I am so nervous and anxious, I don't know how I'm going to make it through the next week without an ulcer.

Girl, I can imagine how you must feel w/the interview coming up shortly. Every since my case has been sent to NVC I've been having dreams regarding the changes and I'm getting scared. Try not to think about it and take a deep breath. I know it's easier said then done but girl, worrying won't do anything but make it worse.

he thought i wasn't going to breastfeed at all, he kept on saying but its important for the baby. He didn't even know what formula was.

Just relax...and think of all the positvie things to come. I know..it's easier said then done.

Jlver hang in there! You will be in your sweetie's arms in no time!!!!

I wonder what the odds are of getting an interview in June? lol But I am hoping for a July interview and have Marlon here in August!

Wow! I totally want kids but thinking about breastfeeding and pumping blows my mind!!! I'll be sure to get some advice from you ladies when the time comes. I don't want kids until Marlon is working and we are more financially settled.

Here's a question for the moms: were your children planned or miracle surprises after the K1/K3/CR1 visa process?

jlvr, we're all rooting for you! i bet you won't be getting much sleep for a while. but at least your visa journey has reached it's peak. i thought i was losing my mind waiting for the noa2, things are much worse for me now! i just wanna hurry up and get it over with.

so i tried calling the embassy today. you know how you can only call between the hours of 1:30-3:30 on mondays and fridays...

well i started calling at 2:00 jamaica time and tried about 20 times and kept getting the busy signal. when i finally get through, i follow all the prompts and right when i'm supposed to get connected to an operator, i hear a loud beep and the following message:
"i'm sorry, your call cannot be completed at this time. goodbye" and click!

AHHHH! I'M SO FRUSTRATED!

i'll try again on monday.

the one bit of good news is that i've got a summer job lined up. i interview on monday!

So I think I'll be going the courier route to send in the DS 230 to the US Embassy. It seems like we have a chance to get an appointment ASAP. Like you FutureMrs I'm hoping for a July interview...and he'll be here as soon as he pick up the visa from airpack. Hell...he'll be ready to pick up and go to the airport. Okay, I'm being silly...LOL.

try 876-702-6008 - its the direct line instead of going thru all those prompts.

I feel ya girl. I'm having all these bizarre dreams and crazy thoughts. When I first started this process, I felt so lost and overwhelmed by all the paperwork....like if this really happens it would be a freeking miracle..and now the time is upon us. Appleton and coke has been my best friend lately to get through these sleepless nights.............june 19th can't come soon enuff. What time is your interview again? ours is at 7:15am...

Our daughter was planned by my HUSBAND...wedding plans were under way..and he decided he didn't want to wait...so we go tmarried in May and our sunsine was born in September..Wasn't due for 5 more weeks

Hahhaha... girl u crazy..but I am in the same boat as you...i am soooo ready...

We have been planning for one ever since the wedding. It just hasn't happened yet.

ooh girl, thanks!

I will be calling this number up on Monday myself. Hopefully they have receive the petition in Kingston.

Definitely a suprise.....
I was really worried about how his parents were going to react, being that they knew we were seeing one another, but had no idea we were planning to get married, let alone get married within a few months AND have a baby!!
But when he told them, they were over the moon, his mother wanted to know whether we could get married SOONER!

It will happen when u least expect it...

Hey, are you going to the interview with your fiance?

It was planned and I'll be home with the baby when he comes up, so that way, I can show him around and stuff and we'll have some at home time together while i'm on maternity leave before he starts the daily grind

O.K. Thanks . What do you guys use for salt fish? Cod???

My dad lent us his car for the summer. So Dwain is very happy he can go visit his best man when I am at work. He is a teacher and off for the summer. He is happy to have someone to play video games with. He was all smile to see his friends yesterday from Elmhurst college. Then we ate at IHOP before going home. Things are going wonderful. We are looking at cars to buy when school starts. Right now he is calling all his friends back home to tell him dad lent him a car . Having a supportive family helps. Mom and dad helped us do our wedding invitations for our USA wedding. We have 300 people invited and the big bought for roasting. We need to order tents in case it rains. The wedding in Jamaica was 10 times easier. How did everyones weekend go?


We talked last night and think waiting until Dwain finishes his first year of college would be best. We can't have to many new things happening at once.

So happy to hear all is going well so far..hope all conitnues....when couples keep focused u WILL achieve ur goals...

Damn, I can't remember. 7:30? 8? Something like that. I might be wrong, it might be 12 or 12:30. I'll ask when I speak to him later. I keep wondering if I gave him enough stuff, if all of the paperwork is in order, and worst of all, worrying that he'll be denied for some reason. I don't know what I would do.


I can't, there's no way. I was just there recently, I can't go back again so soon. And I couldn't take the time from work.

I don't remember what brand we bought. Next time I'll look for Grace!

Ours was planned. I went off the Pill shortly before our 2 yr. wedding anniversary.


I'm dying for some Jamaican rum & Coke!! And I can't drink for at least 6 more months!!

It's kinda hard when you're in 2 different countries Don't worry, now that he's here, baby soon come!

I have a question for the moms and moms to be: Did you drink at all during your pregnancy? Is it really ok to have ONE glass of wine or ONE drink occasionally? I have 1 more week and then I'll be into my 2nd trimester. I'm wondering if I might be able to have a drink in JA while we're on our vacation.....

i think just ONE glass of wine will be ok....the mom i first nannied for was in Paris like 4 months before she gave birth and she had a couple of glasses and her dr. said it was ok...not thrilled about her flying but said a couple of glasses will be ok...

i've actually had to do some research on this topic lately. i adopted my little boy out of foster care and we've had a lot of problems lately. he was just diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and has brain damage as a result of it. he's a very handsome fella and he didn't have the obvious facial deformities and mental retardation which is why it went unnoticed for so long. he had subtle indicators like crooked fingers & toes, a flat philtrum, and a flat nasal bridge. everything i've read and heard about alcohol & pregnancy says that there is NO safe amount of alcohol because every fetus tolerates it differently. fetal alcohol syndrome can range from mild to severe, and alcohol exposure during different stages can cause varying effects. my son's doctor gave me a book about FAS and it said that FAS is starting to become prevalent in the upper-class population because doctors have told their pregnant patients that a little alcohol won't hurt the baby before conclusive research has been performed.

rhonda, i do know that the more a pregnant woman drinks, the higher the risk. i know other women who have had just one glass of wine during pregnancy and their children have turned out fine. please just be very careful. study up on what exactly what stage of development your baby is in during the time that you're in jamaica. alcohol affects whatever is developing at the time. there are children with FAS who don't have any facial deformities because there was no exposure during the time of facial development.

here's a website you can peruse if you're interested.

http://www.come-over.to/FASCRC/

I didn't drink during either pregnancy, I heard the medical advice saying that the occasional drink should be ok, but decided just wasn't worth ANY risk.
I'm not a big drinker at all, so wasn't much of a difference anyway.

I think you're not suppose to drink if you breast feed as well.

We use salt fish. Get it at the same international grocery store we get nearly everything else at.

You can drink, but u have to throw away that milk, I think it takes 2 hours to get into the milk

Beer smelled good to me when I went to dinner w/ my mom and it wasn't Red Stripe. I think it was Miller or Budweiser *yuck*
Get used to being "dry" - cause with breastfeeding, liquor will be off the list for a looonngg time. Had to have a virgin margarita at lunch yesterday but it's all for good cause

Hey everyone!

Hey...I got married when I was pregnant and my doctor told me "have fun have a glass " I think a glass is fine just can't over do it you..we all know the effects of that....

U can use Cod fish...not much difference..some people call it that..

I'm with u on this...I was just there in April for 3wks..I can get days off but the money is not so eay, just moved, still have to eat and all that. God is with them so they will be fine, you can use that money to get the ticket and little last minute stuff...

Seems like the latest inteview is July 31 st. So I'm just hoping that my fiance get's his for early August. It's hard being apart.

No I don't like cod fish. I buy salt fish from our local ethic market. It's real high, usually get a good piece for $6+.

Does anyone have an idea how long the Embassy take to answer emails? I sent an email on Thursday and was just wondering when I should expect an answer.

Yikes! That sucks! Considering mine left the NVC today for Kingston.

How did you know that it has left the NVC? I got a letter saying that in about a week it would be sent to Kingston. That was on June 1st. Are you using the courier to send in packet 3?

Sometimes never!

I second that....

If you don't get an answer keep e-mailing them.

I called and talked to somebody. Marlon is using the courier to send in his packet 3 info.

futuremrs, you might want to hold off on the courier service. i just used the number that jengles provided. i got an appointment for my fiance to drop off the ds-230 next week. she told me not to use the courier service and i was really surprised that we got an appointment so quick. she said that he'll probably end up with an august interview date. i'm praying that it'll be within the first 2 weeks so that i can still go with him.

here's what we're going to do:
1. fiance goes to embassy next week to drop off ds-230 and pick up packet (it contains the medical info too)
2. i will start calling in about a week to see if an interview date is set
3. fiance will go back to the embassy to pick up the interview letter (since we don't want to wait on the mail and we must have the letter in order to get into the embassy for the actual interview)

I also called the embassy today. The lady told me as soon as they get the DS-230 we will get an interview date. She also mentioned that it would be in August. We are still going to have a courier take the part 1 to the embassy tomorrow. She told me that the packet was mailed out today to Donna. They received 6 packets today.

Doh! lol I just called Marlon and he sent the DS-230 part 1, the bio page of his passport, and a copy of our NOA2 via UPS 30 minutes ago! I did tell him to call the embassy to see if he could pick up packet 3 but I figure it will be mailed to him anyway. If there won't be an interview until August then there is no real rush! lol I am sending him some money soon for the No Impediment to Marriage form and for his medical.

I wonder if I my petition was one of them. So August it is. I'll take it. So was it okay to courier the Part 1...is the embassy okay with it?

Who was is that said they had the medical not at the Hope Rd. location but it was cheap and included shots?