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Latest post on 07 June 2011 - 10:31

If you would like someone to come to your home during the morning hours or if you want to go out with dh during the evening, there is a German/English 27 years of age, professionally qualified to work with children of all ages and First Aid trained with lots of references of families in Dubai - try to call this number 050 8817335

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Latest post on 30 May 2011 - 15:35

All you lovely mummies - it is wonderful to know there are others in the same boat as me :) Thanks for some great suggestions. I drop my DD at the nursery in Meadows Village some afternoons (35 per hour) then come home and put DS down to nap. It is some welcome relief as I can catch up on admin (or FB or EW!) or else I sleep! Also looking forward to September when nursery starts full time!

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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 12:21

Which nursery is this please? Do they offer full days for young babies? Thank you:) Hummingbird in DIFC. They accepted DD from 3 months old and frankly, they are wonderful, I couldn't be happier! Thank you - I'm trying to decide whether to look for a job at the moment:(

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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 12:09

Which nursery is this please? Do they offer full days for young babies? Thank you:) Hummingbird in DIFC. They accepted DD from 3 months old and frankly, they are wonderful, I couldn't be happier!

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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 12:07

Go back to work. Seriously, life has been so much easier since I came back to the office from my maternity leave. DD is in nursery happily playing away and I get to have a cup of tea and then attack my inbox! Which nursery is this please? Do they offer full days for young babies? Thank you:)

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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 11:35

Go back to work. Seriously, life has been so much easier since I came back to the office from my maternity leave. DD is in nursery happily playing away and I get to have a cup of tea and then attack my inbox!

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Latest post on 26 May 2011 - 10:16

I don't. Lol. Except on Fridays when I get a babysitter and I go out for a drink with dh. Not sure that counts as 'me' time, more lke 'us' I guess :-)

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Latest post on 25 May 2011 - 22:01

On wednesday afternoons I have a wonderful woman who comes and stays with ds for 4 full hours! Originally I tried to rush around getting stuff done but today I just went to bed and read :-) It's the best AED 120 I spend all week. . .

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Latest post on 25 May 2011 - 15:02

haha, I have a vague memory of the loo without an audience, sleeping in, being able to try on clothes in a shop without singing some ridiculous song or playing peek-a-boo at the same time. Seriously though, a friend and I have just resolved to do more of this. Plan to go out after our babies are down for the night and do the shops, get coffee etc. Also make your husband do more. I have explained to mine that I need a 'weekend" too so he has to give me a couple of hours on a friday or saturday where I am not a mum (either they leave the house or I do).

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Latest post on 25 May 2011 - 14:53

me what??? is it still legal to say that?? i got my first baby 2 and a half years back and since then i don't use the bathroom alone!!! now they are two !!! were you serious asking this question??? ;)

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Latest post on 25 May 2011 - 11:18

Ladies, I feel so much better knowing I am not the only one. I see other mums fully dressed up, looking as beautiful and calm as ever and start wondering why I can't do the same!!! Yes, those ladies have full time maids but there is not much a maid can do. A mum still has to do her job. I honestly can't wait til my 2 goes to nursery. Saying that makes me feel so guilty. I love my babies, but I wish I could have one day break. What makes me feel worse is that DH wants to have 4-5 kids and I just can't think of any more in the future. All my in laws have 5+..doesn't make me feel too good of a mum!!!

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Latest post on 25 May 2011 - 06:28

Every so often I get to go to the loo by myself ;). I've found scheduled activities - like swimming lessons etc are good. I can forget about one little crazy boy, hope the other sleeps and catch about 5 mins to read a trashy magazine. It does get easier...

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Latest post on 25 May 2011 - 00:20

I find short periods of relative neglect work! From time to time I attempt to set up some absorbing activities (bubbles in the sink, water in the sand pit, sprinkler in the garden, playdough are the favourites of the moment) and let them get on with it while I have a cup of tea. More often than not said activity degenerates into messy chaos within afew minutes or they start bickering/needing a pooh/injuring themselves (noisily but not seriously) but I really enjoy the intitial promise of some peace and quiet at least and sometimes, blissfully, it lasts for just a little longer...

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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 23:02

Mine are 21 months apart and I think the last time I picked up a fun book and read more than a few pages was back in March! "Me" time only really happens when the children are in bed, so they're packed off at 19h. Well, when DH comes home, they often get packed off with him to put to bed, but when I'm at home alone with them, it's 19h on the dot! DH is also fab with them and if I ask reeeeeeeeally nicely, he'll take them out for the whole day, but then again, it's nice at the weekend to share the load! I agree with Shaf - my life is insane. I guess I'm guilty of adding to the insanity a little bit, but still, it's non-stop. I can't wait until DS starts nursery in Sept - it'll be the first time I've had regular, reliable time to do what I want in 4 years! I'll hardly know what to do with myself... well, I will. The final year of my MA is what I'll be doing - but still... uninterrupted! Wow!

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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 23:02

I tend to stay up later and go to bed around 11-12am. It is not ideal but I just love the peace and quiet and time to catch up with DH. I nap if ever the two kids are napping at the same time, although I don't encourage my 3 yo to nap anymore. On the weekends DH might take my 3 yo to the pool and I stay home with the LO, who is napping. Pedicure once the kids have gone to bed... I heard that there is a nursery in the Meadows (?) that does occasional childcare, which might be an option. I have to admit that I am looking forward to September when my 3 yo goes to school!

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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 22:48

"Me" time?? whats that???? Yea, i have a 2yr old and a 3 month old.. life has been insane. Kids are put to bed by 7, asleep latest by 8.. after that i hog on all the chocolate :D My 3month old wakes a couple of times at night.. so in the morning the DH takes care of the older child, who wakes at 7:00, and gives me an hour or so to sleep. Try to coincide their naps together.. i know its a feat of amazing coordination of time.. but its worth that one hour of peace during the day..

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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 22:14

It does get easier, either that or you get used to the level of exhaustion! Can you try putting them to bed 30 mins earlier and then that is 30 mins extra for you xx

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Latest post on 24 May 2011 - 22:07

Lately, I have been feeling so overwhelmed with two little ones, I just can't make any time for myself. I have 3 yr old and a 1 yr old. The whole day just seem to pass like a breeze. I spend all day doing chores, putting kids to bed, feeding them,entertaining them etc. I do have a part time maid who comes to clean few times a week. Even then, I can't make any me time to read a book, have a long bath or do something I like to do. By 8 pm, I am exhausted. So, ladies, how do you make the "me" time with two little ones? Please don't tell me it's impossible. What do you do to relax your mind?

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