Any advice?

[wong_watkins 1]

I'm currently pregnant and will be having my baby around the end of April. I really would love my mom to be here with me and her newborn grandchild.

The situation is, my mom knows absolutely no English what-so-ever, and I would be really worried when she has to change flight or go through the security at the airport by herself. We thought of a couple ideas..I can convince my friends to come see me and the baby so that my mom can fly here with them. But I want my mom to be here for a month or two and all my friends have full time jobs so they can only stay here for a couple weeks and I don't really want my mom to fly back home by herself. So I don't know if this will really work out. I've heard that I can hire someone from a traveling agency who can guide my mom when she arrives at the US airport but I don't know anyone who has done this so I don't know how that will work out.

Anybody who has had the same situation/any advice?

[sara535 15]

my MIL is the same way and she did come when I had my baby last year, we had a lot of the same concerns as you but it turned out that a family friend was travelling to the states at the same time so he helped her get here. I dont know what we would have done if it hadnt worked out that way. I guess maybe try to get a direct flight to the closest major airport and maybe meet her there so she wouldnt have to change planes, and then just go over the arrival/customs procedures over and over until she felt comfortable?

[HLM 1]

Yes; u request someone from the airline to escort ur mom from one point to the other but she will have to recognize her name on the signs they hold. A family friend did that for their mom and totally worked out fine.

[akdiver 3]

I misread that topic as "I want my mom to come here and have my baby" - I was like, "woahh!!"

Anyway - lots of people travel to the U.S. knowing no English. It's generally not a problem.