Based on personal experience, even as a FTM, it is possible to enquire about VBAC - where there has been prior uterine surgery eg myomectomy.

sugah:


VBAC is vaginal birth after CS. Meaning you have had a CS before and want to do a vaginal delivery after.
As a FTM you should be asking for VD or CS.

blaize777:
Abeg experience mum how can one do without dis Epidural tin d cost alone na 1200 I wan save dat moni.i don't want to use it at all. After all in nig pple born everyday without it.pls help FTM.

I cannot come and waste my $1200 cos of epidural, . you know wetin $1200 go fit buy for me . infact it was not even an option cos I didn't even include it in my budget. it's either you make up your mind from the onset so you don't end up requesting for it at the dying minute.
I know someone that requested for it at the later stage of labour and immediately after administration before the epidural started working, her baby popped out
that is wat they call #wasteddollar#

You can start exercising and taking long walk, cos it sure helps to hasten up labour God willing.
Cc Veka

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Thank u dear @ozycy. I called them and they said it's usually 2-3weeks after childbirth. I dnt knw y whmc gets Ds slow. I thought once I go to the office I will just get it. Pls I wud like to talk to u

Bisoye82:

To type this days na work #life of a twin mama
Gave birth at St Francis in Lynwood.
Paid $15 at hospital to expedite the BC.
Thursday:Filled forms online for naija passports.
Friday: Picked 2 copies each of BC from Vital Stat Office
Bought money order($77 and $30) @ the post office.sent the $77 money order to Innovate1 services.
Saturday:bought infant tickets for the babies at the airport.called the US passport agency line to book an appointment for Monday.
Took the babies to Walgreens to take passport photos(2 set-1 set for US,2nd for naija)
Monday:Innovate1 confirmed the money order,printed the receipt and acknowledgement page.
Went to US passport appointment (infant ticket is a complusory requirement o)their office at Wilshire Blvd,paid for expedited and was told to pickup 2 days later.
**Booked a red eye flight to Washington(depart on Wednesday night by 10pm,arrived DC 8am on Thursday,head straight to the embassy,paid extra $85 for each baby for same day collection.finished by 1pm.travelled back to LA by 5pm.got home 10pm Thursday evening.
Note:Hubby is not interested in mailing US passport for visa and ETC is almost $1000 for 2 babies with postage(and just for 7 days).
LA is far from all the embassies because when you take normal morning flight you will arrive from 3pm and you won't be able to do anything that day that's the reason for red eye flight.

@Bisoye82
Chai!
Gangster momma! On top twins??
I talk am say some babes here dey superhuman... una dey doubt me.
These long haul flights from california na im you do twice in 24 hours with twins
Nne, I commot cap for you oh.
In fact, I commot my Brazilian wig join...
Make I jejely bow out oh. My liver never cook reach this level of gangsterism... The only plane rides wey I sign up for na to arrive Yankee and commot Yankee oh... but collect hailing sha. You try!!!

Hmmm... St Francis? Did you use Dr Mbag**?

My family of 3 have a VISA interview schedule for next week but I am pretty confused. My B1/B2 Visa expired in March, now my wife is pregnant and she intends to deliver in the US, he immediate sister is a registered nurse in Atlanta and she is proposing my wife should come to the US for her delivery. However, in the DS-160 form, the VISA category I filled for myself, wife and son was B1/B2. Now the question is this:

1. Since she didn't chose B1 as her VISA category should we declare our intention of birth in the US to the VO at the interview?
2. Is it possible to cancel the VISA interview, refill a new DS-160 form, chose B1 for her and reschedule another interview for the whole family.
3. Should we go for the interview with the B1/B2 VISA category to either declare or not declare her intention to the VO
4. What are the merit and demerit of the these options.

Your advice is highly valued. Thank you.

ozycy:


I cannot come and waste my $1200 cos of epidural, . you know wetin $1200 go fit buy for me . infact it was not even an option cos I didn't even include it in my budget. it's either you make up your mind from the onset so you don't end up requesting for it at the dying minute.
I know someone that requested for it at the later stage of labour and immediately after administration before the epidural started working, her baby popped out
that is wat they call #wasteddollar#

You can start exercising and taking long walk, cos it sure helps to hasten up labour God willing.
Cc Veka

ROTFL
Na real wasted dollar dot com... Dat pickin suppose chop cane on arrival...
If na me, anytime the pickin misbehave, I will always be saying "that is how you wasted my $1200 on the day you were born! You want to do it again abi??!!! Mtchewww! "

Kaii... All these steps just to born pikin for USA

candyce:

There's iv medication that can be given to you if you dont use epidural, it helps with the pain. In my case, it even made me sleepy. Dr was shouting push, i was dozing off until my mum slapped me back to reality, finally the dr had to use a vacuum to get baby out because i could not control the dizziness.

anizi:


There's iv medication that can be given to you if you dont use epidural, it helps with the pain. In my case, it even made me sleepy. Dr was shouting push, i was dozing off until my mum slapped me back to reality, finally the dr had to use a vacuum to get baby out because i could not control the dizziness.

Same thing happened to me.but for me I was only dozing in between contractions
Once the contraction hits I go start prayer but once it wears off am asleep again.lol.really funny

Babyidj01:
Please can anybody advise on good gyn/ob and hospital fees in Portland, name of cheap gyn and details of hospital pls?

I just remembered something.there is a hospital in vancouver.just a few minutes from portland like 15 minutes from where I stayed.didnt know when I was searching for hospitals that vancouver was that close.name is peacehealth hospital.didnt ask for their price though but I believe they won't b too expensive cos I did some lab works there n they where cheap.
U might want to call them to get info

justwise:


Please hang around after getting answers to your question here, don't leave us as many have done.

I give you few weeks after hanging around here helping people and your above view will change.

I am here... No shaking

Shout out to @Cmeo i got my baby drugs today.thank uou am so grateful.rgds to ur wifey

Nne, just kindly use the epidural o! There s no award for forming strong woman. That pain no be here especially for FTM in which labor is usually quite long in majority of first time mothers.( can last abt 8-12hrs).
Unless during ur ANC visits ur told that your already dilating and ur cervix has dilated up to 4cm (like some pple have stated here) b4 ur in actual labor and u have a high pain threshold then you can think about it. Most women would be able to bear the pain if only labour didn't last so long.

blaize777:
Abeg experience mum how can one do without dis Epidural tin d cost alone na 1200 I wan save dat moni.i don't want to use it at all. After all in nig pple born everyday without it.pls help FTM.

greatqs:
My family of 3 have a VISA interview schedule for next week but I am pretty confused. My B1/B2 Visa expired in March, now my wife is pregnant and she intends to deliver in the US, he immediate sister is a registered nurse in Atlanta and she is proposing my wife should come to the US for her delivery. However, in the DS-160 form, the VISA category I filled for myself, wife and son was B1/B2. Now the question is this:

1. Since she didn't chose B1 as her VISA category should we declare our intention of birth in the US to the VO at the interview?
2. Is it possible to cancel the VISA interview, refill a new DS-160 form, chose B1 for her and reschedule another interview for the whole family.
3. Should we go for the interview with the B1/B2 VISA category to either declare or not declare her intention to the VO
4. What are the merit and demerit of the these options.

Your advice is highly valued. Thank you.

1. Yes. You must declare your Intention . No 'pick and choose' in the matter. The visa catergory she ticked is the correct one.
2. No need. See reason above
3. See 1 and 2
4. That one na thesis. You have to pay . For that, you have to read the thread and form your own opinion. The only thing I can tell u is that failure to declare is misrepresention and that leads to deporting and cancelling visa WITH prejudice. Read pioot's posts

mumcshyn:
Shout out to @Cmeo i got my baby drugs today.thank uou am so grateful.rgds to ur wifey

Thanks and God bless u cmeo! May u never lack helpers in Jesus name!

Mumcshyn hoows your lo doing now? Better I hope?

Why did happen? There has to be fixed price

ifyalways:
God has been good to me and mine. My "daughter" entered on Monday via JFK and no questions were asked, no secondary inspections or anything.

In my quest to make sure she got the visa, I paid El Paso hospital and Doctors fees in advance against the good advisory I got here. The deductions no be here ooo. $145 refund processing fee for Hospital bill, $250 again deducted from hospital bill and $145 deducted from Doctors fees. That's excluding the registration and Doctors letters. Nearly $750 gone . . .Just sharing so no one makes same mistake as I did.

Varvara:
Why did happen? There has to be fixed price

What happened where?

Let me reiterate : EL Paso folks were honest and straightforward with their charges and deductions as they will inform you before you make ANY payment. It was my choice to pay.

Doctors fees is $2500, minus $149 when asking for refund.

Hospital bills is $2500. An extra non- refundable $250 if you want to pre-pay. So total to pay for hospital bill is $2750. When asking for refund you get $2500 minus $149 service charge.

They explain ALL this to you before you make payment.

EhmWon:
Based on personal experience, even as a FTM, it is possible to enquire about VBAC - where there has been prior uterine surgery eg myomectomy.

We learn everyday. I did not know VBAC refers to surgeries other than cesearean section as well. Thanks.

Veka:
Are there any mamas that didn't use epidural for their first? How was it like? I'm still very undecided if I want to take the Hebrew woman route. I dey fear sha.

You have to decide so u don't give up last minute... for my first child, I almost requested for Epidural like 30 mins before my baby arrived.... I would have had the wasted dollar story too... lol. For my second I walked around a lot and did some squats before heading to the hospital when I got there I was already 7cm... it's not always as easy as it sounds, but making up your mind before time is key.... at the end of the day if u can't bear it, by all means request for Epidural ohhhh, experiences are different

I will do the same. Current visa started from August 2014 for three years. I delivered first in the OCtober 2014 and then I will deliver second baby in September 2016. I don't think there will be any issue

Babyidj01:
Good day house,

Just a quick question please, I got my b1/b2 visa in August 2014, used it for my 1st baby December 2014 and got back to nigeria January 2015.

My visa expires August 2016 and am currently pregnant with my 2nd baby, intending to travel 1st week of July because baby is due mid-August and get back to nigeria end of September.

Do I renew my visa knowing fully well my visa expires a month to my entering the USA, if yes, why please and if no, kindly state your reasons

Never heard of people using the same visa for 2 deliveries. Please help, what do I expect and say at the POE about this?

Thank you my good people

Flavour1900:
Please those that used whmc how do I get baby's documents like birth certificate and Ssn fast I hear it takes up to 4-6weeks pls dnt have time again. Someone help pls with any information. Thanks

Not true! Go to Harris county for the bc 3-5days after birth, SSN should come in your mail within a week

thanks @ passionantchica its the promo ticket i bought. good price ooo. I will call wakanow or qatar for the hotel reservation and keep you informed. although i looked up on the hotel website yesterday and got the price which is not bad but hope to see if i could get a discount since its just for about 6hrs.

cutie333:
thanks @ passionantchica its the promo ticket i bought. good price ooo. I will call wakanow or qatar for the hotel reservation and keep you informed. although i looked up on the hotel website yesterday and got the price which is not bad but hope to see if i could get a discount since its just for about 6hrs.

Spoke to them yesterday. Qatar doesn't provide hotel accommodation for promo ticket buyers. Even when you buy normal economy, your ticket has to have layover of 8+ hours to qualify for hotel. In other words if your ticket is normal economy and passing thru another stop before Doha (for instance Dallas-London-Doha-Lagos) the layover on each leg may be like 4 hours for each leg, so they won't give you hotel.
Anyway it's one of the cheapest tickets available today @259k today's price, so I guess one gets what one pays for... Only that the journey is long sha. .. Not for the faint-hearted.

16 hours in the air for one of the legs (in my case)
I commot hand quick like person wey put hand for hot soup!
This hustle must end in praise IJN!!!

Hello everyone,
Sorry to disturb but need help identifying hospitals in philadelphia and its environs that people here have used and their charges.

Thanks in advance.

Hello my people,

I am back and fully recovered. Thanks for all your prayers and words of encouragement. I was baffled on the outpour of love and prayers i got from this group... You guys rockkkkkk!!!

BTW -This time my EDD na Jan 2017 ( because Belly must enter this month) So who is game for that month?...leaving by December. I have chosen doctor, hospital, accommodation, Airline etc.... so tee i don go oyingbo price crayfish, and other food stuffs

It might sound like a joke, but it is real and this time......it MUST BE PERMANENT.

Have a blissful day my pals

I wish I had the opportunity to have even tried all these different exercises with my first sef to have an idea how much pain I could take...with first, pain relief was not negotiable as I was been closely monitored cos my BP was shooting through the roof...the initial pain relief IV med was making me sleepy as well as seeing double plus making baby sleepy as well...so epidural was not even sth to think twice about...

So @Veka if you decide to go the non-epidural route, apart from preparing your mind for it, also pray that circumstances during labour and delivery are favourable...

Peaceful2016:


You have to decide so u don't give up last minute... for my first child, I almost requested for Epidural like 30 mins before my baby arrived.... I would have had the wasted dollar story too... lol. For my second I walked around a lot and did some squats before heading to the hospital when I got there I was already 7cm... it's not always as easy as it sounds, but making up your mind before time is key.... at the end of the day if u can't bear it, by all means request for Epidural ohhhh, experiences are different

Goodmorning E-fam,
Just coming back from unity bank in search of PTA ad i was told i can get within 2weeks to collect. Then i asked how much is it going for was told 240/$·

Biko is it what other mamas and papas paid?

greatie:
Good morning E-fam,
Just coming back from unity bank in search of PTA ad i was told i can get within 2weeks to collect. Then i asked how much is it going for was told 240/$·

Biko is it what other mamas and papas paid?

Na wa ooo...The guy i spoke with at FCMB said it is within 197 - 199 but they cant guaranty that i will get PTA but i can apply two weeks before travel date.

Why Unity go charge $240?

Nnystc:


@Bisoye82
Chai!
Gangster momma! On top twins??
Hmmm... St Francis? Did you use Dr Mbag**?

Lol.no be small waka
Yes I used Dr Mbag**.

Hi Bisoye, you really are a strong momma. Was thinking abt doing same myself but wondering if i could cope. You are giving me liver.
pls how much did you pay for the Nigerian passport in total apart from the 85 to collect same day. Were all the payments cash or money order. Thanks pls do help a sista, am also running outta time.

Bisoye82:

To type this days na work #life of a twin mama
Gave birth at St Francis in Lynwood.
Paid $15 at hospital to expedite the BC.
Thursday:Filled forms online for naija passports.
Friday: Picked 2 copies each of BC from Vital Stat Office
Bought money order($77 and $30) @ the post office.sent the $77 money order to Innovate1 services.
Saturday:bought infant tickets for the babies at the airport.called the US passport agency line to book an appointment for Monday.
Took the babies to Walgreens to take passport photos(2 set-1 set for US,2nd for naija)
Monday:Innovate1 confirmed the money order,printed the receipt and acknowledgement page.
Went to US passport appointment (infant ticket is a complusory requirement o)their office at Wilshire Blvd,paid for expedited and was told to pickup 2 days later.
**Booked a red eye flight to Washington(depart on Wednesday night by 10pm,arrived DC 8am on Thursday,head straight to the embassy,paid extra $85 for each baby for same day collection.finished by 1pm.travelled back to LA by 5pm.got home 10pm Thursday evening.
Note:Hubby is not interested in mailing US passport for visa and ETC is almost $1000 for 2 babies with postage(and just for 7 days).
LA is far from all the embassies because when you take normal morning flight you will arrive from 3pm and you won't be able to do anything that day that's the reason for red eye flight.

Harjeehbaday:


Only God will help us with this PTA hussle ooo, i was at four banks in PH on Fri all with different stories. Please who has any update on PTA ooooooo

Hmm... ph is just story for another day. Well I am still on my FCMB waka oo... praying they even approve 2k for me.
Pls let me know if u have other means.