and pull up your bank statement for them to see,so i will advice you to be prepared and have a printout of your statement like a day or two before you travel just incase they ask for it

Hello house, happy new year. I posted sometime ago in December that I had a tourist visa but later changed my mind to use it for birthing. I was advised on this platform to either go for the vacation and workshop i intended to use it for first or take the risk of writing a change of intent and pray to God that I am not sent back. Eventually, i registered for another conference in January and I traveled to NY for the purpose of attending the conference/ short vacation. I spent 3 weeks and i'm back. So here are my questions;

1. Do I still need to write an intent letter to the US embassy here?
2. I am due in second week in March, hope its not too soon if i travel back second week in February cos i left NY January 18.
3. Do they really confirm how much you have on your card at the POE? so i can prepare myself.

Thank you.

LadyGuinivere:

Thank u and God bless
Maybe until the posts are captioned 'Strong Advice...'

I was only hoping for a third opinion. I didnt know that was too much to ask.

davsquared:
@Orestik, i can see ur dilemma, but wit d little i have learnt frm here, i think u shld consider some other things b4 u tow d line u r planning to:

Given ur due date, If u travel dis month and u r given the typical 6 months, will u have put to bed and completed baby docs b4 d date u r stamped in for expires? Wat if u say vacation and dey stamp u for a short period? Wat wil u do and hw can u explain dat u overstayed?

D ticket u bought , wen did u fix ur return for? I dey ask cos i think it is supposed to jive wit wat u will tell d CBP u r in d US for.

If I were in ur shoes, i will go for d vacation as intended, no mata hw short. Den u can make ur enquiries while u r dere, come bak and prepare for d main waka. ( dis is d more expensive alternative, bt it 'may' b safer)

D oda alternative is to bone d vacay, do ur research, send d change of intent letter, den do serious fasting and praying for God's favour and easy POE experience. ( risk plenty for dis arrangement; change of intent- may hold no water, future renewal- may b tougher etc)

Ultimately, d choice is urs.

Thank you for understanding me better. Its actually my first trip to the US and its my first baby so everything ve been seeing on here has been like jibrish to me. If i go now I wud still be able to have my baby get the documents before the 6 months elapses as I am due in March. But i ll just do the former u advised. I ll go, come bck, then travel bck. When going on the second trip do I still need to send a change of intent mail to the embassy? Thanks a lot for your response.

Hello experts in the house, I posted this some days back and I'm still seeking for a really strong advise on what to do as I am still really confused and disturbed about this situation. I honestly knew nothing about medical visa so please I'm opened to advice. E dakun.

Orestik:
Hello everyone,

I just started following this post. I have similar issue as @MamaP003 but the difference is that I am yet to travel. I got a visa earlier in August for relaxation purpose with my husband. A month after the interview, I found out I was pregnant so we canceled cos I couldnt travel with my plenty morning sickness and nausea. My husband traveled last month for a training and now the plan is I join him later this month before I start showing and stay in the US till I give birth. Do I need to write a change of intent letter? plus I havent even gotten a hospital or OB. I planned on doing all that search when I get there, until I discovered this topic yesterday. Pls educate me, what do I do? I booked my flight already for end of the month.

LadyGuinivere:

Ma
If you read this page and the one before it, you will see that, that letter u mentioned is now as worthless as 50 kobo in Nigerian currency.
This kind of story u told (true or false, I don't know) is the kind of story CBPs and VOs get from Nigerians ALL the time so nobody believes it again.
Your options of what to do are limited cos u didn't declare at the interview (trust me, cbp no go chop your story of I discovered after...)
My advice is:
Read this thread VERY well.
Prepare your documents, appointments and proof of payment before you go.
If u compare the tone of poe transcripts now and before, cbps aren't smiling again. This your plan to 'sneak' in before you start showing won't cut it. I dunno if those body scanners can show pregnancy. But think about it, u can be stamped in for 2 weeks with evil annotations or sent back if you don't declare birthing as your trip purpose

Hmmmnnn thank you, I'm just at a fix right now.

Hello everyone,

I just started following this post. I have similar issue as @MamaP003 but the difference is that I am yet to travel. I got a visa earlier in August for relaxation purpose with my husband. A month after the interview, I found out I was pregnant so we canceled cos I couldnt travel with my plenty morning sickness and nausea. My husband traveled last month for a training and now the plan is I join him later this month before I start showing and stay in the US till I give birth. Do I need to write a change of intent letter? plus I havent even gotten a hospital or OB. I planned on doing all that search when I get there, until I discovered this topic yesterday. Pls educate me, what do I do? I booked my flight already for end of the month.

hhahahahaha i serve a God that never fails,

pcicero:

I have reiterated that Jonathan's candidacy is not so inspiring. So, I am praying that he loses. Yes, Jonathan must lose the elections. But he must not lose to Atiku and his ilks.

He cant dat is 4 sure!!!He's gonna be our next president its been stamped GBAM!!! there is nothing no1 can do

i ll just kill myself

Some people have been destined to see ghosts. They are normal people but everywhere they go they see ghosts, what will you do if you were gifted in seeing ghosts?

@ bashy demy
women actually do too, but it is d responsibility of a guy 2 look after his woman, men are the head right?

Mobo you are just a fish and I feel sorry 4 u   , you just showed urself as a lazy ass not ready to be responsible. If u love your woman you ll want to buy anything for her and if you cant afford it, u give her your love, U should even be ashamed of urself that u live on whit women it shows u are not man enough,

!!!piracy or no piracy who's biz? as long as i keep watching nollywood movies, i don't bloody care!

I dont think friends should be trusted at least not until they have been tested, it pisses me off when I see other friends envy each other and gossiping about each other, it sucks merhn, Who can now be trusted when even your hubby lies to you

Are u a Nigerian @ all cos dat statement of urs is so incorrect, really i feel you should do more research because I know u re not retarded.

dont u know being aje butter is boring?speaking british english, behaving in a civilized manner, merhn its boring but being razz is like d most exciting thing, speaking pidgin alone tickles ones fancy, abeg its fun being razz, me like it

@kabukabu50
u are just a clown

@yorisb well @times, m sure u hardly call your male friends 2
@cast.dem u call too, m sure

what about wealth? because obviously no woman wants to get married 2 garri in d morning, afternoon and eba @ night, so does wealth determine how long a marriage can last??

@atampakoeg so ur own is based on hatred and misunderstanding abi

its very natural same thing goes for girls. they can spend a thousand naira in calling d opposite sex but end up flashing their female friends