Completely

Congratulations for a new baby Ako meron...kung maari mas gusto ko normal delivery. Walang epidural or ano pa man unless it is absolutely necesarry talaga. But im really hoping na everything will be ok:)

Evelyn

same here. I really want natural child birth without any drugs. Epidural is really not a big thing in Philippines unless you're on CS but let us face it our babies has foreign genes and compare to filipino babies, ours are probably bigger . Personally I am more scared of the thought of episiotomy (surgical cut) on our va-jay2x than the pain of labor. I'll cross the bridge when I get there.

Lets just pray for our safe labor.

Actually minsan nasa doctor din yon, if hindi nila kaya ng normal,they will do cs even they dont have to.

Episiotomy is not that bad, I had it twice, and the healing period usually takes only 7 up to 10 days.. You just need to sit in a basin warm water and betadine 3 times a day for 10 days to avoid infection, and fucidin antibiotic ointment afterwards..

My doctor was really good, she tried all her best and maybe with my help as well to avoid CS. My first pregnancy, I gave early, 36 months to be exact, it was normal delivery and did not have epidurial, but she did episiotomy.

I gave birth to my second child last February, he was only 8 months, premature but he is 7.9lbs..so they did not put him in NCU as he is fully developed.,

I was scared in my last pregnancy, because I gained a lot weight. I requsted to my doctor, that i dont want to hae CS as the healing process is too long..But then, the doctor advised me to reduce my carbs intake in my 7-8months as I was prone to gestational diabetes. I started to count my carbs intake starting 32 weeks, because the baby was growing fast, and glad to find out that i was negative for diabetes. I broke my water and have mild contraction for 14 hours.. The doctor had to induce me as I was not progressing that time and realized that induce labor was more painful but easy labor.

Try to walk every morning, and avoid eating more carbs, like rice and sweets in the last semester..Carbs will make your baby grows bigger that will make you difficult to deliver.. Madali lang magpalaki ng bata,, it is the way you feed himher and take care of of him/her.

Question lang my fellow pinay about my SSN...

after 2 weeks of my entry here kumuha n ko ng SSN

now that I am married need ko ba bumalik pra ipabago

yung surname ko to my married name? mg e- xpired

yung I-94 ko this end of the month.

thank you all...

Yes you should but what i did was I applied for my SSn after we got married to have my married name on my SS card. Then I went back to the SS office as soon as I received my green card for them to replace my SS card that authorized me to work.

Your Card will be marked "NOT AUTHORIZED " for work pa till u get ur green card..correct me if am wrong ppl.

my wife just got her SS card and it didn't say anything about not authorized to work and she was registered under CR-1 status

I was under cr1 visa before and received SSN with no restriction in my SSN..

You need to fill out Form SS-5 for name change, please refer to the link below.

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cf...amp;p_redirect=

I am not the person to judge you, whatever situation you have right now, the only question I will ask, is why stay in the US?

I can understand that not all relationship is perfect, especially meeting people internet and just dated 3x then got married, without knowing the person in real life could possibly increase divorce rate in the end. Some relationship survived, some are not..

If you are planning to divorce him, think twice, if marriage is not really working out, the expenses you need to have...Divorce is not that easy.

You should be asking how you will save your marriage rather than asking of how you will divorce him, and lift up your condition at the same time.

May aswang na naman sa VJ.

kung mapapansin nyo eh kung sumagot iyon eh palaging sarkastiko.

I am not sure kung pareho tayo ng tinutukoy pero isa lang naman cya dito na ganun lol! Nireport ko na cya at suspended ng 3 araw hehe. Let's just ignore that person as we won't get any benefit from paying attention towards his attitude.

For the meantime let just watch this video. This is the recent dance video in the tune of Jai Ho of the Philippine Prisoners.

Ewan ko kung iisa ang tinutukoy natin, pero lahat ng sagot halos parang laging pasarkastiko ang sagot dito sa philippine forum. Well tama ka.

May aswang na naman sa VJ.

kung mapapansin nyo eh kung sumagot iyon eh palaging sarkastiko.

Dollars can be used anywhere in the world..

I have travelled in different countries, and used dollars at all times.

you can not have everything all at once..you just need to choose, live with him? or not.

THanks po s lhat ng replies mga advice nyo tintanggap ko po lahat ng advice nyo at susundin ko un!!!...Khit huminto na sya ngaun s hiling nya pero takot prin ako bka pgdating ko dun ggwin na nya tlga at baka msaktan pa ako physically kng hndi ko sya susundin...

Ngaun ang tanong ko, if ever na ppnta ako dun pro hnd ako mgstay s knya,paano ko sya idivorce? Kc ayw ko nmn na mging legal prin ang marriage nmn s kbila ngmga ginagawa nya sakin. ANo ung mga requirements s pgdidivorce? At since 2 yrs greencard conditional ako, pwde ko prin bang mremove ung conditions after 2 yrs kht divorce na kmi? Or after 2 yeras kailngn kong umuwi ng pinas? Naguguluhan ako mga sis paano ko mapawalang bisa ung married nmn...

THANKS PO TLGA S LAHAT!!.....MABUHAY ANG PINOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, naguguluhan ako sa post mo. sabi mo mahal mo siya, then ngayon may tanong ka ng tungkol sa divorce, at pagdating mo doon hindi ka tutuloy sa kanya..so bakit ka pa pupunta doon?

You can make a life anywhere in the world hindi lang sa US. Sa totoo lang, realistically mas mahirap ang buhay doon.. Masarap lang mamuhay kahit saan if kasama mo ang mahal mo at pareho kayong nagmamahalan.

Since nagtatanong ka, i will give you my insight.. Kung ako hindi na ako tutuloy., kung ang buhay ko doon eh magiging miserable. Mas masarap mamuhay sa pinas.

i believe this thread is about sharing experiences... how do u handle this and that, its like sharing tips on how do you catch a fish or how do u hunt a hog successfully which i bet you dont learn it yourself right? if you learn everything yourself then you're an example of "man in an island" (instead of the saying "no man is an island" you're the opposite) where you can live alone and be happy... while the rest of the humanity is trying to blend in a build community and helping each other... so i hope you'd get it why we're asking this type of questions on this forum...

I just wish I have elaborated my question more.

I asked this question just out of nowhere, thinking that its been so long when I posted topic in this forum.,

I just posted this topic just to see how everyone is doing and coping up life in United States , who faced difficulties in their visa process, and took so long before they finally united with their loved ones.

I have never lived in the US, I've been there several times, but the visit does not lasted up to 3 weeks. We are blessed to have a job that support whatever we needs and been able to do things, and have a comfortable life overseas. I sometimes wonder the level of comfort we have here and wonder if things will be all right when we go back in the US.

As we all know, tayong mga pinoy, isa sa mga kultura (ewan ko kung kultura nga ba kung tawagin ito) hindi tayo nahihiya or sanay magkimkim ng saloobin. Bukas tayo para sa opinyon ng lahat, sa mga payo, at sa mga taong nais magbahagi ng ibat ibang karanasan. Ito minsan ang nagmumulat at nagpapatibay ng loob natin, ang marinig ang ibat ibang pahayag mula sa kababayan natin na nasa ibang bansa..Ito ay nagsisilbing tulong sa iba, na kahit paano ay nakakapagpabawas ng isipin na hindi tayo nag iisa. Hindi katulad nila, na kailangan bumayad pa ng mangagamot para ihinga lang ang nasa sa loob nila. Siguro ang ugaling ito ang isa sa tanging yaman ng pinoy na hindi makukuha ng ibang lahi.

ang hirap magtagalog. Ang iba kasi dito nambabatikos imbes na tumulong or magbigay ng pahayag. Pasensya na lang po at salamat sa lahat ng sumagot dito.

I wish I could help, but our case is different.

Did they mentioned why the application got rejected?

How do you balance work and family?

What is this Dear Abby?

Why do people get on this public forum and ask what they should do or how they should do things?

We are not your Brain, You need to figure life out on your own and not ask others how you should live your life....................

Well, you have the option not to answer this post, instead of giving an absurd comment. dont say anything if you dont have any good things to say.

This is a free forum I believe.... so we have the right to say anything especially a topic that does not offend people.

Absurd comment, I think not

Life is about living and learning. It's called Life Experiences.

Don't seek answers from others on how one should live.

Live your own life and be your own person, and become the person you become

Does that make more sense to you?

Thank you for your great explanation. Are you happy now?

Thanks Daruma.

man card daw, e sya nga tong walang man card sa inaasta nya dito, ahihihi. everytime na magpopost sya ng mga walang kuwentang reply, naaawa ako dun sa asawa. sana hindi makarma at iwanan ng asawa.

Isip ko lang, eh ganyan ng magsasagot pano pa kaya itrato asawa?

Hmmmmm.....somebody is starting the fire again??

Tsk Tsk Tsk

Is your Husband Crying Again?

Please remind him his Man Card has been pulled

Oh youre wrong! He is not crying at all:P. How about you? Are you doing OK? Seems that you need some attention again.

maybe not only attention, it also possible....

he must be unhappy with his wife? also it could be his wife family back home is really begging him, asking him money always and thats makes him tired and sick.

Yes po!!! buntis na po ako mga 16 weeks na ata....may memory gap ako ngayon

Basta estimated due date ko po Nov 22, 2009

Congratulations! Just take good care of yourself.

How do you balance work and family?

What is this Dear Abby?

Why do people get on this public forum and ask what they should do or how they should do things?

We are not your Brain, You need to figure life out on your own and not ask others how you should live your life....................

Well, you have the option not to answer this post, instead of giving an absurd comment. dont say anything if you dont have any good things to say.

This is a free forum I believe.... so we have the right to say anything especially a topic that does not offend people.

carefully, i basically raised four kids alone and always worked and sometimes went to night school or second jobs. THere is no set way you just manage best your can

Great job brnidokiegurl, i can imagine raising 4 kids and working at the same time.

How do you balance work and family?

Wow ate kapapanganak mo lang pala...

Congrats for the healthy baby

God is always with us no matter what as long as we TRUST in Him

Thank you sweet wifey, buntis ka din ba?

What is this? I can't find it on the USCIS immigration forms webpage...

See link below

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_2991.html

Goodluck to both of you and enjoy being together.

Ok.. We sent our I-129F Packet in. We are just waiting for NOA2. Then the Embassy letter. What can my fiance do while we are waiting on that? I have helped her fill out the 156, 156k, 157 also the affidavite of support. She just Extended her Passport for a year, and we both have the Original I-129f Packet.

So... someone in a previous post said she can go ahead and do her medical while she waits... good idea or no?

also. go get the apllication fee paid at Citi or BDO , she has to take what form 156, 156k, or the 157 ?

what we would like to do is have everything done prior to the embassy letter so when we call we can just get the earliest date possible because I may still be in country.

I really wish I had a good reason to send in a letter to try and have them expidite this.

Ill be with her for a few days this month and for a week or so next month so anything I can help her with I will...

Alot of this process is really confusing. I just hope We have everything covered.

-Wayne

I would wait till I get the notice to do medical. Just follow the procedure and she will not be lost. Usually the Embassy gave the petitioner a letter to give to the accredited hospital that will do examination for her.

My advise is, she should have renew her passport or get the new readable passport, to avoid problem or delay in the future.. The process varies to different people, the waiting time for visa process, interview etc.. sometime take 1 year more or less.. So I would advisem since you just sent the petition, have her apply for a new passport.

"Plz quit the drama over nothing and get a life. "

This statement may not be rude for someone, but this connotation is somehow offending.. The OP is just asking question, just give him the answer he/she needs.

Im not defending the OP, but sometimes people are not aware of the big CAPS...

To the OP, now you know the meaning of using CAPS. try to avoid it.

hello Visajourney family

First of all thank you all and thanks visajourney,this site been a big help to me

Here is my interview experience:

I was interviewed May 14 and my time scheduled was at 7 am. I got there around 5:30 am.I was interviewed first with the filipina pre screener and a handsome speaking tagalog white guy consul.

The filipina interviewer was a lil cranky while the white guy consul is very kind.

The american consul greeted me "Magandang Umaga" (which means good morning) and then was asked my name and who's my petitioner. He followed up question whats the job of my fiance that i didnt understand cuz it seemed to me that hes chewing what he said and i said: "pardon sir" and he asked me in tagalog ha ha ha ,i got carried and answered in tagalog and he said "in english"....He asked if my petitioner is filipino and i said "no sir,hes american" and he said "okey".

He spoke tagalog often than english and as i was watching him,he checked and signed my papers and i heard your visa is APPROVED.

Welcome to AMERICA..............

i thanked him and he said back "Maraming Salamat"

it rained quite a bit that morning but my mom said it was a blessing......

To the rest who are still waiting for their interview goodluck and God bless...

Congratulations.

Im from Quezon Province. Husband is from Dallas Texas